Shakur Stevenson is targeting four Americans, including Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, after inking a multi-year deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing.
The 29-year-old had been heavily linked to White’s promotional outfit for quite some time, with an announcement finally arriving via social media last week.
This follows Stevenson’s dominant performance against Teofimo Lopez, who he dethroned with a wide unanimous decision victory to become a four-division world champion in January.
But despite holding the WBO super-lightweight title, the slick southpaw has made it clear that his focus is on securing the “big fights”, rather than on collecting all the belts and becoming an undisputed champion.
It is therefore unsurprising that two of his primary targets are ‘Tank’ Davis and WBO welterweight champion Haney, who are both among the sport’s most high-profile fighters.
Perhaps more interestingly, though, Stevenson is also keen to fight WBA super-lightweight champion Gary Antuanne Russell and Lamont Roach, who will face William Zepeda for the vacant WBC lightweight title on August 1.
Speaking with Raheem Palmer, Stevenson concedes that each of these potential opponents would qualify for a competitive tussle.
“[They’re] all big fights; [they’re] all competitive to where these guys are coming in to whoop my ass, and I’m coming in to whoop [they’re] ass.
“[They’re] the kind of fights that I would love to have.”
Whether any of these matchups can materialise, it remains to be seen, but Stevenson has certainly not selected a feeble four-man hit list.
Despite being one of the lesser-known names, Russell boasts a 90% knockout-to-win ratio and comes off back-to-back triumphs over Jose Valenzuela and Andy Hiraoka.
Roach, meanwhile, boxed to a controversial draw against ‘Tank’ in March 2025, before encountering the same result – this one less contentious – against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz later that year.
