You know, boxing’s full of undefeated records, but very few carry the kind of weight Shakur Stevenson’s does right now. Three divisions, 24 wins, not a blemish on the résumé—and yet, for years, he couldn’t shake the critics. Fans said he was too cautious, pundits said he wasn’t entertaining enough, even after dominant wins. Then came that night under the lights at Louis Armstrong Stadium, where he handled William Zepeda so cleanly that a lot of those voices suddenly went quiet.

But here’s the thing: instead of rushing back into the spotlight the way fighters used to, Stevenson’s doing the exact opposite. While Shakur Stevenson and Lamont Roach have expressed interest in fighting, it’s the looming matchup with Teofimo Lopez that has fans buzzing. The two have already begun the pre-prom

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