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Shakur Stevenson Ready To Ditch William Zepeda For Gervonta Davis Fight

Shakur Stevenson ready to fight Gervonta Davis instead of William Zepeda.
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Shakur Stevenson vs Gervonta Davis is a fight fans have been wanting to see for a while. They are the two top lightweights in the world at the moment and each hold a belt.

Davis, however, is coming off a controversial majority draw against Lamont Roach in his last fight and is looking to settle the rivalry with Roach in a rematch next. As for Stevenson, he has been tipped to take on WBC interim champion William Zepeda next.

Stevenson, though, is ready to ditch Zepeda and fight 'Tank' next instead. He recently appeared on DAZN's broadcast for the Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis card where he said:

If I could have it next, I’d take Tank, but the fight that already presented itself is Zepeda. If Tank says, ‘Let’s fight,’ I’ll drop that s***, and me and him can rumble. But if he’s got other things going on, I’ll rumble with Zepeda.

Shakur Stevenson vs Gervonta Davis would also be a fantastic stylistic matchup. Stevenson is known for his tremendous defensive style of 'hit and don't get hit.' Gervonta Davis, meanwhile, brings raw power to the ring. Out of his 30 career wins, 28 have come by way of knockout.

It's a fight fans might have to wait to see, however. WBC have already ordered Stevenson to fight Zepeda next and a purse decision has to be made before May 6. Zepeda is, of course, also a worthy opponent. He has a perfect record of 33-0-0, including 27 knockouts.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.