{"id":261047,"date":"2025-07-13T07:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261047\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T07:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T07:52:10","slug":"shakur-stevenson-calls-out-gervonta-davis-after-win-over-william-zepeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261047\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakur Stevenson Calls Out Gervonta Davis After Win Over William Zepeda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 KOs) wasted no time in calling out Gervonta Davis after Shakur\u2019s win over William Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York.<\/p>\n

Stevenson told the fans, \u201cLet\u2019s make boxing great again by putting the best against the best.\u201d In other words, he views himself as the \u201cbest\u2019 but he hasn\u2019t fought the other best fighters at 135. Beating Zepeda by a set of strangely wide scores doesn\u2019t make Shakur the \u201cbest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zepeda Win: Enough For Tank?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world saw Zepeda\u2019s two previous fights against Tevin Farmer, who arguably did a better job against him than Stevenson did tonight. Farmer just didn\u2019t get the celebrity treatment that Shakur did with these blowout scores: 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109.<\/p>\n

Shakur\u2019s Thin Lightweight Resume<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 William Zepeda
\u2013 Josh Padley
\u2013 Artem Harutyunyan
\u2013 Edwin De Los Santos
\u2013 Shuichiro Yoshino<\/p>\n

Is this a good enough resume for Shakur to demand a fight against Gervonta Davis? I don\u2019t think so. That\u2019s a starter resume for someone just getting their feet wet as a newbie in the lightweight division. To share the ring with the King, Tank Davis, Shakur needs to fight a lot better fighters than this limited bunch.<\/p>\n

Best vs. Best Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI already told y\u2019all who I want. The best vs. the best.<\/strong> That should be my next fight. I told y\u2019all I\u2019m a dog. I\u2019m a top-level, elite-level fighter,\u201d said Shakur Stevenson at the post-fight press conference<\/a> tonight when asked who he wants to fight next, letting the media know he wants Gervonta Davis.<\/p>\n

Despite Shakur\u2019s win tonight against Zepeda, his resume remains thin at lightweight, lacking what many fans consider the top fighters. Zepeda\u2019s previous two fights against Tevin Farmer, both razor-close, showed that he\u2019s not one of the top five lightweights.<\/p>\n

Worthy Opponents For Stevenson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Andy Cruz<\/li>\n
  2. Abdullah Mason<\/li>\n
  3. Floyd Schofield<\/li>\n
  4. Raymond Muratalla<\/li>\n
  5. Jadier Herrera<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Those are the fighters that are better than Zepeda, and ones that Stevenson has not fought yet. If I were to pick one from this bunch that Shakur should fight to earn a Tank Davis mega-fight, it would be 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz. He\u2019s the guy who is leagues above the other fighters in the division.<\/p>\n

    \u201cLet\u2019s make boxing great again. Let\u2019s put the best fighters in the ring together, and let\u2019s see who comes out victorious,\u201d said Shakur, seeing himself as one of the best at lightweight.<\/p>\n

    Stevenson has yet to fight the top guys in the lightweight division since moving up to the division in 2023. His win tonight against Zepeda was a good start, but it wasn\u2019t one of the talented 135-lb lightweights.<\/p>\n

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