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Lightweight stroller No. 1: Is the Shakur Stevenson throne built on the basis of impoverished opposition?
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9 months agoon
Shakur Stevenson today handed social media about his No. 1 ranking in the top ten of the Lightweight ring and dared to the fighters to “come from me”.
(Credit: Golden Boy)
Speaking of his hill to the first place in the last three months, Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) says that “he kicked the door and took my place.” The victory, which catapulting Shakur in the first place, was his 12-round unanimous victorious decision over William Zedah on July 12, 2025.
Produced number one?
Stevenson does not say that he achieved first place in the ring rankings, not fighting with any of these talented lightweight scales: Andy Cruz, Floyd Schofield, Jadier Herrera, Raymond Muratalla and Abdullah Mason.
Fans consider these fighters to be Apical predators In a slight division and the main threat at the end of Shakura’s brief reign at the age of 135. So far, Stevenson has managed to avoid fighting any of these dominant predators.
Is this an accident that Shakur did not fight with any of them, or a sign that he is a produced warrior who would look better than in a clever match made by his promoters?
Ring of 10 featherlight rankings
- Shakur Stevenson
- Gervonta Davis
- Raymond Muratalla
- William Zepeda
- Andy Cruz
- Floyd Schofield
- Denys Berinchyk
- Sam Noakes
- Abdullah Mason
- Lucas Bahdi
3 months ago I was in the 3rd place when I knew I shouldn’t be there. I threw the door and took my first place, now say that someone come, get this place 😤 https://t.co/bvrzblyiss
– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) September 4, 2025
Ranking on a impoverished opposition
- William Zepeda: W -ud 12
- Josh Padley: W-Tko 9
- ARTEM HARTIUNAAN: W-PU 12
- Edwin de los Santos: W -ud 12
- Shuichiro yoshino: w-tko 6
I do not believe that these victories are good enough for Shakur to be rated No. 1 in the Ring magazine in Lightweight. You can shoot at the holes through all five fighters, because everyone is flashed in their own way.
First of all, Padley was Part -time boxer with work as an electrician. He was brought as a deputy after the originally planned opponent of Shakur, Floyd Schofield, abandoned the fight against food poisoning at the event on February 22, 2025.
Shuichiro Yoshino never beat any significant opposition at a time when Shakur fought him on April 8, 2023.
Artem Harutyunyan was inactive for 1 year and at that time Stevenson fought him in July 12, 2024. He did not fight Shakur with Shakur with a 12-end loss. You can argue that this is another part -time boxer, which Stevenson beat slightly.
One of the best Shakur fighters faced at the age of 135, William Zepeda, he was not a great puncher and a smaller threat. Some fans on social media did not agree with Punch statistics for the fight, which showed Shakur Outlanding Zepeda, despite the fact that they made many shots from the body in each round. Stevenson was pinned to the lines of virtually the whole fight, trying to block the upcoming fire of Zepeda on his gloves.
Statistics.
- William Zepeda: 272 out of 979 blows thrown at 28%
- Shakur Stevenson: 295 out of 565 shots for 52%
Gem Of the five, which Shakur fought at the age of 135, Edwin de Los Santos, landed more tough, cleaner shots, but found himself at the end of the 12-round unanimous decision on November 16, 2023.
Fans booed Stevenson on Ringside for choosing moving on the whole fight. Only 65 blows in the whole battle landed because of the movement without a break, which avoided great blows from De Los Santos. It was a fight that could go the other way, taking into account the more tough arrows and aggressiveness of Edwin. He fought his pressure. The judges won it on 116-112, 115-113 and 116-112, all for Stevenson.
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Last updated 09/04/2025
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These comments contradict Hearn’s assessment of the situation.
“If we don’t do this soon, we will probably miss the boat,” he added. Hearn said, referring to a possible Rodriguez-Inoue clash.
Inoue, who turned 33 in April, remains one of boxing’s biggest attractions and one of the top fighters in the sport. The Japanese star currently competes at super bantamweight, which is four pounds heavier than his modern home of Rodriguez, who weighs in at 118 pounds.
Rodriguez himself seemed ready for whatever direction his team chose.
“Whatever my team says,” Bam Rodriguez said. “Whatever they throw in front of me, I’ll say yes.”
The fight between Rodriguez and Inoue has long been viewed as one of the most exhilarating future fights in the sport. However, Garcia’s comments suggest that Team Rodriguez may be considering whether an extra season at bantamweight could improve Bam’s chances of fighting the biggest fight of his career

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Mike Tyson tells Oleksandr Usyk to face one fighter next: ‘We’re waiting for you’
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Mike Tyson urged Oleksandr Usyk to face one of his closest rivals instead of an immediate rematch with Rico Verhoeven.
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Dana White had to sell Fury vs. Joshua to random US players
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