Shakur Stevenson spent a while speaking to boxing media about his win over Artem Harutyunyan over the weekend and why he provides himself a C+ grade for his efficiency in a struggle that didn’t find yourself ending damaging notion about his preventing type.
Stevenson on the struggle getting off to a gradual begin
“On the finish of the day the primary three, 4 rounds I used to be making an attempt to get adjusted. He was awkward, he not like a traditional fighter, he bouncy. So he provide you with little feints after which throw some punches so I’m like okay, I’m getting just a little adjusted. However then after some time I’m like ‘alright, let me decide it up and begin stepping to this dude.
“Like I mentioned, he’s an okay fighter and he know the way to survive. When guys are available in and so they know the way to survive and their goal is to make it possible for they make it 12 rounds, they going to do their finest to do it.”
Stevenson on if he was in any respect involved in regards to the leisure degree on this struggle contemplating the response to his final outing
“I imply, I did what I might. I let my palms go at occasions, I put quite a lot of punishment on him at occasions, and that dude he was simply making an attempt to verify he stayed on his ft.”
On if he’s prepared to signal with PBC to get a struggle with Tank
“I don’t know what I’m prepared to do. I received to take a seat on the desk and discover out. I don’t know. I received to return to the drafting board and see what I wish to do.”
On how he charges his efficiency towards Harutyunyan
“C+. Like I mentioned, it include it when guys are available in right here and so they say ‘I wish to survive, I wish to be certain I make it to Spherical 12,’ generally it’s arduous to get these guys out of there, particularly on the prime degree.”
