Shakur Stevenson stays stubbornly defiant that he’s going to keep on with his defensive sort of fighting on Saturday on DAZN PPV against William Zepeda, despite Turki Alalshikh’s comments about not wanting to see any more “Tom and Jerry” fights in his Riyadh Season events. WBC lightweight champion Shakur (23-0, 11 KOs) said that he’s NOT going to “fight someone else’s fight” by standing and brawling.
Stevenson Rejects Brawling Zepeda
Shakur’s defiant pushback against Turki might be seen as a classic case of biting the hand that feeds, as he selected him for this event. Alalshikh could have chosen a more entertaining and talented lightweight to face Zepeda, similar to Andy Cruz or Abdullah Mason. He chosen him, and that is the thanks he gets.
“They don’t f**** matter. They not those getting in that ring. I don’t got to face and fight someone else’s fight. I fight my very own fight. And if I feel like standing there and fighting that fight, I’m doing that because I do know I can win that fight. So it just matters that I come out victorious,” said Shakur Stevenson to Brian Campbell’s channel, reacting to Turki Alalshikh’s comments about not wanting any Tom and Jerry fights in his Riyadh Season events.
Do you notice the attitude with Shakur? As an alternative of agreeing with Turki that he needs to face and fight to entertain fans, he’s principally saying he’s not going to alter anything. If he desires to run, he’ll run. Turki is the one who shall be affected if Shakur runs for 12 rounds because fans shall be reluctant to buy tickets or fights on PPV in the event that they’re offended concerning the lack of entertainment on Saturday’s card.
Shakur: “Waking A Monster”
“There are quite a lot of doubters and other people going against me. When that happens, they’re waking up a monster,” said Stevenson.
What does Shakur expect from fans? The fans aren’t blind. They saw his fight against Edwin De Los Santos, noted his reluctance to have interaction, and saw how the fight ended with a controversial decision. Why would they not doubt Shakur after that performance?
Furthermore, have a look at the low-level opposition that Stevenson’s promoters have slyly matched him against since that fight: ‘The Electrician’ Josh Padley and Artem Harutyunyan. You’re thinking that it was an accident that Shakur’s promoters put him in with those guys after how he performed against De Los Santos? You’d need to be naive not to attach the dots.
He’s being paid gazillions for the Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) fight, and he’s failed to usher in the fans. The Louis Armstrong Stadium venue in Queens has numerous unsold tickets for Saturday’s event, indicating that Stevenson can’t sell.
You’ll be able to only imagine the low variety of buys on DAZN PPV for the event, and Shakur deserves a part of the blame. He’s not someone the general fanbase within the U.S desires to see.
Why Shakur Lost Essential Event
“I got nothing to do with it. It’s something to do with the Hamzah Sheeraz kid that Turki likes,” said Stevenson when asked about his thoughts on his fight against Zepeda not being the foremost event for Saturday’s event in Queens.
Turki obviously wasn’t about to place the Stevenson-Zepeda fight within the headliner and watch the event bomb after Shakur’s poor performances in his last three fights against Josh Padley, Artem Harutyunyan, and Edwin De Los Santos. Shakur was booed in two of those fights, and even his own hometown fans were leaving in droves by the midpoint of his defense against Harutyunyan in Newark, Latest Jersey, last 12 months.
Last Updated on 07/08/2025