Shakur Stevenson is still calling on Gervont Davis after his more tough victory over William Zeda on Saturday evening at Queens, Novel York.
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) defines his hope to fight the tank as “the biggest fight in boxing.” If this is true, it would mean that it is bigger than the fight of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terenca Crawford.
Considering that Shakur Stevenson fought for the subordination for the last two fights, he cannot be seriously treated for his “biggest fight”. Stevenson is not a draw, because we saw many empty places at the Louis Armstrong stadium last Saturday.
Shakur did not look spectacular in his 12-round unanimous victorious decision on Zepeda (33-1, 27 KO). In the first six rounds he was pierced throughout the fight and overwhelmed by blows.
What the judges got Stevenson-Zepeda
The judges were very nice to Stevenson with their score. Indeed, one judge won it 11-1 for Stevenson. He gave Zepeda only one round in battle. It’s unbelievable.
This was what he had 10-2 For Shakur, which is equally surprising. If you saw the fight, you’ll know it’s almost a draw. In the first six it was tough to give Shakur more than one round. He did not sweep the whole second half. He still seemed to lose two rounds.
The results are 118-110, 118-110, 119-109.
Criticism of Shakura’s performance
The fight won too wide
Not enough crime
I made a lot of shots
He shook during the fight
He ran during later rounds
“How constant he was. He really wanted to win this fight,” said Shakur Stevenson to the Ring magazine YouTube Channel asked if there was something that surprised him about William Zepeda in their fight last Saturday.
How Zepeda went through Stevenson
Zepeda went through and twisted Shakur in battle. The results of wide judges did not reflect the numerous shots that Zepeda landed. He definitely did it. Shakura’s looked face showed that he took more punishment than Zepeda, whose face was untreated.
“No, he did not do,” Shakur said, responding to his daughter, who said, “he almost knocked you out.”
Shakur looked hurt and was almost dropped with his right hand from Zepeda in the third round. He barely stopped on his feet and was beaten in the round. No wonder Stevenson doesn’t want to admit he was hurt. It would be absent for him.
“He was stable. He continued. He was tough. He put on a lot of work today. So I give him respect,” Shakur said about Zepedy.
The struggle strengthened the view that fans have, that Stevenson has no power because he was unable to hurt Zeda at any time of the competition. He often landed in purity against Zepeda, but the Mexican behaved as if it were nothing. He showed no signs that he had ever wounded.
Why Stevenson wants Davis’ fight
“What next? I told you all I want the biggest fight in boxing. You already know what I want. So let’s do it, “said Stevenson about the desire to fight Gervont Davis.
Of course, Stevenson wants Davis to fight for a gigantic payment he gets, because it is not about wanting to fight the best. Shakur is wise enough to know that the tank has worsened without fighting enough. The money has changed, the tank, taking his ambitions.
Tank Davis vs. Shakur is not the biggest fight in boxing. This is even the third biggest fight. It is not clear whether Stevenson tracks things, but Gervonty’s supplies have dropped dramatically since his controversial draw against Lamont Roach in March last year. The boxing world Tank Davis lost this fight and received a 12-round draw of judges.
Gervont worsened his situation, arrested last Friday behind the home battery. Although he is not there, he took a lot of criticism.
The popularity he once had was decreased because he consistently chose a indigent opposition, without challenging himself, facing the best.
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
