Shakur Stevenson complained on social media. [read: throw a hissy fit] IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko will next fight WBO champion Denis Belichick in a unification bout.
Shakur's complaints and preferred opponents
WBO 135-pound champion Shakur (21-0, 10 KOs) hopes to face Lomachenko (18-0, 12 KOs) next, but fellow Ukrainian Belinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) That may not happen because we are holding on to it. WBO title.
We know that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants Lomachenko to fight Shakur, but some wonder if Stevenson wants it to re-team with his company. There is. Lomachenko would do better fighting other fighters for more money.
Belinchyk was Lomachenko's teammate on the Ukrainian team at the 2012 London Olympics. Since two talented engineers will be pitted against each other, it would be natural for a fight to break out between them.
Of course, if Belinchyk and Lomachenko are friends, they probably want to fight, and that could potentially be a good thing for Shakur.
“Come on, Loma, there's no way this is going to be my next option,” Shakur Stevenson grumbled on X, complaining ahead of time about Vasily Lomachenko's chances of fighting Denis Belinchyk next.
If Lomachenko doesn't fight Belinczyk, the most logical option would be to face WBA “regular” lightweight champion Gervonta Davis. This is because a unification fight with Lomachenko would make more money than a unification fight with Shakur, who is neither popular nor in good shape. known to casual boxing fans.
Shakur needs to focus on his July 6 opponent, Artem Harutyunyan, rather than worrying about Lomachenko potentially fighting Belinchyk. Because he can't afford to miss this guy. He almost beat Frank Martin in his last match in July.
A rematch we deserve
Shakur needs to think about a rematch with Edwin de los Santos. Many boxing fans believe Shakur was given a gift decision when he won a 12-round decision last November to win the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Fans don't believe the injury excuse Shakur gave after the game as an excuse for why he was running away from him the entire game.
