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WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson says he desires to “steal the show” in his title protection in opposition to Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) on February twenty second of their undercard battle on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 card on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh.
If Newark, New Jersey native Stevenson desires to be extra entertaining, that’s good. Nevertheless, he appears unlikely to succeed because of his bodily limitations and timid preventing model.
“Steal the Show”? By no means!
Stevenson is just not constructed for struggle, and he must be keen to place himself on the battlefield in opposition to Schofield to steal the present. He additionally wants a unique physique and head. It must be a Dr. Frankenstein who would repair Shakur to make him steal the present from Beterbiev-Bivol II. That tumbler hand will stop Stevenson from taking the eye away from the principle occasion.
Shakur’s safety-first model of preventing makes him the least doubtless of the undercard fighters to steal the limelight from the opposite abilities on the cardboard. He must abandon his play-it-safe model of preventing and never stand within the pocket however go after the 22-year-old Schofield seeking to rating a knockout on this battle.
In his final battle in opposition to the light-hitting Artem Harutyunyan, Shakur was extra keen to interact than in a lot of his previous contests. Nevertheless, he threw single counter pictures and couldn’t harm Artem. By the eighth spherical, Shakur’s hometown followers on the Prudential Middle in Newark headed for the exits, little question bored just like the viewers at residence watching the competition on ESPN.
“I am coming to try to steal the show. I’m focused, I’m ready, I’ve been working hard, and I’m going to be in tip-top shape come fight night. You’re going to see the best versions of me,” stated Shakur Stevenson to Fighthype about his plans on making an attempt to steal the limelight in his battle in opposition to Schofield.
“It’s a level he’s not ready for. However it goes, I’m going to come out victorious. You can definitely see that fight,” stated Shakur when requested if we will see a battle between him and Gervonta Davis this yr.
“Once again, I’ve got Kid Austin I’ve got to focus on. He’s got Lamont Roach he’s got to focus on. We can’t look past our opponents. If one of us takes an L against one of those guys, there ain’t going to be a big fight between me and Tank. Let’s focus on the task at hand, and Kid Austin is my focus.”
If Shakur will get dropped two or 3 times by Floyd in a drama-filled win, that may be a great way for him to steal the present on February twenty second. There’s no likelihood of that occuring. If Shakur received dropped by Schofield, he’d be on his bike the rest of the battle, like he did in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos.
“Anybody can be undisputed in the right fight. Anybody can be a champion with the right person in front of them. I used to focus on the undisputed thing, but I realized how fake this whole game is. I don’t care about that s***,” stated Shakur.
