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Shakur Stevenson’s five opponents after Teofimo Lopez’s victory
Shakur Stevenson completely outclassed Teofimo Lopez in 12 rounds to win the WBO and ring super lightweight titles on Saturday in Novel York.
Stevenson remained undefeated and became the four-weight world champion after a near-total victory over Lopez at Madison Square Garden.
The 28-year-old immediately faced Conor Benn after his victory, and the Newark fighter has no shortage of options.
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Conor Benn
By far, Benn is the most frequently mentioned opponent ahead of the next fight with Stevenson.
Over the past few months, they exchanged words on social media following an argument regarding Ariel Helwani show.
After their first public exchange, Stevenson confirmed he wanted to face Benn on social media.
“I’ll take you apart.
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“Too acute, too speedy, too astute.
“And hitting me with a demanding shot will be the last thing you do.”
“The Destroyer” last fought last November, defeating Chris Eubank Jr. in a rematch.
He confirmed his interest in fighting the winner of the WBC title fight with Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia in February.
Benn also opened the door to a fight with the current WBA welterweight world champion. Roland Romero.
Benn talked to IFLTV after their fight and shared his thoughts on the Stevenson fight.
“I’m here in his city, if he wants it, he can get it.
“He calls for it, so no problem, we will do it at home.
“This will be my first fight at 147 pounds.
“This sausage Rolly can have it too, he wanted to taste some, so no problem, let’s go for some.”
Dalton Smith
Another potential super lightweight opponent is Dalton Smith.
The player from Sheffield fought for his first world trophy in January, dethroning Subriel Matias in Novel York.
Smith was an accomplished amateur and so far in his professional career he has won almost every possible championship title in the country.
In an interview with The Ring magazine, Keyshawn Davis praised Smith.
“Dalton Smith, you lit up.
“You have quite a record.
“He’s a great champion.”
Raymond Muratalla
During Raymond Muratalla’s last fight, Stevenson spoke on the broadcast and confirmed his interest in returning to lightweight after the Lopez fight.
Muratalla successfully defended his IBF lightweight world title for the first time.
He defeated amateur sensation Andy Cruz in 12 rounds. If Stevenson were to return to lightweight, a fight with “Danger” would make a lot of sense.
Ryan Garcia
A fight between Ryan Garcia and Shakur Stevenson would be an stimulating spectacle.
A battle of technique and defensive perfection with speed and raw talent.
Garcia will fight in a welterweight division, higher than the one in which Stevenson fought for the first time – super-lightweight.
After his fights with Benn, a weight gain doesn’t seem too unlikely.
Stevenson spoke to The Breakfast Club and revealed how massive he would be willing to fight.
“No offense, but I would fight him at 154 pounds.”
Devin Haney
The next welterweight star Stevenson could face could be WBO world champion Devin Haney.
Haney shined last time out in Riyad, losing to and defeating Brian Norman Jr. over 12 rounds.
A fight between Haney and Stevenson would be a real chess match and a hard one to decide.
After his victory over Lopez, Stevenson said he was inspired by close friend Terence Crawford, who jumped up two weight classes and outclassed Canelo Alvarez, so the sight of Stevenson challenging in a fifth weight class seems likely.
“I had to follow in Bud Crawford’s footsteps.
“He went out there and dominated Canelo and moved up in weight. He inspired me.”
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On Saturday in Sheffield, Josh Padley will defend his European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz for the first time.
Eddie HearnMatchroom is promoting the Padley vs Fiaz fight from Utilita Arena live on DAZN worldwide.
The pair were scheduled to fight on the undercard, but were later advanced to the main event Dalton Smith’s WBC super lightweight title defense against Albert Puello and then Galal Yafai’s clash with unified flyweight world champion Ricardo Sandoval was shelved due to injury.
Padley (18-1, 6 KO) won the vacant belt after a second-round stoppage of Jaouad Belmehdi in Newcastle in January.
The 30-year-old has won three times since a ninth-round defeat to Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on four days’ notice.
Fiaz (14-1, 2 KO) is looking to break the script here and has won two in a row since an eight-round retirement loss to mutual opponent Reece Bellotti in 2023, whom Padley defeated by unanimous decision in October.
The 26-year-old last didn’t play 11 months ago, securing a unanimous decision victory over Alex Murphy.
Nadim-Sulaimaan will fight for the title of English champion
Ibrahim Nadim defends his English super featherweight crown for the first time against Ibraheem Sulaimaan.
