Pound for pound star and new world champion from America Shakur Stevenson is being stepped up a lot at the moment in boxing.
That’s a great thing as fans enjoy seeing him in compelling match ups and tough tests and we think he’s the type of fighter who needs only the big fights, as that’s what gets him out of bed, interested and motivated, nothing else.
He takes on unbeaten William Zepeda next up in a dangerous match up, with the undefeated Mexican Zepeda never losing in 33 professional fights thus far.
Speaking at the first Zepeda fight presser, Stevenson analyzed:
“It’s cool, but I don’t get too caught up in it. I’m not trying to get caught up in a trap where I’m thinking so highly of myself that I’m not going to put in the work for the fight. I also know I’m not sleeping on William. I understand that this is a fighter in front of me who’s been waiting on this opportunity his whole life. I knew Zepeda back when I was 15 or 16 years old, and he was focused then. I understand right now, this is his moment, too. So, at the end of the day, I’ve got to lock in, and I’ve got to step on him. That’s what I’m coming to do.”
Smart from Stevenson, locked in and focused.
That’s what winners do — they focus on winning.
Stevenson vs Zepeda takes place on July 12th in New York.