“How Is He Mandatory, He Just Moved Up”: Fans Furious After Shakur Stevenson Officially Set to Face Devin Haney vs. Vasyl Lomachenko Winner

Shakur Stevenson is one of the best featherweight boxers. He turned professional in 2017 and in only a few years he became a world champion. He has impeccable defensive skills and his punching power cannot be underestimated. This past Saturday, the featherweight fighter made his lightweight debut. He fought Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino and defeated the Japanese fighter in 6 rounds.

Stevenson has made a full fledge plan on how he foresees his future trajectory in the sport. He is ready to go after the top fighters of the division. Post the fight, he made sure to call out Devin Haney.

Fans react to Shakur Stevenson calling out Devin Haney

Stevenson is confident in the lightweight division. Not to mention, he believes he will get the better of Haney in their bout. Post the fight, As per SkySports He stated, “Me and Devin been in the ring with each other for years, I always got the best of Devin.”

@ElieSeckbach took to Instagram and reported that Stevenson might be mandatory for Devin Haney. The WBC president, Mauricio Sulaimán, took to Twitter and stated, “Amazing performance by Shakurstevenson, now mandatory for the winner of #Haneyloma”

The fans at large did not react well to this news. Here are a few interesting fan reactions in the comments of the post.

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One fan does not think that he should be mandatory as he only made his debut in the lightweight division. @dr3_.11x03y: “How is he mandatory he just moved up”

While another think the fight will not happen as Haney may not be in the division. @brandonmfulford: “Haney gonna move up.”

Another fan expressed his disaffection. Rather, he suggested a better alternative for the next opponent for Haney.@_jhernandez_87: “Dude ain’t even on that PPV level how’s that even a mandatory. I’ll rather see who ever wins from Garcia and Tank take on the winner Haney Loma.”

On the contrary, one fan mentions that being a mandatory is of no significance. @Mrgonzalez613: “Gervonta been Devin mandatory for his wba but Gervonta a duck 🦆”

Lastly, one fan named @lopzgrdz80 stated, “WBC said the Winner of Plant vs Benavidez would be the mandatory for Canelo . Yet Canelo talking about fighting Bivol in September”

The fans have a spit reaction to the news. However, do you think Stevenson should be mandatory for Haney? If so, how do you see the fight playing out? Let us know in the comments below.

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