Shakur Stevenson slammed Golden Boy and William Zepeda today on social media for going “quiet” instead of starting fight talks in February. In a sign of how desperate Shakur was, he said he would agree to fight Zepeda in a small 18-foot ring. He also called Golden Boy and Zepeda “Fake Mexicans.”
Chasing Big Tuna
Shakur has been hoping for that fight to happen next, but it looks like Golden Boy and Zepeda are waiting for the big prize—I Big tuna,’ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Zepeda and Golden Boy can get a lot of money when they fight Tank. It’s understandable why they’d want to go that route instead of a smaller one against Shakur, which wouldn’t attract as much interest. Who needs Shakur when you have Tank?
WBC lightweight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) has been pushing REAL hard to get Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) into fight talks since his 10-round decision win over Tevin Farmer. last Saturday at Latino Night in Riyadh.
Zepeda said last Saturday that other champions are calling his name, and he wants to make the best deal possible. The guy Zepeda and Golden Boy might be waiting for is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, the King of the lightweight division.
Gold Allure for PPV
A fight between Zepeda and Tank could bring in over a million PPV buys and make both fighters tons of money. With Zepeda’s popularity with Mexican fans and his passing appeal, the battle between him and Tank will be huge.
Tank has a fight on March 1st to get out of the way first against Lamont Roach, but that’s an easy task. It won’t be a big deal to him. If Golden Boy can start negotiations with PBC now for a Tank vs. Zepeda, that’s a game that could happen in the summer of 2025.
Yo @makeawar What was the voice saying, it was quiet, it’s over, let’s make this fight happen, let’s close this fight.. I think all yall are soft, yall, that guy is afraid to enter the ring wit me 😤 U was talking real in that interview talk fake Mexicans are talking!!
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 23, 2024
Yes, mark these horrible Mexicans.
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 23, 2024
Any ring they want will be fine with me for 50
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 23, 2024
