BoMac on Shakur Stevenson: “A masterpiece, that was beautiful”

Brian “BoMac” McIntyre summed up Shakur Stevenson’s win over Teofimo Lopez in one line.

Stevenson won the Ring VI main event at Madison Square Garden by wide unanimous decision, 119-109 on all three cards, taking the WBO super lightweight belt and the Ring Magazine title without allowing the fight to ever warm up. The rounds were clear, the control steady, and the outcome settled early. McIntyre did not reach for drama when asked what he saw. “That was a boxing lesson,” he said. Then he sharpened it. “A masterpiece, man. Shakur just looked so smooth, calm and relaxed. That was beautiful.”

That description fit. Stevenson established his jab, owned the outside lane, and made Lopez reset after every attempt to step in. There was no rush to force exchanges. No need to chase reactions. The work stayed clean and disciplined.

Why Lopez never found an entry

McIntyre’s analysis focused on what never showed up. Lopez’s speed. “You heard his father say in the corner, ‘What happened to your fast hands?’” McIntyre said. “That s**t didn’t work.”

That line told the story. Lopez could not touch Stevenson clean enough to force respect. Fast hands mean little when the feet arrive late and the angles disappear on contact. Stevenson stayed just far enough away to make Lopez reach, then stepped off and answered. Every time Lopez tried to load up, the target was gone.

Lopez did have moments where he looked ready to gamble, most clearly in the eighth. Stevenson shut that down quickly, reset him, and finished the round with authority. After that, there was no path left.

What trainers mean when they say no answers

When asked if Lopez could have adjusted, McIntyre was direct. “No, I don’t think whatever he would have brought to the table would’ve worked,” he said. “Shakur’s just got a great boxing mind. That’s just it.”

That is trainer language. It means the opponent removed choices before they became usable. Lopez tried patience.  He tried waiting for mistakes. None of it created sustained offense.

McIntyre closed with a half-joke that carried weight. “I don’t know, man. You probably wanna stay away from that kid.”

Stevenson now controls the junior welterweight division in practical terms. Belts follow performances like this. For Lopez, the picture tightens. Losses this wide do not come with quick shortcuts back.