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Shakur Stevenson claims he’s one of the best fighter on the upcoming February twenty second card in Riyadh, and he says “everyone wants to see” him. He’s defending his WBC light-weight title towards Floyd Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs), and their combat is buried 5 deep on the undercard. It’s buried for a motive.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) must placed on a formidable efficiency as a result of there will likely be a number of followers that will likely be tuning in to look at this occasion on DAZN PPV. His final two fights towards Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin De Los Santos have been booed.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believed in Shakur, 27, sufficient to signal him to a multi-fight deal, hoping to show him right into a “global star.” Hearn is up towards it with this man. His combating type is poison, and he’s received a glass hand that has given him issues since shifting as much as the light-weight division.
I doubt he believes he can do this. It’s extra seemingly that Hearn signed Shakur to get the profitable Gervonta Davis combat, which is able to usher in some huge cash. If and when Stevenson loses, Hearn can dump him and focus his vitality on the extra gifted 2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz. He’s a man who can do the identical factor Shakur can, however he has a extra fan-friendly type.
“It’s been a rocky couple of months. It just seems that a lot of people are counting me out. They talk bad about me. They act like I’m not this person I’ve been my whole life,” stated Shakur Stevenson to DAZN Boxing. “So, f*** them. Mentally, it begins to hassle me, however you then begin to understand that the one factor that actually issues is the folks that care about you.
“No disrespect to those guys, but I’m the best fighter. I’m what everyone wants to see on that card,” stated Shakur about him believing he’s one of the best fighter on the February twenty second card in Riyadh. “Lots of people say they’re not going to get up at a sure time and all that stuff.
“Everybody is going to be watching that. Everybody is going to want to see Shakur. A lot of people act like Shakur isn’t must-see TV, but I am must-see TV. I’m the best fighter in boxing. Everyone wants to see me. Everybody wants to watch me. They’re going to keep paying attention.”
Shakur has received the villain character down, making him hated much more. However he can’t make a profession out of that if followers don’t take pleasure in watching him. He’s received to vary, or else. He’s received the proper opponent to at the least strive, defending towards the 22-year-old novice Schofield. That is somebody that Shakur ought to have the ability to beat by staying within the pocket and out-punching him.
DAZN PPV card on February twenty second
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph ParkerCarlos Adames vs. Hamzah SheerazVergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Israil MadrimovShakur Stevenson vs. Floyd SchofieldZhilei Zhang vs. Agit KabayelJoshua Buatsi vs. Callum SmithBradley Rea vs. Constantino Nanga
