Harutyunyan Claims Even Shakur Stevenson’s Fans Want Him To Lose Due To “Boring” Fighting Style [Video]

Artem Harutyunyan says Shakur Stevenson’s fans want him to lose their fight on Saturday night because he’s “boring.”

Psychological Warfare and Mind Games

Harutyunyan (13-1, 7 KOs), dressed like an executive, was messing with WBC lightweight champion Shakur’s mind during the final press conference on Wednesday, complimenting him nonstop, trying to throw him off.

When it became apparent that the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Harutyunyan, was acting when he complimented him on his cologne during their face-off, Shakur laughed, letting Harutyunyan know he wasn’t wearing cologne.

Shakur said afterward that he’s onto the game that Harutyunyan is playing, and he expects him to fight hard this Saturday night on July 6, in their twelve-round headliner on ESPN at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

“He’s just an average guy. I said, ‘You smell good,’ but I think it was his fear,” said Artem Harutyunyan to Top Rank Boxing, talking about his face-off with Shakur Stevenson at …