I’ve been following Shakur’s career since his professional debut, and I believe Robeisy Ramirez has a legitimate chance of defeating him. After all, Ramirez already bested Shakur in their Olympic gold medal bout. However, given Ramirez’s somewhat rocky path in the professional ranks, I don’t see that matchup happening in the near future.
The fighter you mentioned is actually new to me, so I checked it on BoxRec. From what I saw, the guy already has three losses and hasn’t been doing well lately, especially with those losses to Rafael Espinoza.
Also, when did that Olympic bout even happen? If that was years ago, a lot has probably changed since then. Shakur Stevenson has clearly improved, and Olympic boxing is a different game anyway with different rules compared to the pros. Because of that, we could easily see the opposite result if they ever meet in a pro fight.
I agree that Shakur Stevenson and Robeisy Ramirez are no longer on the same trajectory, even just ten fights into their pro careers. Years ago, when they were in the same weight class, I speculated that their paths might cross again and Shakur could avenge his Olympic loss to Ramirez. Unfortunately, Ramirez’s career hasn’t been looking strong so far, and it seems unlikely they’ll meet in the ring again.
As for Shakur’s next opponent, Conor Benn would be an interesting matchup since Shakur has already called him out. The challenge, however, is that Benn doesn’t hold a belt that would attract promoters to push the fight. It would be ideal if Benn moved down to the 140-pound division to challenge Shakur’s WBO title.
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