Shakur Stevenson says he will beat Gervonta Davis.

Shakur is working his way back from a hand injury which prevented his Joe Cordina fight. Eddie Hearn expects him to be back sometime early next year. The Matchroom Boxing promoter has confirmed that Shakur has agreed on a deal to fight William Zepeda on February 22 in Saudi Arabia.

That is subject to Zepeda agreeing on a deal and beating Tevin Farmer in his next fight. A win over Zepeda will make a Tank Davis fight more realistic since Davis is expected to face Lamont Roach Jr. in January. That would leave Davis and Shakur free to face each other after their respective fights. Shakur only saw the fight going one way. 

“Next year will be perfect. The fight has got to happen. There’s no way the fight don’t happen. The best vs. the best. I can’t wait for it. I’m going to win for sure. I think a lot of people will bet the other way and lose money, but the people that bet this way are going to lose money,” Shakur said