Subsequent month, Shakur Stevenson steps as much as super-lightweight for the hardest combat of his profession, tasked with WBO world champion, Teofimo Lopez. Now, Roy Jones Jr has provided his ideas forward of the conflict.
At 28-years-old, Stevenson already boasts sufficient achievements to enter the Corridor of Fame, having change into a three-division world champion after switching over to the skilled scene, following his Olympic silver medal on the Rio 2016 Video games.
Nevertheless, the Newark-born southpaw continues to try for additional greatness and now strikes as much as 140lbs, the place he hopes that he could be higher examined in opposition to former unified light-weight champion and reigning WBO super-lightweight titlist, Lopez.
In an interview with FightHype, four-division conqueror Jones Jr revealed that he believes Lopez solely has an opportunity of handing Stevenson a primary profession defeat if he’s prepared to ‘gamble’ through the contest.
“Stylistically, Teo has received to go in and go for broke. He has received to go gamble, he has received to take some to offer some, that’s his solely technique to win. If he stays exterior and containers, Shakur goes to choose him aside.
“Shakur is a refined boxer, he has received among the finest pace within the sport proper now and he’s a defensive-minded fighter, which could be very sensible.
“He’s exhausting to hit, you’ve got to gamble to hit him, and he’s going to be a troublesome one to take care of however, if Teofimo is prepared to gamble to beat him, then Teofimo can positively give him a very good combat. It’s [about] who desires it baddest.”
Lopez-Stevenson takes place at Madison Sq. Backyard, New York, on Saturday, January 31 and will likely be out there to look at stay on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
