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Shakur Stevenson not interested in undisputed status
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Shakur Stevenson not interested in undisputed status
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Becoming an undisputed world champion used to be something Shakur Stevenson wanted to achieve.
However, after watching what transpired between George Kambosos and Devin Haney, who beat the Australian to win all of the belts in June 2022, Stevenson says it's no longer a priority.
“Undisputed was kind of watered down when I seen Kambosos get the titles,” Stevenson told DAZN’s Chris Mannix. “If it presented itself, then I’ll do it but I don’t care about it.”
“I’m not taking anything away from Devin Haney because he’s a tremendous fighter but when we look at how he became undisputed champion, he went to Australia and fought Kambosos.
"I feel like there are 100 different fighters in the sport of boxing that could’ve done the same thing. It was a great business decision because he caught somebody who wasn’t that good with all the belts but for me, I don’t care for it anymore. I just care about my legacy as the best fighting the best. If I go fight against Tank, nobody cares whether it was for undisputed or not. They just care about the best fighting the best.”
Stevenson currently holds The Ring and WBO junior welterweight titles thanks to his January win over Teofimo Lopez. He has also won titles at 126, 130 and 135.
Ultimately, Stevenson’s name is now being linked to WBO welterweight champion Haney, who is also rumored to be signing with Zuffa. In addition to wanting a fight against Haney, as long as it’s at a catchweight of 144 pounds, Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) also mentioned Gervonta “Tank” Davis as another opponent he would love to share the ring with.
Davis, of course, hasn’t been in action since settling for a majority decision draw against Lamont Roach in 2025, and has had various legal troubles to deal with.
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