Ryan Garcia Trashes Shakur Stevenson: ‘I Want to Fight [Him] Bad!’

WBC welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia seemingly wants to teach boxing rival Shakur Stevenson a thing or two about the sport.

Garcia, 27, completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds on February 21 when he outclassed Mario Barrios with a masterful and mature performance at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, having previously been resoundingly beaten by Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, after a win over Devin Haney was retrospectively changed to a No Contest following a positive test result for a banned substance.

28-year-old Stevenson, meanwhile, really came into his own in 2025 when he outboxed Jose Ramirez and Brian Norman with an apparent ease.

On a video with ‘The Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez, Garcia said:

“I really want to fight Shakur bad.”

Garcia wants to knock him down a rung, or two. “I just don’t like people who think [they’re better than they are], like, you’re not the best. You’re not even showing you’re like that. It’s one thing to win a fight, it’s another to show that.

“He’s out here saying, oh, ‘I’m the best’. Bro, you’re not the best fighter. There’s a lot of guys who are monsters. You’re like a puppy.”

It’s unclear a bout between Garcia and Stevenson will happen any time, with the 147-pound division’s newest ruler more frequently linked with a summer showdown against the likes Of Teofimo Lopez, Raul Curiel, or Devin Haney.

In a video Ring Magazine posted earlier this week, Garcia said he has limited options because “Devin Haney ducked me, Shakur just ducked me. Teofimo — for him to come to 147, is going to be hard for him, but he said he’s down.”

It was not long before Stevenson responded. “You sent me a contract?” He said, overlooking Garcia’s other comments.

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