Shakur Stevenson says that he wants to prove to the audience, that he is the best warrior on “Earth” when he faces Teofimo Lopez in what he thinks will be in January 2026.
Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO) states that his fight with the WBO Teofimo (22-1, 13 KO) welterweight champion is “greater” than anything else in boxing. It will be the main event when it will happen.
28 -year -old Shakur will enhance to 140 for the first time to challenge Lopez for his title WBO Delicate Welter Wweight. I do not plan to stay in this weight class. Stevenson says that after defeating Teofimo, he gives WBO title to his friend Keyshawn Davis. It will be fascinating, and I bet it will be really good with fans.
The king’s throne is waiting
“When business people are ready to seal the contract, the contract will be concluded. The fight is happening. We want to become a king. We want to be where Bud Crawford is. At the beginning of 26. I like January – said Shakur Stevenson to Ariel Helwani The channel about when he will fight Teofimo Lopez.
Without Turk, Alalshikh Shakur and Teofimo will not be able to convey Terenka Crawford. He fought only with two Turk’s cards, but in these fights he received a fortune.
If Turks see Stevenson and Lopez on their favorite list, they will be where Crawford is financially, receiving huge payments. It is unbelievable that Stevenson will become the undisputed champion, such as Crawford, without being in the perfect position to collect all belts at the same time, without accepting any of the risky warriors.
“We could fight anywhere as long as the fight is sold. I just want to prove to the world I am the best warrior on the planet Earth. This is how business people do, “Stevenson said, asked if the location is resolved.
The popularity of heels
It is admirable that Shakur wants to show fans that he is a “best warrior” in boxing in his competition against Teofimo. I think that it is not infected in the style of Stevenson’s fight, which is too defensively concentrated. If Shakur can often publish on X and give many interviews, bragging on himself, it can become a larger star outside the ring in WWE type A way to be a heel or wicked figure. This is probably one of the essential factors why Shakur is popular.
I do not believe that this is happening because of his fighting style, performances or opposition he met during his career. In this way he boasts himself, becoming unbearable narcissus and deprived of self -awareness.
“Yes, for sure. I don’t think anything in boxing would be more than me and Teo,” said Shakur asked if his clash with Lopez would be the main event.
It is good to know that Shakur has returned to the stars once again. His last two fights with William Zeda and Josh Padley were placed on the backlight in 2025. With the popularity of Teofimo, it makes sense that Turks Alalshikh make this main fight. Even if Shakur has no popularity in relation to the mainstream of boxing fans, the power of the Star Teofimo will make up the difference.
Headers without boiling
Shakur must still fight in a stationary style, as he showed in his last fight with Zepeda on July 12, so that he became television, so that they can be a header of programs that do not bombard, causing booing, and make the fans leave the arena early in a gigantic number.
It is essential that Stevenson does not run around the ring, turning the competition into a fight in the style of Tom and Jerry. The way Stevenson was booed in his fights with Edwin de Los Santos and Jeremiah Nakathilia, left fans a lasting impression.
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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.
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.
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