Nadim (16-1, 2 KO) secured the vacant belt with a unanimous decision victory over Numan Hussain in November, and Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KO) became the Midlands Area champion with a sixth-round victory over Nico Ogbeide also in November.
Undercard remaining
Middleweight Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KO) suffered his first professional loss to Tom Cowling in November, but can get back to winning ways with a stoppage victory over Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KO).
Heavyweight prospect Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KO) can remain excellent by defeating Frenchman Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KO).
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Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) can improve his undefeated record by scoring points over Jesus Carrasco (2-4-2) at featherweight, while Chris Mulanda (2-0) can do the same against Connor Goulding (6-12) in their middleweight bout.
Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KO) and Edward Hardy (6-0, 2 KO) will return to the pitch against an as yet unspecified opponent.
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Anthony Joshua won’t be leaving boxing any time soon.
Joshua returns to the ring on July 25 in Saudi Arabia against Kristian Prengi, ahead of a thrilling clash with long-time rival Tyson Fury in November.
The two-time world heavyweight champion was expected to potentially end his career after his long-awaited clash with Fury, but the 36-year-old insists he can continue for another four years, even opening the door to a potential clash with the rising 21-year-old heavyweight champion, Moses This is going to hurt.
“For me, maybe until I’m 40,” Joshua told reporters.
“It’s only been about three or four years.
“I’ll be 37 in October, so it’s only three years, it’ll go by quickly.
“Of course it will be challenging, but I definitely think I’m tough enough to do it.
“Why not, why not? I’m definitely more mature.”
“AJ” will fight for the first time since the sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami in December.
The Watford player took a break from the sport after he was involved in a devastating road accident in Nigeria 10 days later that killed two of his close friends, Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
Joshua, who met Prenga face-to-face earlier this week, said he strongly supports parents Ayodele and Ghami.
“You’ll never get over it, but you’ll gain perspective in life,” he said BBC Sport.
“Life sometimes teaches you humility. You never know your fate.
“As a soldier, I stand powerful in defense of their parents.
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“First of all, it’s not about me.
“I think it’s crucial to put parents first at this time.
“I will have time to grieve, but I know that right now my heart and mind say that their parents are my main priority.”
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Joshua’s fight against Prenga will take place at the Jeddah Superdome.
Fury, who retired in April to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov, is scheduled to have another warm-up fight on August 1.
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Chris Billam-Smith returns to his hometown of Bournemouth to headline the inaugural Zuffa Boxing UK event against Ryan Rozicki on Saturday.
Billam-Smith is taking on Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Center and the bill is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the US.
“The Gentleman” is fighting in Bournemouth for the first time since he forced Mateusz Masternak to retire in the eighth round during the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.
After taking revenge on Richard Riakporhe in a rematch, the 35-year-old dropped the heavyweight belt lost by unanimous decision to Zurdo Ramirez in reunification in 2024
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) returned to winning ways after a points victory over Brandon Glanton in his last appearance in April last year.
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) has lost only once in his 23 professional fights, overtaken by Oscar Rivas in the fight for the WBC bridgeweight crown in 2021.
“The Bruiser” previously fought for the WBC interim cruiserweight title and drew against Yamil Alberto Peralta.
The 31-year-old Canadian returned to winning ways after knocking out Gerardo Mellado in the second round in March and will enter Saturday’s fight as the number one contender in the WBC rankings.
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Massey meets Clarke
Jack Massey meets Cheavon Clarke at the cruiserweight crossroads.
Massey (23-3, 13 KO) was knocked out by Opetaia in his fight for the 2024 IBF cruiserweight crown, but got back into the win column in November with a fourth-round stoppage of Ivan Gabriel Garcia.
Clarke (11-2, 8 KO), a 2020 Olympian, saw his progress ponderous after consecutive losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
After returning to play in December, the 35-year-old knocked out Anthony Holloway in the fourth round.
Undercard remaining
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) from Bournemouth moves to middleweight and can return to winning ways thanks to a points victory over Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO).
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) was defeated by Jermaine Franklin in September, but should bounce back by handing Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) his first loss after the break.
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Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since his loss to Cutler in 2024, but he should return after his victory over Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) in the middleweight division.
In the third middleweight fight, Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) can break the undefeated record of Todd Tompkins (4-0) by scoring points.
Airy heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) and welterweight Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) should secure victories in their respective fights via stoppage.
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