Promoter Eddie Hearn explained that when asked about the future great fight between Shakur Stevenson and Andym Cruz, he was not interested to do so. He promotes both warriors, but says that the WBC Lightweight Shakur champion (23-0, 11 KO) is a “guy” at the age of 135. Hearn states that “when Andy passes”, he is not sure if Stevenson will still be a “guy”. Comments suggest that Hearn is not interested in connecting them for a long time, if at all.

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Saving Shakur on “tank”

Hearn signed Shakura with the intention of matching him to a huge fight with many money from Gervont Davis. Tank loss in Lamont Roach delayed these plans.

Hearn would throw Shakur to Wolves if he matched him to Andy Cruz, because he can do everything he could, but with much better offensive skills. Stevenson is only a defensive warrior. His ratio of a crime to defense is 10-90, which means that he focused only 10% on the offensive to win the fight, and 90% on defense in the form of moving to avoid blows.

“Andy’s plan is to win the title of the world and unify and win every lane in boxing,” said Eddie Hearn from Press conference after the fight When asked about the possibility that Andy Cruz will soon face Shakur Stevenson in a mega-wolf.

Cruz showed that he is the best warrior on a featherlight night, and in his previous fight against Omar Salcido. This is the guy Hearn on which he must focus, instead of banking at Shakur anywhere with his dated approach in the style of the 90s.

Zepeda threatens Shakura’s reign

There is a great chance that Shakur will be dethroned by William Zepeda next month in the fight on July 12 at Queens, Fresh York. Turki Alalshikh has already given his directive no more runners on their riyadh seasonal cards with a comment that they did not want to “fight Tom and Jerry.”

Shakur is the king of this kind of fights and the best runner in a featherlight division. This is not a compliment. If he decides to fight the way Turks wants his fighters in his events, remaining in his pocket, showing his heart, exchanging with Zepeda, he will probably lose.

Therefore, there will be no sense in Cruz Fighting Shakur. It would be yesterday’s news. It would also be the second fight with the two fighting contract Hearna of Shakur. He can simply let him go without trying to sign him again for a novel contract, because what is the sense?

“Runner” unveiled

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Hearn does not have to be Shakur. He is not a “guy at the age of 135,” not even close. Stevenson is a classic runner from the 90s, a lending style that Mayweather accepted as aging. Andy Cruz is featherlight years before Shakur in terms of talent. There are at least five fighters in 135, which are better than Shakur. He does not know that now, because Stevenson has been carefully adapted to a supple opposition, because he moved to 2023, like Josh Padley and Artem Harutyunyan.

“He wants to know what will happen next, and I think Shakur would like to be able to fight masters at 135 pounds,” said Hearn. “Shakur knows boxing, and he also knows how good Andy Cruz is When does Andy go? Let’s find out. That’s what we want. The best versus the best. “

What does Hearn talk about with this “When Andy goes through”? Cruz is two years older than Shakur at the age of 29 and has better amateur references with the Golden Olympic medal compared to Shakur silver. Cruz’s amateur record is 140-9. Stevenson’s is 140-13. Cruz is now ready to fight the best fighters in featherlight. It does not have to be for almost five to seven years, just like fighters with a tiny amateur career and without Olympic experience. He was ready to fight such as Shakur, since he changed a professional in 2023.

“They are two generational talents. There are two great pounds for pounds,” said Hearn.