The VBC Light Champion Shakur Stevenson is predictably disappeared with a safe choice with his replacement opponent, choosing a British household fighter Josh Padley (15-0, 4 Kos), not dangerous Cuban phenomic Jadier Herrer for its defense titles this Saturday, 22. February, in Riyadh.
Turki Alalashik revealed the news this morning that she would no. 10 VBC-Ranked Padley, 29, will be a replacement opponent for Shakur (22-0, 10 KOS) to fight this Saturday in 12 rounds of pain at the Lower line Artur Beterbiev. Dmitry Bivol 2 overhaul in the kingdom of Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will be displayed Live on Dazn.
Alalshikh did not say whether Stevenson would move down below on the card to the preliminary card, which would better fit with smaller fights on Saturday. The fight is 100% mismatch, because Padley does not have power, and the speed of the hand is slow. I don’t judge Padley as a world class.
Shakur’s strategy
Never for the current thought of Shakur’s Promoter, Eddie Hearn would choose Herrer as his deputy opponent, because he would ruin the goal of getting gold fighting with the fight of Gervont Davis. To potentially get that Mega-money fight within your current contract with two fights with wistle, Shakur must look extraordinary in his first fight. There, Padley enters. He is an ideal opponent of Stevenson to shine, seems invincible and possibly get a rare knockout.
It doesn’t surprise that Southern Jadier Herrer was not elected for Shakur because it has one-time strength and a very better color than Schofield. Herrer’s strength is at the level of Gervonta Davis, and he would be right for Shakur because in the end, something big big would land.
The promoter of Hearn Matcher would then be stuck to eat the final shakura fight in his contract. It would be a waste of time to sign it again to a new contract and put it on a costly renewal of work as well as with Anthony Joshu. Shakur will not be better to restore it
Padley is for the needs of the shop window, making Stevenson looks better than it is. It fits some of Shakur’s prior minor opponents, Artem Harutiunian and Shuichiro Yoshino. Stevenson-Patley will not be competitive because Padleye is a weaker opponent than any of the fighters Shakur fought in the last seven fights.
He surprisingly gave green light as a substitute because it was not a struggle that was worthy to set up on Saturday card. I wish I had was a fly on the wall When Harn recommended Josh Padley in his conversation with Turkey.
Shakur Stevenson is set to face Josh Padley in the fight to shake the ring 🥊 Don’t miss the last Crescendo 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eoopaa08k
– Turki alasseikh (@ Turki_alshikh) 19. February 2025
Last Updated 19.2.2025