Shakur Stevenson says William Zepeda and his team have been avoiding him and he finally “Trained by him” They fought in Queens, New York on July 12. Stevenson noted that Zepeda’s team knew what kind of “special talent” he was. So they won’t let Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOS) until now.
Zepeda is by far the best fighter Shakur (23-0, 11 KOS) to face, and he has the potential to expose him. Stevenson almost lost his battle with Edwin de Los Santos in 2023 and was fortunate that the three judges won his honor for their weakness in landing.
Zepeda’s power threat
Zepeda has good strength, his body punches and a lot of reps make him a real threat to Stevenson. This is a battle that WBC lightweight champion Shakur cannot win by standing in his pocket. He had to take action to avoid being overwhelmed by the punch.
“That’s what I said, ‘He’s hiding from me.’ It’s not just a fighter. DAZN Boxing About him believing that William Zepeda and his team have been hiding from his beliefs. “So, I won’t say specifically William Zepeda.
Until Turki Alalshikh became interested in him and started using him to participate in his activities, Stevenson had nothing to him. So fighters like Zepeda, Vasily Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis make no sense because there is no money in the conflict with him. Stevenson did not interact with his opponent. So that’s another reason why Zepeda and his team don’t make sense when fighting him.
“I’m going to talk about William Zepeda’s team, and everyone around me knows how great I’m and how special my talents are, they don’t want this fight to happen and dodge me. They’ve been avoiding me, but we got him.”
The important part of why Zepeda and his team are not in a hurry to fight Shakur is his unpopularity, and the criticism he received for running in the 2023 battle with Edwin de Los Santos. Stevenson’s performances shut down many fighters because they don’t have to deal with campaigners and masses in the crowd. All were booed in Shakur’s struggle with De Los Santos. Stevenson runs and De Los Santos can’t catch him.
Stevenson’s Confidence: Trap?
“We trapped him, On July 12, I came there to do the best performance of my life,” Shakur said.
If Stevenson loses to Zepeda, he will look stupid because he sounds confidently into the fight on July 12. He has no offensive skills or ability to throw something Zepeda at him. Almost given, Shakur will run all night because there will be a lot of booing in the stadium.
Interestingly, Shakur isn’t like the #1 WBC Challenger Andy Cruz who has been capturing his #1 WBC Challenger for Zepeda. He never mentioned the name of 2020 Olympic gold medalist Cruz, which can only mean that he sees him as a threat to domination and avoids him at all costs.
Last updated on July 2, 2012
