By: Hans Themistode
Shakur Stevenson spewed every imaginable vulgar curse on Oscar Valdez. He has also given many warnings to his upcoming opponent.
Yet despite Stevenson’s brazen courage, Valdez stood his ground in the face of Stevenson, undaunted and undaunted by his incessant trash talk. On April 30, this upcoming weekend, Valdez is eager to put his love rival Stevenson to bed. The two will participate in a £130 unification that will award the winner as Ring Magazine champions.
With just a few days left, both Stevenson and his team, have ramped up their belligerence. During a recent press conference, Stevenson boldly claimed Valdez’s world champion title. However, Valdez just smiled as he grabbed Stevenson’s WBO strap. Offstage, Team Stevenson is seen verbally punishing Team Valdez.
Throughout it all, Valdez never seemed to be confused by the whole ordeal. Simply put, Valdez doesn’t want to allow Stevenson to knock him out of his A-match.
Stevenson told FightHype.com: “My gas tank is full. “There is nothing right now that he can say or do that will distract me. My main focus is just on winning the war. Doesn’t matter if it’s a knockout, 12 rounds, if it’s a dirty fight, if it’s a technical fight. To me, it’s just winning the war no matter what. ”
Stevenson, 24, has fought and reached where he is now. After a successful world championship at 126 pounds, the former Olympic silver medalist cut his stint as featherweight world champion and flagged at 130 pounds. So far, everything has flowed naturally.
With three straight wins in his new weight class, Stevenson challenged WBO world champion athlete Jamel Herring. While Herring was arguably Stevenson’s most rigorous test, the 24-year-old continued to overwhelm his man, leading to victory in the 10th inning.
During his relatively brief career, Stevenson has been heralded as boxing’s next top star. And, in the minds of bettors, Valdez’s dream of unity will disappear from him on Saturday night.
Despite the outsider beliefs of the betting market and despite the consistent praise that has been heaped on Stevenson’s shoulders, Valdez has issued one final warning to both his up-and-coming opponent and his undying supporters. .
“If I had to shoot one shot to land, I would do it, I’ve done it before. Shakur Stevenson is a tough fighter but not invincible, there isn’t a fighter out there that is not invincible, not even me, not even the best boxers in history. Every boxer can be beaten.”
