Shakur Stevenson pumped the brakes on a speculated fight between himself and fellow American fighter, Devin Haney.<\/p>\n
One of the most gifted fighters in the entire sport, Stevenson stormed toward the top of the pound-for-pound rankings in the last year alone thanks to his back-to-back wins over William Zepeda in a WBC lightweight world title bout, and then Teofimo Lopez for the WBO super lightweight belt.<\/p>\n
Haney, meanwhile, is also, by consensus, considered a pound-for-pound fighter for his achievements across multiple weight classes, and recent wins over Jose Ramirez and Brian Norman Jr.<\/p>\n
It was, perhaps, no surprise to see them linked with one another.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s just one problem.<\/p>\n
The rumor, per \u2018Kur, is cap.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know fans like to get excited and they could play with y\u2019all heads and manipulate y\u2019all easily, but that rumor is cap \u2014 for the second time,\u201d the 28-year-old southpaw recently said on X.<\/p>\n
The rumor seemed to escalate on Monday when boxing insider Mike Coppinger reported on DAZN that Haney\u00a0and Stevenson had engaged in \u201cpreliminary talks.\u201d<\/p>\n
But when speaking to his 300,000 followers, Stevenson basically said those talks have not yet involved him. <\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t heard one word about that,\u201d he said. \u201c[I don\u2019t know] what they are trying to cover up or disguise but for me and my team we haven\u2019t heard s***.\u201d<\/p>\n
I know fans like to get excited and they could play with yall heads and manipulate yall easily but that rumor is cap for the 2nd time.. I haven\u2019t heard one word about that, idk what they tryna cover up or disguise but for me and my team we haven\u2019t heard shit<\/p>\n
\u2014 Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Stevenson has elsewhere been linked to Gervonta \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis in a long-running super-fight, and Conor Benn, a British slugger who, earlier this year, swapped Matchroom for Zuffa Boxing. <\/p>\n If Stevenson vs Haney didn\u2019t happen, Devin could reignite Rolando Romero discussions, or fight a Ryan Garcia rematch, among others.<\/p>\n