Hearn pushes Zepeda as the next step in Shakur’s career but Golden Boy doubts

Promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants the WBC to be Required William Zepeda to be the next rival by Shakur Stevenson if he is victorious in his rematch with Tevin Farmer on March 29 in Cancun.

Hearn claims that Zepeda (32-0, 29 kos) was part of his original three struggles for Shakur (23-0, 11 kos) after signing it, and he still wants to happen. The original roadmap that Hearn had for Stevenson when he commissioned him to a contract with Mathroom was to take these fights in this order:

1. Floyd Schofield
2. William Zepeda
3. Gervonta Davis

Schofield’s party was undone after a disease took place last week, which made Hearn needed a replacement. He chose the Fringe Josh Padley contestant, which turned out to be a mistake on his part, as he made Stevenson seemed to be an average fighter in a losing effort.

No Zepeda, now what?

Hearn wants to continue his original plan to use Zepeda as a step to get the tank fight, but it is not clear if this will happen. Oscar de la Hoya, Golden Boy’s chief, has silently wanted to make the fight between Zepeda and Shakur. It is understandable why.

Zepeda can make much more money that fights Davis’s tank than to face Stevenson, which is not an attractive PPV, and the struggle would create very little interest in the fans. On the other hand, Shakur would run around the ring for 12 rounds as he did against Edwin de los Santos, playing a children’s play game. This is not interesting for fighters such as Zepeda, Golden Boy or the fans.

“I don’t think you will see him in the ring until the end of the summer and we still want what he promised on the roadmap, which is (William) Zepeda,” said Eddie Hearn to Chris Mannix’s YouTube channel About who wants Shakur Stevenson.

The padley fiasco

Shakur’s left -wing left -wing left was severely swollen during Padley’s struggle, forcing him to use his right hand for most of his power. Although Stevenson could still use his left when throwing his body, he could not use it to throw it on his head.

“ I had said that Floyd Schofield, Zepeda and then tank. If we go directly to the tank, it is not a problem. We would like Zepeda’s struggle. I think Shakur improves and better. People queue to criticize Shakur. He had three days for Josh Padley, ” said Hearn, making excuses for Stevenson’s bright performance against electrician Padley.

Plan B needs

Hearn has to start thinking about using someone else for Shakur’s next opponent because it is painfully clear that Golden Boy has no interest in leaving him to fight Zepeda. These are more realistic options for Shakur:

– Ernesto Mercado
– Andy Cruz
– Abdullah Mason
– Raymond Muratalla
– Edwin de los Santos

“It was not really an ideal situation to be -Padley can fight. It’s very difficult when you have prepared for a bad blood fight with Floyd Schofield, and suddenly it will not go out. This type (Padley) flies and never seen it before. You see a lot of dozen. I thought it was a good performance (from Shakur).

“He has never broken a sweat (in his career). Feel he is the best fighter in the world and wants to try it. This was always the plan, “said Hearn when asked what Golden Boy promotions say about the fight between Zepeda and Shakur Stevenson.

“Zepeda is a good fighter and if it goes through the resale of farmers (March 29), why not the struggle? You would not only do the struggle if you do not think you could win, and I get it. There is a lot of money at stake, and it is (Zepeda) the obligation of the world title. So we hope that the struggle is made,” said Hearn.