WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson known as out Vasily Lomachenko after his win over Artem Harutyunyan at Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
(Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Prime Rank)
Despite the fact that Shakur’s contract with Prime Rank expired together with his twelve-round unanimous choice in opposition to Harutyunyan (13-2, 7 KOs), he nonetheless desires to battle IBF champion Lomachenko, who they promote. That’s not going to occur, particularly now.
Booed by Hometown Crowd
Shakur placed on one other uninteresting efficiency on Saturday night time and was roundly booed by his hometown followers on the Prudential Heart. Exhibiting how out of contact he’s, Shakur blamed the boos on Harutyunyan, saying that he was “working” and simply making an attempt to “survive.”
Abdullah Mason Steals the Present
Shakur received the choice by the scores 119-109, 118-110, and 116-112. It wasn’t entertaining to observe, and Shakur was a giant motive. The fighter that did impress followers tonight was light-weight contender Abdullah Mason (14-0, 12 KOs), who destroyed Luis Lebron by a third-round knockout on the undercard and appeared excellent.
Followers on social media imagine that Shakur is simply in search of a payday in opposition to Lomachenko and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. Neither of these guys desires to battle him, and the boos from Shakur’s followers didn’t assist his case.
T-Shirt Tactic Backfires
The t-shirt that Shakur wore on the post-fight press convention tonight confirmed how determined and bitter he’s about not getting the battle in opposition to Vasily Lomachenko. The lettering on Shakur’s t-shirt stated, ‘Bob [Arum] is saving his son [Vasily Lomachenko] from this a** whooping.’
“That’s the message. Inform him to battle me,” stated Shakur about eager to battle Lomachenko subsequent. “Wouldn’t that be a enjoyable battle? Somebody is available in and tries to win. It’s a enjoyable battle to make. It’s technically good.”
Lomachenko isn’t going to battle Shakur as a result of there’s no cash within the match-up, and he doesn’t need his match to be booed by the followers. That might be unhealthy for Loma’s picture to be part of a battle that followers boo. Clearly, it’s outdated hat for Shakur to cope with the boos, however not Lomachenko.
“There’s in all probability lots of people proper now saying, ‘Lomachenko will beat him. He didn’t cease this man.’ Lots of people in all probability received’t imagine me. So, why not make the battle? No, he doesn’t wish to battle,” stated Shakur.
“That dude turned me down a bunch of instances. That dude don’t wish to battle me,” stated Shakur about William Zepeda.
