Teofimo Lopez’s dismissive “Lil Dude” to Shakur Stevenson reacted to him, saying SNAC would not help him when fighting in January.
This is the first time for WBO light middleweight champion Teofimo (22-1, 13 KO), who wants to date Shakur. We’ll see if Stevenson is willing to fight Lopez in a fixed one-on-one style, like his last opponent, William Zepeda, who did on July 12. Shakur suffered a lot of blows in this battle, more than 300 times. Unless you are hit and blocked, these shots are not blocked by him.
It still requires Turki Alalshikh to lend money to Lopez and Stevenson (24-0, 11 Kos) to fight. Teo will disagree with the $10 million salary cut received on May 2 against Arnold Barboza Jr.
With Alalshikh going to pay Shakur, he doesn’t want him to participate in a Jerry-style show to run around the ring for 12 rounds. He will need to pay Stevenson’s millions of dollars for him, and he is right. If Shakur was chosen to run by fans that night, it would look bad. I could see Turki in the front row, angry at the wonder. He might tell himself: “I should know better.”
It must make Shakur happy, and Lopez now openly says he plans to fight him. He has been hounding for the past two weeks, and it was a payday move. Stevenson would rather make money than defend his WBC lightweight title against his top three contenders:
- Andy Cruz
- Ricardo Nunez
- Herrera Core
Teofimo Lopez said: “When this ‘lil dude’ makes you feel good in January! I suggest you take all possible snacs and it doesn’t even help.” Teofimo Lopez said xlaunching to Shakur Stevenson’s comment.
You call me Lil Playboy, I tell you I’m down 🤫 https://t.co/aggra1w2oy
– Shakur Stevenson (@shakurstevenson) August 7, 2025
Last updated on August 7, 20125
