“I Sparred 11 Rounds With Marquise Like 2 Weeks Ago” Shakur Stevenson Encourages Marquis Taylor to Get Back To Work

Shakur Stevenson has currently hit a rough patch in his endeavor to stand at the top of the Lightweight division. His fight against Devin Haney is at an impasse and even Vasyl Lomachenko is out of the picture, it seems that he may not find any opponent for a while. Furthermore, earlier this year, he had also been targeted by Gervonta Davis during his appearance on Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast.

However, even his personal troubles do not stop him from showing love to his fellow boxers. Marquis Taylor recently came out victorious against Yoelvis Gomez in their Atlantic City bout. Congratulating Taylor on his victory, Stevenson encouraged the Texan boxer to get back to grinding.

Shakur Stevenson’s word of encouragement

Taylor managed to pull a surprising upset as he emerged victorious over Gomez in their Middleweight match. The underdog Taylor showcased his skills by knocking down Gomez in the second round of the match-up. Furthermore, he persevered throughout the bout even through a cut around his eye for the remainder of the fight. ‘Marvelous Marquis’ managed to secure a unanimous decision victory with all three scorecards in his favor. He now stands with a record of 15-1-2, defeating five previously undefeated fighters.

Congratulating him on his recent victory, Stevenson revealed that he had sparred with the 29-year-old boxer two weeks prior to the bout. He said, “I sparred 11 rounds straight wit Marquise like 2 weeks ago”. Furthermore, he stated that he knew that Taylor “was gone come out on top tonight.” He congratulated the super Welterweight boxer and added, “Let’s get right back to work”. Stevenson shared his support for his fellow boxer as he shocked the world with his huge victory. Here is everything related to the Haney-Stevenson controversy.

Clip of Gervonta Davis blasting Shakur Stevenson resurfaces

Gervonta Davis is currently serving the remainder of his sentence after he previously violated the terms of his sentence. Although Stevenson and Davis had a good relationship in the past, the clip hinted at something otherwise. Earlier this year, Davis called out his two-faced behavior. The clip recently resurfaced, raising the possibility of a potential bout between the rising stars of boxing in fans’ hearts.

Davis appeared furious as he stated that Stevenson throws shots at him and then acts friendly in front of him. Tank appeared very unhappy with such contradictory behavior from the Lightweight boxer. He stated, “Don’t be trying to say all this stuff on Twitter and then run in my locker room and wanna take a picture”. Davis revealed that he found Stevenson’s behavior disrespectful towards him.

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What do you think about the situation? Do you think Stevenson should agree to Haney’s contract and stay satisfied with just 25% of the pay cut? Or do you think he should look for someone else to fight? Share your thoughts regarding the situation in the comments below.

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