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Will Shakura Stevenson’s “glass hands” cost him against the machine to hit William Zepeda?

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Shakur Stevenson says that he comes to the “belt to *** belt” in his featherlight defense of the WBC belt title against William Zezdedie on July 12 at the Turki Alalshikh event in Queens, Fresh York. Stevenson (23-0, 11 KO) looked dissatisfied, mentioning that some people perceive this as “the most tough fight” of his career. It seems that he does not feel like this, but fans may be right. Shakur sometimes fought in his last title defense against electrician Josh Padley, whose supervisor, Eddie Hearn, chose for him.

Glass hands, real danger?

Stevensons’ glass hands exposes him to the loss of Zepeda, because this is not a kind of warrior he can overcome by throwing featherlight blows or fighting with one hand. He will need the work of both hands and will have to sit on his shot.

July 12 Shakur vs. Zepeda (33-0, 27 KO) will meet in cooperation on the Edgar Berlanga vs. card Hamzah Sheeraz at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, Fresh York.

“On paper it is to be the most tough fight in my career. Let’s see what will happen on July 12,” said Shakur Stevenson to Ring magazineSpeaking of his defense of the title against William Zepeda in Queens, Fresh York. “I’m so afraid. I don’t think I’m so scared in my life. You have a guy who is massive, forceful and physical. He comes there to impose his will. I’m very afraid of this fight, yes.”

Regardless of whether he wants to admit it or not, Zepeda is the most tough fight in Shakura’s career. He is younger, stronger, throws more blows and is more aggressive than the restricted guys he met with. Until now, Stevenson’s best opponents were restricted to these fighters:

– Jamel Herring – 35 and Minę
– Oscar Valdez – washed
– Edwin de los Santos – inexperienced
– Joet Gonzalez
– Jeremiah Nakathlia

That’s all. These are the best guys that Stevenson fought during his eight -year professional career, and these guys are not close to the level that he is fighting for. None of these fighters could compete with him.

Shakur: “Zepeda stops me?”

“William Zepeda said he stops me until the 10th round. Let’s see,” said Shakur. “I come there to put the belt ** and perform to beat it. July 12 will be a better program [than the May 2nd event]. You got me on this card and I feel that I am better than any warrior on this card. “

If Stevenson means he is better than anyone on the card on July 12, he is wrong. He would not be on the card if he were better than all fighters. As for the event on May 2, Shakur is not better than Teofimo Lopez. As for talents, it is at the level of Devin Haney. He lacks the strength and aggressiveness of Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero. Shakura’s skills are good, but he has no power or forceful hands to make him a complete warrior. His hands are made of glass.

“I feel that my fight is more tough and better fight [than the main event clash between Edgar Berlanga and Hamzah Sheeraz]Shakur said. “My fight is also a fight for the title. It makes sense. We are in Fresh York. This is his hometown, so it should be a amusing event.”

Stevenson’s fight with Zepeda can be more tough than the main event, but not because of him. Zepeda is the one that will make it tough for his high result, power and endurance. Shakur is accosted.

Who really tilts?

“So admit he is cheating on me,” Shakur said about Zepedy. “I think that he would be a tough task for everyone in the division. He throws a billion blows. He arrives to impose his will. One thing is that we know what comes. There are different things in my game where you don’t know what I intend to do,” said Shakur.

Zepeda tried to fight Shakur on May 3, but he felt it was too early. So who is open? Instead of complaining, he should be elated that he is fighting him now because he has the opportunity to show fans that he is better than him. There are many people who think Zepeda will win this fight and make Shakur look bad, leading him all night, just like De los Santos.

Last updated 15.05.2025

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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"Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshua's Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns"

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.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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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.”

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.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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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