Shakur Stevenson Taunts Venado Lopez After Knockout Loss

Shakur Stevenson took to social media to mock IBF featherweight champion Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ Lopez for his tenth round loss to Angelo Leo (25-2, 12 KOs) last Saturday at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. .

Monetizing Upset

Shortly after the fight, Stevenson bragged about winning $12,000 on a bet on Leo to win. Shakur posted on social media that he knows Luis Lopez (30-3, 17 KOs) will be knocked out, which is surprising because he has never been knocked out before, and Angelo Leo is not known for being strong.

Leo took advantage of Venado Lopez’s flawless style, landing multiple combinations when he jumped to throw his power shot. Although many of Lopez’s punches landed, many missed, and Leo often made him pay by tagging him.

“Thank you for earning my money. I just did a 12k light because I knew it would go down. Now go to the gym and work on your defense and maybe watch some of my tapes,” Shakur Stevenson said to Luis Alberto ‘Venado’ Lopez on X, following his loss to Angelo Leo last Saturday night.

Finally, Leo landed a proper left hook to the head in the tenth round, knocking out Lopez. The stoppage time was 1:16 in the tenth round.

Fans on social media criticized the referee for eating traditional food and Lopez was seriously injured with his eyes open but was taken off. You can tell that Lopez had no chance to get up, yet the referee still gives him an old school count.

Pre-Combat Exchange

Before the fight last night, Shakur had told his fans about his intention to bet Venado Lopez, and he responded with these words:

“Let me guess, you ran to bet, like you do in all your fights. #BoringFighter.”

Shakur’s comments after losing to Venado Lopez were his way of responding to comments about his athleticism and being a “boring hero.”

Venado Lopez made a good point that Shakur is “boring” to watch, and that will be a problem unless he changes it. Even when he lost the fight, Lopez was still more fun to watch last night than Shakur’s two previous 135 fights. Those were dull battles.