Dice City Sports · Jan 27
Shakur Stevenson: “I don’t think he realizes what the level is”
© Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLCNEW YORK — Shakur Stevenson has already checked plenty of boxes in a nine-year pro career that’s produced championships in three divisions. On Saturday night, though, he’s convinced the resume part is over and the proving-ground phase begins.
Stevenson headlines The Ring 6 card against Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden, stepping up to junior welterweight to challenge a fighter whose peak wins many still view as the gold standard of the era.
“This is my moment,” Stevenson said this week. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for years and years. Teofimo will bring the best out of me. I just have to up the level.”