It is not yet known how long the American will be able to get down to 130 pounds. Shakur himself makes no secret that he already has one eye on a heavier weight class, where he could cross gloves with Vasyl Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) or Gervonta Davis (25-0, 24 KOs).
"I'd like to meet Lomachenko, I'm not avoiding anyone, although we're still in different categories at the moment," Stevenson said. "There are a lot of good fights at lightweight, but the most interesting would be my fight with 'Tank' Davis. That would be a great fight."