O’Shaquie Foster on A Fight With Shakur Stevenson: ‘I Guarantee You He Stays Far Away From Me’

With Shakur Stevenson earning a dominant performance on Saturday over Teofimo Lopez to become the new WBO and RING Magazine junior welterweight champion, an old rival was brought on a podcast to reignite the rivalry with the potential of facing Stevenson in the future.

WBC super featherweight and interim lightweight champion O’Shaquie Foster (24-3, 12 KOs) was a guest on Camron and Mase’s podcast It is What It Is to discuss Stevenson’s performance and other topics. Foster has been very vocal about his opinion of Stevenson but did credit him for Saturday’s performance.

“I thought it was a great performance,” said Foster. “I thought Teo (Lopez) was going to be able to do a little more, but he got iced out.” Foster continued, “I had it close to a 50/50 fight (initially), but Shakur (Stevenson) washed him.”

Later in the show, Camron asked Foster whether he still feels the same way about Stevenson after Saturday’s fight. “He’s p*ssy to me and it ain’t going to change,” said Foster. “He had a great performance against Teo but I do understand that Teo is an up and down fighter. He’s had great performances, but he’s also had terrible performances against southpaws. I’m not taking anything away from bro (Stevenson), but I just did the same thing to my opponent (Stephen Fulton Jr.) a month ago. I feel like we need to bump.”

When asked whether a fight between himself and Stevenson could happen next, Foster said, “If he comes back to (1)35, I’m going to make it happen. I guarantee you he stays far away from me.”

Foster is in a strong position after defeating Fulton in December, which earned him the WBC interim lightweight title. He is already the champion at 130, so he could pursue big fights there, invoke his mandatory status to face Stevenson if he returns to 135, or become a full champion at 135 if Stevenson stays at 140. In that last case, it would be up to Foster to decide which division to stay active in.

Foster did what any smart fighter should do: strike while the iron is hot and try to lure the biggest fight available. Only time will tell if Stevenson responds or decides that a fight with Conor Benn at 147 is far more lucrative for him.

Abraham Gonzalez

Abraham Gonzalez is a 2x award-winning writer, International Boxing Hall of Fame voter, founder and publisher of FightsATW. His journalistic work has been published and used across several platforms, including online, network TV, and promotional companies. He is an alumnus of an American Public University and a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). Abraham was the Managing Editor for NYFights, Big Fight Weekend, and contributed to The Ring Magazine, FanSidedMMA, and ProBoxTV.

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