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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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Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”
The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.
“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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David Benavidez is already looking to the future ahead of next week’s showdown with Zurdo Ramirez.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” is moving up from lightweight heavyweight, where he holds the WBC crown, in a bid to become a three-division world champion.
An undisputed 175-pound title fight with Dmitry Bivol has so far eluded the undefeated 29-year-old, but he insists he will return to the weight class after the Ramirez fight in an attempt to lure Bivol to fight him.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the lightweight heavyweight division,” Benavidez said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
Bivol, the holder of the remaining IBF, WBA and WBO belts, will defend his IBF title against mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia.
The 35-year-old won the undisputed crown, among others revenge victory over Artur Beterbiev in his last appearance last February.
The Russian gave up the WBC belt, which Benavidez currently holds, in pursuit of a third meeting with Beterbiev, which ultimately did not take place.
Benavidez, who stopped Anthony Yarde in Riyad in November, is also hoping to fight former undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Beterbiev, who hasn’t fought since his only professional loss to Bivol.
“After this fight [against Bivol] when I win the titles,” he added.
“I’m going to fight Beterbiev.
“I’m probably most excited about Beterbiev.
“These are two monsters heading on a collision course.
“Beterbiev was a bogeyman for a long, long, long time.
“Being the monster I am, I have to go in there and get rid of the bogeyman.”
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