Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis have addressed whether or not a fight between them can happen.
The two Americans have shared numerous rounds in sparring and, until recently, it has never been considered a realistic option for them to collide under the bright lights.
With both of them having tested the waters at 140lbs, though, there is a feeling that Davis could represent the greatest challenge to Stevenson’s supremacy – in fact, Stevenson says he believes he would.
28-year-old Davis jumped up to super-lightweight last month, producing a dominant display to eventually stop Jamaine Ortiz with body shots in the 12th round.
Prior to that, Davis had claimed the WBO world lightweight title by dethroning Denys Berinchyk with a fourth-round finish in February 2025, only to then scupper his first defence against Edwin De Los Santos after hitting the scales at 139.3lbs.
‘The Businessman’, however, now looks a more rejuvenated operator at 140lbs, with the Ortiz win featuring on the undercard of Stevenson’s masterclass against Teofimo Lopez.
A wide unanimous decision victory saw the 28-year-old claim his WBO super-lightweight title, becoming a four-division world champion and a top five pound-for-pound star.
But while many fans and pundits have called for a clash between Stevenson and Davis, the two skilled technicians have now issued a final verdict on the matter.
Taking to social media, Davis got the ball rolling by saying, “Yall wanna see us go against each other so bad it’s really sad”, to which Stevenson gave a swift response.
“Facts f*** em!!”
Facts fuck em!! https://t.co/L0CWatHtKD
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) February 20, 2026
It would therefore appear that Stevenson and Davis are set to continue their careers in separate directions, avoiding any discussions of a possible collision course.
