Shakur Stevenson Targets Lomachenko: A Warning Sign?

Shakur Stevenson said in an interview this week that he wants to fight Vasily Lomachenko more than ever, suggesting he is worried about his chances of success against his first target, Gervonta Davis.

What’s surprising is that Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is eyeing a fight against IBF lightweight champion Lomachenko as he has recently been on the campaign trail, trying to build himself up to fight Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.

Stevenson Realizes His Limitations

For Shakur, 27, to suddenly reverse course and pick Lomachenko as his target suggests he doesn’t feel like he’s ready to fight Tank Davis. Shakur will have a tough time with a killer like Tank Davis. That goes without saying.

It’s good that Shakur knows his limitations because Tank is not good for him right now because of the great punching power he has, and he can disrupt his career with one shot. If Shakur wants to hang on to his WBC lightweight title and milk it as long as possible for easy money, he has the right idea to focus on guys like Lomachenko.

“I like Lomachenko. I saw him in fights and trying to do a lot of things in public… drawing a crowd and making a scene, it looks like he doesn’t want to fight me,” Shakur said on YouTube channel N3ON about wanting to fight me. fight Vasily Lomachenko.

Shakur doesn’t have the offensive weapons to deal with a fighter of Tank Davis’ level because they are so different in strength and skill. New Jersey’s Shakur is more designed to fight pure boxers with an ateur like his own, and preferably underpowered.

Lomachenko, 36, is a good fit for Shakur because he has an ateur style, and he’s not a guy who can punch holes in him the way Tank Davis, William Zepeda or Abdullah Mason can.

Hearn Confirms Cordina’s Statements

Promoter Eddie Hearn on Friday revealed that negotiations are underway for a fight between Shakur and former IBF super featherweight champion Joe Cordina. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) is a big puncher, too, but he’s coming off an eighth-round loss to Anthony Cacace last May. Therefore, he is vulnerable and not as big of a threat to beat Shakur as Tank Davis or other big hitters in the 135-lb division.

It’s still a dangerous fight for Shakur because Cordina has one-punch power, as we saw in his second-round victory over Kenichi Ogawa in 2022. That wasn’t long ago, and Cordina hasn’t changed in the energy department yet. he can do a lot of damage to Shakur if he connects with one of his powerful right hands.