Shakur Stevenson has began sparring for the title protection of his WBC light-weight belt in opposition to Floyd Schofield, which can happen in 65 days on February twenty second in Riyadh.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) is making his debut with Matchroom Boxing in opposition to the unbeaten Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) in a combat he’s favored to win. It’s not the one he wished in opposition to #1 ranked contender William Zepeda, however he was unavailable resulting from a hand damage from his final combat on November sixteenth.
De Los Santos Ducked
Shakur’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has acquired criticism from followers for not specializing in organising a rematch with Edwin De Los Santos, who he’d horrible in opposition to final 12 months on November sixteenth. Stevenson had complained of being injured, but he’s proven no want to combat De Los Santos now that he’s wholesome.
That lack of curiosity is a transparent signal that he is aware of the menace De Los Santos poses for him and would somewhat combat the 22-year-old novice Schofield in order that he gained’t put his doable unification conflict in opposition to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in danger.
The three-division world champion Stevenson talks a giant sport, however he’s not keen to take the dangers now that he’s on the cusp of getting the elusive mega-payday in opposition to Tank. Shakur has some hen in him, for certain. After Stevenson’s dangerous expertise in opposition to De Los Santos final 12 months, he desires no a part of him.
Shakur’s Protection Buried
Shakur vs. Schofield are combating on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol card on February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. What’s fascinating is the Stevenson-Schofield combat is buried on the fifth spot on Turki Alalshikh’s card on February twenty second, beneath these fights:
- Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2
- Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker: Co-feature
- Carlos Adames vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
- Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil Madrimov
- Shakur Stevenson vs. Floyd Schofield
“Shakur was a former fighter within the sense that we used to advertise him. I believed he was an incredible expertise, and I nonetheless assume he’ll beat any light-weight with the doable exception of Keyshawn Davis. Neither man desires to combat one another,” mentioned Bob Arum to Combat Hub TV, speaking about whether or not Shakur Stevenson may beat Gervonta Davis.
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— Shot By Zax📸 (@ShotByZax) December 18, 2024
