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Shakur Stevenson: Still undefeated, still avoiding the most challenging four

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1 year ago

July 24, 2025

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Promoter Bob Arum claims that his former warrior Shakur Stevenson, “will dominate the lithe division into many years” after his victory over William Zedaja on July 12.

Slight avoidance of Shakura’s top

Stevenson avoids a lithe tip since he first landed on the soil of the division 135 pounds. He doesn’t want to have anything to do with these predators:

Andy Cruz
Floyd Schofield
Abdullah Mason
Herrera Core

Arum says that as long as Shakur (24-0, 11 KO) can continue to gain weight a department of 135 pounds, believes that it will remain at the top for a long time. He has not overcome anyone good and those who have talent will not fight.

“Shakur is one of the best warriors. People say he is a technician. He is more than just a technician. He is a great warrior,” said Bob Arum to Fight Hub tvPouring the praise of his former warrior with the highest ranking, Shakur Stevenson. “As the years passed, he is a warrior, and fighting gather, people will realize that he is extremely challenging to overcome.”

“The best warriors” compared to whom, bob? You can’t compare Stevenson with fighters at A level Andy CruzBecause he fought the opposition, which became an order for him since he moved to a lithe division in 2023.

Analysis of Stevenson’s 135-pound opponents

– William Zepeda
– Josh Padley
– Artem Harutyunyan
– Edwin de los Santos
– Shuichiro Yoshino

When Shakur runs around the ring, he was challenging for the circumscribed opposition he met. As we saw in his fight with William Zeda, he is very defeated if he is stationary against good opposition.

Stevenson was maneuvered by the killers in the 135-pound division by his clever promoters, who kept him far from the best guys. Just look at the opposition he met with. They are lithe years from the best fighters in a lithe division.

Praise Arum: Empty words?

“I wasn’t surprised by this fight [William Zepeda] And how it went because I have always been very high at Shakur and his skills. I think that as long as there is no problem with heavyness, Will dominate the lithe division For many years – said Arum.

I don’t agree. Stevenson will lose when he faces a lithe tip [Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Floyd Schofield, and Jadier Herrera]And the fans who bought it as the best will feel that they were cheated by promoters who deceived them.

If the fans simply open their eyes and looked at the opposition with which Shakur stood at the age of 135 Hustles. They saw that it was all smoke and mirrors.

Last updated 07/24/2025

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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2 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.