{"id":353997,"date":"2026-06-21T02:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353997"},"modified":"2026-06-21T02:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:13:19","slug":"tell-devin-to-vacate-the-belt-so-i-can-beat-his-ass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/tell-devin-to-vacate-the-belt-so-i-can-beat-his-ass\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Devin To Vacate The Belt So I Can Beat His Ass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stevenson quickly fired back on X.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cShut yo ass up and vacate that belt so I could beat yall ass,\u201d said Shakur.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The comments appear to reference the growing complications surrounding Haney\u2019s WBO welterweight title. WBO President Gustavo Olivieri has repeatedly stated that Haney\u2019s next obligation is a compulsory defense against top-ranked contender Keyshawn Davis.<\/p>\n

That mandatory position has change into a significant obstacle to a Haney-Stevenson fight. If Haney proceeds with a non-title catchweight bout against Stevenson as a substitute of facing Keyshawn, he would likely be stripped of the WBO belt.<\/p>\n

Shakur has previously indicated that he’s more all for making the fight than preserving the championship stakes. His latest comments suggest he wants Haney to remove the WBO issue entirely by vacating the title and moving forward with negotiations.<\/p>\n

The 2 sides have spent weeks discussing a possible fight, with much of the general public debate centered on weight. Shakur initially signaled a willingness to fulfill Haney at a 144-pound catchweight before the talks became complicated by the WBO\u2019s mandatory requirements.<\/p>\n

The situation has placed Haney in a difficult position. A fight against Stevenson is viewed by many fans as the larger event, however the WBO has made clear that Keyshawn is next in line for a title shot.<\/p>\n

The negotiations remain unresolved, but Shakur\u2019s latest post leaves little doubt about where he stands. If Haney wants the fight, Shakur believes the best solution is to vacate the belt and take away the mandatory challenger from the equation.<\/p>\n

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Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct evaluation and extensive coverage of the worldwide fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the game\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\u201cYou’ve the contract. Sign it.\u201d Stevenson quickly fired back on X. \u201cShut yo ass up and vacate that belt so I could beat yall ass,\u201d said Shakur. The comments appear to reference the growing complications surrounding Haney\u2019s WBO welterweight title. WBO President Gustavo Olivieri has repeatedly stated that Haney\u2019s next obligation is a compulsory defense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":353998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338],"tags":[22350,1125,3932,7792,25764],"class_list":["post-353997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ass","tag-beat","tag-belt","tag-devin","tag-vacate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353997"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354000,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353997\/revisions\/354000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}