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"I'm going to beat him": Undefeated world champion says he is the man to defeat Shakur Stevenson
A world champion has expressed his “big belief” in defeating Shakur Stevenson, who is still yet to announce an opponent for his Zuffa Boxing debut.
The 29-year-old inked a multi-fight deal with Dana White’s promotional outfit earlier this year, coming off a unanimous decision victory over Teofimo Lopez in January.
It was arguably a career-best performance, in fact, that saw Stevenson become a four-division world champion and cement himself as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound stars.
Since announcing his landmark promotional deal, though, the American has seemingly progressed no closer to securing an opponent for later this year.
One would suspect that he is planning on fighting once more in 2026, yet there has been no mention of a date or location for his next outing.
Dalton Smith’s Shakur Lottery Dream
Dalton Smith is talking about the day he faces Shakur Stevenson in Las Vegas, earns his fortune, and recreates Floyd Mayweather versus Ricky Hatton. One of these days, perhaps. Shakur is unlikely to give him that day.
Smith’s vision depends on Shakur accepting a routine title defense for ordinary money. That version of Shakur may no longer exist. After earning major purses on Turki Alalshikh’s cards against William Zepeda and Teofimo Lopez, his priorities have changed.
“All respect to Shakur. I’ve known him from the amateurs, and we’ve said our back and forth,” Smith told talkSPORT. “He’s one hell of a fighter. But if we can get a fight made, of course I’m grabbing it with both hands, and I’ve got the big belief I’m going to beat him. That’s a fight for me that rolls back the Ricky Hatton-Mayweather days.”
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Shakur Stevenson eyed for fight by British world champion to 'roll back Floyd Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton days'
Stevenson is one of the sport's biggest stars right now and one of the best pound-for-pound current operators.
His profile propelled into the stratosphere with victory over Teofimo Lopez, and he has now signed with Dana White's Zuffa Boxing.
The Newark native has been linked with fights against the likes of Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis, but the pair look to be unavailable as of now.
However, rising British star Smith, who has risen up to super-lightweight world glory, believes he could be the man for the job.
The Sheffield native, who secured the WBC super-lightweight title with a stunning win over Subriel Matias, believes a fight would make perfect sense.
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