Buddha coach McGiRT is convinced that Shakur Stevenson has a “style” to defeat Teofimo Lopez in a potential clash on the east coast in 2026.
Stevenson’s risk in Modern York
McGiRT does not say what Shakur has for him (24-0, 11 KO), which will allow him to defeat the WBO Airy Welter master in welterweight (22-1, 13 KO). This fight may end badly for Shakur, because Lopez has a lot of offensive artillery that will unload it during this meeting.
McGiRT states that Shakur will have to stand on earth and fight because the competition will probably be staged in Modern York at Madison Square Garden. The fight in the way he did it against William Zezedie can be knocked out. He was probably dropped with his right hand from Zepeda in the third round of their fight on July 12, 2025 at Queens, Modern York.
Lopez has the size and power edge
Physical size
The highest puncher
Pressure
Experience against the opposition at the elite level
Stevenson fell to the ropes that raised him. The judge did not get him as a knockout, but it was clear to watch that Shakur was knocked down. The repetitions confirmed this. If a non-wijnik, such as Zepeda, could do it against Stevenson, imagine what will do power, such as Lopez.
Alalshikh Turkh rescue line for Shakur
Stevensons is a fighter at a low out of the old-fashioned fighting style of Mayweather. It is like a hybrid version of this style, but more a runner, so it has not become popular.
Fan flavors have changed. They want to see action fighters. Were it not for Turki Alalahikh, Shakur would probably fall anonymity after he decided to part with the highest degree after the end of the contract. Turki gave Shakur a platform, including him on Undercards in two seasonal events from Riyadh against Beatible Opposition, William Zezdedie and Josh Padley.
Assuming that the fight will be made, Shakur will freeze its lightweight WBC belt and will go to 140 to challenge Teofimo for the title of WBO. It will be one -time for Stevenson, because he intends to return to 135 to defend himself against Super Feathweight Lamont Roach.
McGiRT confident in the style of Shakura
“Shakur say,” Styles are fighting. ” I think Shakura’s style will be in trouble. Millcity boxingThinking about Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson.
Shakur is waiting at the age of 28? If he did not show his “best” at that moment, when will it be? I don’t think McGiRT understands that it is as good as with Stevenson. He has already shown a kind of warrior he will be, and suddenly he does not intend to transform into a fun warrior.
Shakur at a lightweight level is not the same warrior he was when he had an advantage over the size of his opposition, fighting for 126 and 130. Now, when he fights for 135, he looks average and was able to keep everything together because of giving up his promoters.
They spilled Stevenson against fighters to the bottom: Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan, Shuichiro Yoshino, Edwin de Los Santos and William Zepeda
We saw how willing Shakur to fight Zepeda. Do you know why? Because he had a perfect style for him because he is not a blow. Fighters whom Shakur does not strive to fight, are guys with power like those:
Andy Cruz
Herrera Core
Abdullah Mason
Raymond Muratalla
Floyd Schofield
“He does enough to win, but in such a fight,” said Buddy about Stevenson. “I think Shakur will undertake to a plate and start it. They will have to fight because they are fighting before families.”
Stevenson will have to do a lot more in the attack than in his last fight with William Zazda if he wants to defeat Lopez. He did very little in this fight and was worked out and convicted by Zepeda.
The judges seemed to overlook what Zepeda did in the attack, focusing on Potshots from Shakur. It seemed that the judges fired a fight, as if it were an amateur competition, not a professional, deciding to focus on blows in the head.
Teofimo has this Potshot style because he fought in this way throughout the nine -year career since he first changed the professional in 2016. His highest impact force will make Stevenson in an adverse situation, because he will not be able to adjust it to this area.
Starting the strategy may go back badly
The only dismissal of Shakur will be running as he did against Edwin de los Santos and try to limit the number of shots in which Lopez hits him. It will be a lifeless fight, but Shakur does not have much choice. He will have to imitate the style of his idol, Terenka Crawford, he used Canelo Alvarez to overcome.
Will Stevenson take the role of a villain?
If Stevenson can fight this way, he has a chance. The downside is that he will be booed from any place where the competition is issued. It seems to me that he will not mind because he has already adopted a villain. So he can play on the heel from beginning to end.
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Paulie Malignaggi has offered his reaction to a reported clash between Shakur Stevenson and Manny Pacquiaowhich could feature on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.
The all-British heavyweight showdown is expected to take place on December 11, headlining an event at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
That is, of course, if Fury and Joshua actually make it to the ring, as despite it being announced earlier this week, The Ring’s Mike Coppinger has since reported that their fight is in jeopardy.
Prior to that, it had emerged that an encounter between Stevenson and Pacquiao – between whom there is a near two-decade age gap – was being planned for the same night in Wales.
Should it come to fruition, this would represent Stevenson’s first outing since signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who he joined after dethroning Teofimo Lopez with a unanimous decision victory in January.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has not fought since his draw with Mario Barrios in July 2025, when he ended a near four-year layoff and almost claimed the WBC welterweight title.
Yet despite that surprisingly impressive performance, former world champion Malignaggi has emphasised on his YouTube channel that, against Stevenson, the 47-year-old would be facing an entirely different competitor.
“Manny Pacquiao-Shakur Stevenson has no place on this card; [it] has no place in big-time boxing. I am completely befuddled.
“[I’m] disappointed in Stevenson; [I’m] disappointed in Zuffa, obviously. These are ‘click bait’ type of fights. These are names that draw attention, so you can get people to watch. Then the fight’s a dud and all these casuals sit there complaining about boxing, telling you why boxing’s dead.”
Malignaggi went on to credit Pacquiao with being “competitive against the worst world champion I’ve ever seen in my life”, emphasising a considerable difference between Barrios and Stevenson.
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+.
Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.
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.
