“Hopefully She Understands”: Days After Announcing His Next Fight, Shakur Stevenson Pens Heartfelt Message About Missing His Daughter While Training

Shakur Stevenson is often in the spotlight now due to various controversies about his fight confirmation. These include issues with Devin Haney and Frank Martin. He recently revealed how Haney’s team mishandled purse negotiations, leading to a canceled fight. Martin also backed out of a fight with Stevenson. Stevenson criticized Martin for demanding a 50/50 purse split.

Now, Stevenson will fight Edwin De Los Santos for the WBC lightweight title on November 16. Therefore, Stevenson is all geared up to embrace his forthcoming challenge. With significant challenges come great sacrifices. Thus, sportsmen have to stay away from their families while training. As a renowned, success doesn’t come easy to anyone. Resonating with the same feelings, we have ‘Sugar.’ In his recent tweet, he penned a heartfelt message for his daughter as he engages in aggressive training.

Shakur Stevenson has a heartwarming note for his daughter

You think you know Shakur Stevenson, but he surprises fans with a new side. He tweeted a heartfelt message to his daughter elucidating how it breaks his heart to leave her as he starts training. However, Stevenson realizes that one day she will understand why he had to struggle for achievement. Thus, he curtails his emotions and marches for battle.

As his tweet said,  “Gone miss my daughter like crazy hopefully she understand one day about the work I had to put in for us I got u 4L baby girl it’s work time now.” This tweet pulls heartstrings and highlights the emotional toll of an athlete’s career. However, as ‘Sugar’ mentioned it’s show time now, so he has to be prepared.

All about Sugar’s forthcoming showdown

Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos will fight on November 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. They aim for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Stevenson holds a 20-0 record with 10 knockouts. De Los Santos has a 16-1 record with 14 knockouts.

Moreover, Stevenson has also set his sights on Gervonta Davis as his next opponent. However, he’s not ready to make an offer to Davis. This is because he wants ‘Tank’ to make an offer to him. Davis has previously steered clear of defensive opponents such as Stevenson. Stevenson acknowledges that he doesn’t attract pay-per-view audiences like Davis does. If a match with Davis doesn’t materialize, Stevenson wants to transition to the 140-pound category, similar to Devin Haney.

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Nonetheless, his recent tweet shows the emotional side of his rigorous training, as he misses his daughter. Stevenson aims for his third weight class title and has his eyes set on future opponents like Gervonta Davis. If that doesn’t work out, he’s considering a move to the 140-pound category. It’s clear: Stevenson is all in, both in the ring and in life.

So, what are your views about Stevenson’s tweet? Let us know in the comment section below!

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