Can Zepeda make Stephenson exciting?
William Zepeda will apply non-stop pressure to WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson in his battle in Queens, New York on July 12th. Stevenson (23-0, 11 Kos) is known to fans and the media as an overly defensive fighter; Punch and Run An approach to winning the battle.
By riding Zepeda and lighting a fire under his backside all night, you’ll extract an exciting battle from Stephenson. If Shakur can’t entertain this contest, that’s not possible. We need to give up on the NJ native in New Jersey and consider him the cause of losing him. The running style that Stevenson has is soaking into him that even Zepeda can’t make him look exciting.
The small ring doesn’t stop Shakur from running away
The fight takes place in a small 18 x 18 feet ring. This makes it difficult for Stephenson to run to escape Zepeda all night, like in a past battle. But even a small ring has plenty of room to avoid the Mexican volume puncher. We’ve all seen Stephenson meme jumping to escape the pressure that Edwin de los Santos was pose as he was in their fight in 2023.
Shakur is caught up in this fight with a lot of pressure on him so he doesn’t normally run after Turki Aralshiv issued his instructions that he doesn’t want any more runners at Riyadh’s seasonal events. He’s a paid fighter like the Stephenson Millions. So I understand why he insists on someone like him to make it exciting.
If Shakur still chooses to avoid engagement and have Zepeda fight a concrete meet, he will be booed from Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens. He will ignore Turki’s instructions to avoid the “Tom and Jerry” fight, showing his rebellion, further ruining the rest of his diminished brand.
86 Shakur from Turki forever?
If you’re Turki, that’s a good time 86 Shakurfor future Riyadh season events, put him on an unwelcome list.
Shakur’s best career victory
– Edwin de los Santos
– Jamel Herring: 35 years old
-Joet Gonzalez
– Oscar Valdes: After he was washed away
– Jeremiah Nakatira
-Robson Conceco
– Artur Harutyunyan: Defeated by Frank Martin
Last updated on 06/17/2025