Shakur Stevenson‘s talent in boxing is undeniable, his ring IQ and extraordinary footwork speak volumes of the caliber of the fighter he is. At the young age of 25, he has already blazed through two divisions. Moreover, he now plans to leave a mark on the lightweight division as well. Furthermore, things have started to heat up between the New Jersey native and the current Lightweight kingpin Devin Haney. It all started after Haney’s recent controversial victory over Vasyl Lomachenko. Stevenson claimed that after rewatching the fight he believes that either the fight is a draw or ‘Loma’ won 7-5.

Since then both sides have been trading insults with Stevenson claiming that the orthodox boxer is not at his level. Meanwhile, Haney has claimed that it is all just a publicity stunt and there is “Nothing on the table yet”. Recently, Stevenson pulled a stunt that has managed to earn Haney’s ire as ‘The Dream’ wrote a fuming reply on Twitter.

Shakur Stevenson sends Devin Haney a bottle with a message

Recently, both Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney were in attendance at the same party. Reportedly, taking advantage of his rival’s presence, Stevenson sent a message to the unified Lightweight champion. The message had a similar tone to his previous claims towards Haney, it asked him to finally put the pen to paper and accept the fight.

It is to be noted that Stevenson has repeatedly maintained the narrative that Haney is actively ducking him. He has previously stated that if Haney doesn’t agree he will force him to either fight or abandon the titles. Boxing commentator Micheal Benson shared that Stevenson sent Haney a bottle along with a message board. The board read, “Sign the contract”.

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Haney’s frustration boils over; Stevenson keeps pushing

Similar to the previous times, Haney expressed his frustration towards Stevenson once again. Haney wrote a fuming message as he left nothing unsaid. He called Stevenson’s actions “Clown s**t”. He further called out Shakur’s manager and Top Rank Boxing’s Bob Arum. Haney called Stevenson’s stunts to be mere “Just clout chasing”. Moreover, he pointed out that if there really was a contract then they “would go into purse bids”. He acknowledged that Stevenson is mandatory and so it doesn’t make sense for him to dodge the 25-year-old.

Haney said that if Shakur Stevenson really wants to fight then he should relay his intentions to his promoters. However, till then Haney wants Stevenson off his hair. Unsurprisingly, Stevenson was quick in his response as he replied to the champion. He took a jab at Haney as he wrote, “Finally you speak for yourself”.

Stevenson pointed out that Arum told the world the 3 fights he is about to offer Haney. He then suggested to Haney that it was time to be active. Moreover, even the former unified Lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez has recently expressed his willingness in facing Stevenson down the line. He told Punch Drunk Boxing, “Me and Shakur will have to fight eventually.” Speaking of desirable fights, the bout between him and Gary Antuanne Russel is also something that fans would love to witness.

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Stevenson has recently revealed that he thinks Russel has been his toughest opponent so far. For the time being these fights will have to wait. It is to be seen if the bout between Haney and Stevenson will materialize or not. What do you think about the potential fight between Haney and Stevenson? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Watch This Story: From Olympic success to one of the brightest talents in boxing: Shakur Stevenson’s journey