Former two-division world champion, Shakur Stevenson has had a tough time landing a fight these days. The fighter last went against Shuichiro Yoshino in April this year. After registering a victory through knockout, Stevenson planned to move up the weight class and try his hand in the lightweight division. He kept his vision on the WBC title held by Devin Haney.

In a bid to contest it, his team wrote to the governing body to mandate a fight against Haney. However, Haney had different plans. Faced with a choice between defending his title or moving up the weight class to challenge Regis Prograis, he chose to move up the weight class and face Prograis. With the WBC title lying vacant, Stevenson looked for an opponent that he could fight against to obtain it. He chose Frank Martin, but that too quickly fell apart. Amidst these developments, Stevenson has, on numerous occasions, taken to social media to speak his mind. The newest area that he discussed? Friends in the boxing realm!

“Ain’t no friends in this business”: Shakur Stevenson keeps it honest

‘Sugar’ Stevenson is known for his speaking his mind. The fighter keeps honesty on his sleeve, and a sense of nonchalance on his mind. From openly projecting his disappointment on Haney to calling out Errol Spence Jr.’s critics, he has never shied away from saying what he thinks he needs to say. He recently took to Instagram to detail what he’s learned about the boxing world and its business.

He wrote, “Used to look up to boxers, but arrivin’ what did it…” Sugar added, “Ain’t no friends in this business, cutthroat competition…” Further outlining that there are no friends in this business, just competition.

The fighter believes that many fighters lose sight of their goal and often derail themselves from the grind, but he has not made the mistake. He said, ” Lot of nig*as get inside this position and lose the vision.. So I’m focused more than ever, been grindin’ like we ain’t winnin #Nov16th”

His revelation comes shortly after it was announced that the fighter has landed a fight with a new opponent and it will take place on the 16th of November.

His Crusade for the WBC Lightweight title continues

Shakur Stevenson’s fight with Frank Martin collapsed reportedly owing to the latter not being okay with the purse split. A disappointed and furious Stevenson started looking for an opponent that he could enter the ring with. After all, it’s been months that he’s been in the ring. His promoters, now under heavy pressure to land him a fitting opponent, ventured all avenues to give him what he deserves. And they did it.

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Earlier this week, it was announced that his crusade for the WBC title will continue as scheduled with Edwin De Los Santos in Las Vegas, Nevada. Los Santos comes with an impressive record of 16 wins out of 17 bouts, 14 through knockout.

With a spectacular show of his prowess, the fighter has already won titles in the 126 and 130-pound weight categories. As he sets his eyes on the lightweight class, let us see if he can maintain his unbeaten record in 20 fights. Who do you predict is the undercard for this fight? Stevenson or Santos? Let us know in the comments section below.

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