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title: "Shakur Stevenson Brands Rival A Hater: “That Was Some Fake Ass S**t”"
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author: "Kerr Ferguson"
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published: "2024-01-01T22:17:00Z"
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# Shakur Stevenson Brands Rival A Hater: “That Was Some Fake Ass S\*\*t”

Shakur Stevenson is one of the more outspoken world champions, and he has set his targets on a fighter one division up.

[The Newark native recently won a world title in his third weight class – lightweight – against Edwin De Los Santos](https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/boxing/13010039/highlights-shakur-stevenson-becomes-three-weight-champion). Whilst he was successful in the fight for the vacant belt that was recently vacated by Devin Haney, viewers felt the performance left a lot to be desired.

On the [Porter Way podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fxmTLNTpsE&pp=ygUYdGVvZmltbyBsb3BleiBwb3J0ZXIgd2F5), Teofimo Lopez criticised the performance as dull.

> “Do you guys still want to see a four million dollar man put you guys to sleep? Of course I’m talking about Shakur. If you want to see entertainment, pay the man for entertainment. I give it all different types of skills.”

Speaking to [DAZN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofDB3SxJPT8&t=536s), Stevenson has now hit back claiming that Lopez was being friendly before giving his verdict.

> “He’s fake. Fake. That was some fake ass s\*\*t. I knew he was coming to the fight. Me and him was talking in the DMs about our kids, some real s\*\*t. Then, you get on camera…”

Stevenson branded Lopez – who captured a super-lightweight world title in 2023 following his stint as unified champion at 135lbs – a hater.

> “I said to him ‘yo, you little.’ I told him already in the DMs, we’re gonna fight each other. Hell nah \[I didn’t expect him to say what he said.\] Why do that? Nobody made you do that, there wasn’t any purpose, that was out of nowhere ‘okay I’m hating.’ He’s on some hating s\*\*t. There’s no reason, there’s no beef. Even when I played with him in the dressing room, I wasn’t serious.”

Whilst Stevenson’s first defence of his belt isn’t yet pencilled in, [Lopez is expected to return on Super Bowl weekend against Jamaine Ortiz.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/bob-arum-on-teofimo-lopez-return-opponent/)