As per a report from Mike Coppinger of The Ring, Shakur Stevenson has been ordered by the WBC to defend his light-weight title in opposition to No1 contender William Zepeda. The 2 sides now have 30 days by which to strike up a deal, with the combat to go to purse bids on Could 6 if no deal is reached. This can be a doubtlessly nice combat, a real conflict of types, and we followers positive need to see it.
Unbeaten champ and pound-for-pound operator Stevenson actually needs the combat, as he made clear on social media. Nevertheless, Stevenson now needs to barter with Oscar De La Hoya, not Turki Alalshikh, as Stevenson says the Saudi money-man went again on his preliminary cash supply for the Zepeda combat.
“Turki promised me a quantity and now he going means again on that quantity that he promised me and sending his towel boys to ship me the information….Mr. De La Hoya now let’s negotiate,” Stevenson wrote. “I’m nonetheless champion are aren’t pulling out of something. If we are able to’t attain a deal then purses it’s.”
Stevenson, 23-0(11) final boxed in Riyadh and it appeared he had an excellent working relationship with Alalshikh, however maybe that is not the case. As for Zepeda, 33-0(27), he is among the most enjoyable fighters on the market proper now, along with his loopy punch output making certain followers go residence completely satisfied after his fights. Who wins this doubtlessly thrilling boxer Vs. puncher showdown?
Zepeda is as we all know coming off two shut determination wins over veteran Tevin Farmer. Some followers may really feel that, in mild of how powerful a time of issues Farmer gave Zepeda, Stevenson, along with his slick boxing and wonderful defensive expertise, might be every kind of fallacious for Zepeda.
Hopefully we’ll discover out this summer season when the 2 unbeaten fighters get it on. Is Stevenson the perfect 135 pounder on the planet at present? Perhaps. A complete win over Zepeda would maybe solidify Stevenson’s place on the prime of the pile within the opinion of the followers.
