Shakur Stevenson defeated Josh Padley, who bravely stepped up after a week of work to replace Stevenson’s original opponent.
Josh Padley, an electrician-turned-boxer who filled in for Floyd Schofield on the biggest stage in boxing to face Shakur Stevenson for a world title in Saudi Arabia will return to the ring on April 19th.
Padley caused the upset when he defeated Mark Chamberlain on the undercard of Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua, and won many fans over in his next fight when he dared to be great and faced Stevenson.
Padley has now quit his job as an electrician and embraced a career as a full-time boxer, with his next fight coming later this month.
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Padley’s return will come in Sheffield on the undercard of Dalton Smith vs Mathieu Germain. Smith won the European title in his last fight and seeks to step closer to world honors against the 26-2-1 opponent.
The undercard will see Josh Warrington, who lost to Leigh Wood, return after U-turning on his retirement decision. The Leeds man is hoping to set up a fight with Michael Conlan, who is salvaging his career after multiple losses.
Padley’s return comes against an unexpected opponent, as he will face 13-0 Marko Cvetanovic for the WBA International lightweight title.
Fans are surprised by the match-up, with some suggesting Padley deserved a better fight after stepping on to face Stevenson on three day’s notice:
“He upsets Chamberlain & this what you reward him with after taking the Shakur fight on 3 days notice?”
“No April fools is crazy. Get Padley a easier fight lol”
Others, however, are pleased to see Padley get another shot at a belt of some kind, and keen to see him in action:
“Good to see Padley get another shot after taking Shakur on short notice!”
Shakur Stevenson offered to party with Josh Padley after handing him KO defeat
After his won over Padley, Stevenson had nothing but respect for the short-notice opponent, tweeting:
Stevenson offered to party with Padley a couple days after their fight too:
Stevenson now seeks a fight with Gervonta Davis, though there is also talk of a clash with William Zepeda after his second win over Tevin Farmer.