Shakur Stevenson wants to use George Kambosos Jr as his next opponent for February after learning #1 WBC contender William Zepeda suffered a right-hand injury last Saturday and won’t be available to fight him next.
After losing the Zepeda fight, Shakur is desperate to get a big name to agree to fight him. He’d been chasing the Zepeda match in a role reversal and was counting on that fight happening. However, Zepeda’s injury took him out of the equation for February 22nd.
Zepeda’s Loss, Kambosos’ Gain?
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) is interested in the fight with the former unified lightweight champion Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) and wants to know who to contact to begin negotiations. Kambosos Jr. just signed a co-promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchoom Boxing. His other promoter is Lou Dibella.
“Come see me in February in Australia. Drop your belt. Let Zepeda become an email chump, and see me at 140. You know exactly who to contact; I’m right here,” said George Kambosos Jr. on X.
Kambosos has a 1-3 record in his last four fights, and he wouldn’t be the ideal choice for Shakur to take if he wants to grab the attention of U.S. fans. A better fight for Shakur would be for Andy Cruz, Floyd Schofield, or Raymond Muratalla.
Kambosos brings the PPV money from Australia, which would be less dangerous for Shakur. If the idea is for Shakur to bring in money from Aussie PPV in a fight that would allow him to showcase his skills, Kambosos would be the ticket. Fighting Cruz, Schofield or Muratalla would involve risk, and Shakur might wind up looking bad if he ran from one of them.
Hearn would need to agree to the idea of making a fight between Shakur and Kambosos because he’d mentioned that he wanted George to fight IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro next if he’s victorious over Richardson Hitchins on December 7th. A match between Paro and Kambosos would bring in a lot of PPV buys in their native Australia, and it might sell out a stadium over there.
Kambosos says Shakur would need to come up to 140 for him to fight him, and he wants him to vacant his WBC lightweight title. It’s not likely that Shakur will vacate that belt because he needs a tool to win the unification against WBA champ Gervonta Davis.
Blah blah blah let’s fight pussy
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 24, 2024
Let’s go bum!! Who do we contact for negotiations? https://t.co/Vhj5wvIhZK
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) November 24, 2024
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