Promoter Eddie Hearn was again on his soap, telling the media how great Shakur Stevenson is and surprised that he is not yet “American Superstar“Before fighting William Zedaa on July 12. The promoter of the match simply did not understand him. He thought he found pure gold when he signed Shakura and tormented that he was not moving.
Hearn is trying to be interested in the lightweight champion of WBC Shakur (23-0, 11 KO) for fighting Zepeda (33-0, 27 KO) to justify him fighting Gervont Davis later this year. Much depends on how Stevenson works on July 12, whether it wins and whether he can do it without running.
He will also come down to whether Turks Alalshikh wants to be involved in helping the fight against Tank Davis vs. Shakur. Without his commitment, it is doubtful whether Gervont will want to bother with the fight with Stevenson. He won’t want to chase him around the ring if he doesn’t get involved. He will have to look golden against Zepeda. It starts here.
“I said he was one of the best promoters in sport and I think he proved to be well,” said Shakur Stevenson Sports media YSM About Eddie Hearn.
Why Shakur is not a superstar
“We just started working. Give me a chance,” said Hearn about Shakur. “I said about Shakur before we represented him. These guys, Terence, should be American stars because of their ability they have. The good news is that he is [Shakur] 27. “
Boxing style Mayweather era
Shakur and Terenka Crawford are not superglaries because they have a lifeless, antiquated style of fighting with old Floyd “Money” Mayweather of the boxing era. If you found working time, Shakur and Crawford got stuck in it and sent them back to the 90th and early 2000, would fit. But in this contemporary era of this sport they are freaks. If you are lifeless, you are imperceptible in this era. You have to have fun. If you have a lifeless style, you’ll never be a star. It is better for Hearn to understand that sooner than later, because he can save a lot of money, without signing Shakur to extend after fighting Zeda.
If Hearn wants to turn Shakur into a star, he can transfer him to England, ask him for a false British accent and match him to the fighters. It can be adopted by the British as one of them. I doubt, but this is his best chance.
Sooner or later, Hearn will have to recognize that he chose Albatros to try to transform into a star. He can’t force Americans to watch Shakur. And no amount of glazed Shakur will also work, because we, fans, listen to Hearn, believes that he went crazy when Shakur’s praise.
“It is crazy that imagine that you are a world champion in three collections and never interrupting sweat. Look at what he did [Oscar] Valdez [in 2022]Hearn said. “I looked as a fan. I didn’t know that one day we would be able to cooperate, but I watch it:” I can’t believe how good this youthful man is. “
Shakur did not fight with a good enough opposition at 126 and 130 in his title of victory so that he had to work demanding. His fight with Joet Gonzalez for the title of WBO 126-LB in 2019 resembled a sparring session. It seemed that Joet didn’t try to win. They looked more like friends than enemies.
Shakur’s de los Santos Stuggy
In the fight of Stevenson with Edwin de Los Santos he definitely sweated because he ran in the ring, looking stressed after he made substantial shots at the beginning of the competition. Shakur was close to losing.
Fans booed Stevenson’s performance
The judges gave a 12-round decision, but it was not impressive. T-Mobile fans booed Shakur from the fourth round and continued him when he was questioned in the ring. Even when Stevenson went to his wardrobe, the fans still fooling around. I’ve never seen anything like that. Hearn could not see this fight because Shakur looked apoplectic inside the ring, chased by de los Santos all night.
“He should be a mobbed, not me. I’m just a chunky promoter from Essex. This is a superstar. This is something that you dream that all fighters have such talents. You look at a pure size with this youthful man,” said Hearn.
Shakur did not do enough to be a superstar in the USA, winning titles in 126, and 130 did not impress the boxing audience, because the Stevenson opposition fought and the divisions were not particularly popular among Americans. He captured his lightweight WBC title in an ugly way, moving non-stop in a narrow decision about Edwin de los Santos.
Shakura’s world title wins
126: Joet Gonzalez – WBO 130: Jamell Herring – WBO 130: Oscar Valdez – WBC 135: Edwin de los Santos – WBC
Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.
Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.
The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.
Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.
Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.
“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.
It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.
“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”
Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.
Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.
Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.
Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.
Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.
Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.
“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”
Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.
Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026
The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.
Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.
Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.
‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.
One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.
“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.
“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.
“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.
“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”
The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.
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