A look at the Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Shakur Stevenson possible fight that could be made if ‘High Tech’ does in fact return to boxing.
Lomachenko has been called ‘High Tech’ and ‘Matrix’ a few times in his career.
He apparently is returning to boxing shortly after some time away the last couple of years following his win over George Kambosos.
The reason appears to be he is now free of Bob Arum and like many fighters before him, is now looking to get big fights post moving on from Bob Arum.
Shakur Stevenson was another one of those former Bob Arum fighters who has gotten way more big fights since leaving him (like Mayweather did and many others).
A fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Shakur Stevenson is absolutely a fight that makes sense and represents the old pound for pound rated lion against the new one.
Let’s look at a possible fight between the two in terms of a scenario of how it could go in theory based on research and their past fights:
- Base Style
- Lomachenko: Southpaw matrix pressure fighter. Pivots and angles.
- Stevenson: Southpaw pure boxer. Jab controls distance.
- Offense
- Lomachenko: Fast 4-6 punch bursts. Enters at angles.
- Stevenson: Sharp jab. 47.8% power accuracy. Low output.
- Defense
- Lomachenko: High guard. Rolls shots. Defense into offense.
- Stevenson: Philly shell. Opponents land 16.7%. +20.2 plus-minus.
- Footwork
- Both southpaws. Lead-foot wins center line.
- Lomachenko: Dynamic pivots. Creates blind sides.
- Stevenson: Straight lines. Keeps lead foot outside.
- Key Matchup
- Stevenson’s jab vs Loma’s entries.
- Loma struggled with Lopez’s jab early.
- Pace
- Lomachenko: Needs high volume late.
- Stevenson: Low volume. Banks rounds on control.
- Loma starts slow. Silent for 6 rounds vs Lopez.
- Age/Conditioning
- Lomachenko: 38. Unretiring fall 2026. No tuneups.
- Stevenson: 28. Prime. Loma faded late in sparring.
- Sparring Notes
- Stevenson: “Good for eight. He won last four.”
- Stevenson: “My range, distance, speed was better.”
- Power
- Lomachenko: 12 KOs in 21 fights. Needs combos.
- Stevenson: 11 KOs in 24 fights. Power interrupts rhythm.
- Size
- Both 130-135. Stevenson now at 140. Longer frame.
- Fight Flow
- Rds 1-4: Shakur jabs. Loma feints. Shakur up 4-0.
- Rds 5-8: Loma must risk entries. Trade moments.
- Rds 9-12: Shakur’s pace wins late vs 38-yr-old Loma.
- Verdict 2026
- Stevenson 116-112. Controls range. Defense holds.
- Loma needs fast start and 60+ punches/round. Unlikely now.
Stevenson might need to be more busy than usual if such a fight was made.
Age is a big factor here as well and Lomachenko has been out of the ring a couple of years as well.
Ring rust is real.
Whether Lomachenko should come back is another story all together.
