Predicting The Fallout If William Zepeda Dominates Shakur Stevenson On July 12th

Turki Alalshikh desires a “nice efficiency” out of Shakur Stevenson in his combat towards William Zepeda on July twelfth on the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York. He desires to proceed utilizing Stevenson for different occasions.

Zepeda’s Stress Check

WBC light-weight champion Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs) won’t be price utilizing once more after Zepeda (33-0, 27 KOs) will get by means of with him. Shakur hasn’t fought a stress fighter like this since his loss to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez within the 2016 Olympics, and he fell aside in that combat.

The stress that the two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy placed on Shakur is nothing in comparison with what Zepeda will probably be doing. If Shakur loses badly, like I count on him to, Turki might use him on his playing cards nonetheless if he’s prepared to maneuver again all the way down to 130 or 126, as a result of he’s not bodily designed for the 135-lb division.

He lacks the ability and braveness to face and combat toe-to-toe towards the killers at lightqeight. There’s a purpose why Shakur’s promoters matched him towards weak-punching Josh Padley and Artem Harutyunyan in his final two fights.

It’s important that Shakur seems to be good in profitable. He can’t jab, transfer, and maintain all night time lengthy like he did towards Edwin De Los Santos in 2023. He’s going to be booed out of the Stadium. You’ll be able to solely think about the criticism Shakur will obtain. He’d be like a pariah afterward, a complete outcast.

Turki’s Shakur Expectation

“I need a terrific efficiency from Shakur as a result of I’ll attempt to do extra massive fights for him,” stated Turki Alalshikh to Ring Journal’s X about his excessive expectations for Shakur Stevenson for his July twelfth title protection towards William Zepeda.

Turki is asking for the not possible to need a “nice efficiency” from Stevenson, as a result of he’s not going to do something greater than what we’ve seen from him previously. He’s going to make it a observe meet, and he’ll have his glass palms as his excuse for why he couldn’t stand within the pocket towards Zepeda.

“Zepeda, I need to see him sooner or later with [Isaac] ‘Pitbull’ [Cruz]. Berlanga, he’ll have one other probability. Sheeraz, that is his third Riyadh Season. He’s seeing the potential now, and let’s see from him.”

Shakur Rematch Calls for

If Zepeda is victorious towards Shakur, he’ll maintain the WBC light-weight title. A title protection towards Isaac Cruz could be a superb concept. Nevertheless, Shakur goes to bellyache about wanting a rematch, and he gained’t cease yapping till he will get his means. He’s going to push his promoter, Eddie Hearn, to get the speedy rematch with Zepeda, as a result of he’ll be mentally devastated from a defeat.

You’ll be able to solely think about the variety of posts on Twitter Shakur will make each day, muddying the water and concocting some wacky, harebrained conspiracy to clarify away his defeat.

Sheeraz-Berlanga Conflict Prediction

“I’m wanting ahead to all 4 of them, however to dimension up the one the place I feel it’s going to be bombs away is Sheeraz and Berlanga,” stated Rick Reeno. “I simply have a sense that Berlanga goes to return out within the first spherical on the lookout for a knockout, and Sheeraz goes to embrace that. And we might see a toe-to-toe combat from the very first spherical.”

It will be a foul concept for Hamzah Sheeraz (21-0-1, 17 KOs) to get within the trenches with Edgar Berlanga (23-1, 18 KOs) early on on this combat. Berlanga is a big puncher and is deadly within the early rounds, which is the place he’s scored most of his knockouts throughout his profession.

Sheeraz’s coach, Andy Lee, will put collectively a recreation plan that entails boxing, aiming to take Berlanga into the later rounds. If Hamzah can survive till the ninth spherical, he’s obtained an opportunity of knocking Edgar out if he pours it on.

Hamzah’s Early Spherical Danger

What’s worrisome is how Austin Williams damage Sheeraz within the first spherical of their combat final yr in June. Austin will not be practically the puncher that Berlanga is, and he had Hamzah near being stopped.