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Shakur Stevenson reigns supreme, yet keeps hunting bigger tests
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After pitching boxing’s version of a near no-hitter in the MLB World Series in defeating Teofimo Lopez Jr. to win the WBO junior welterweight title in front of 21,324 fans at Madison Square Garden in New York, Shakur Stevenson has separated himself from his peers. Once on the outside looking in of boxing’s new version of the “Four Kings” (Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis and Lopez), Stevenson has built his dynasty, taken down a king and become a four-division champion.
He had been patient, waiting for his opportunity to strike. All he needed was a willing opponent and he found one in Lopez. Stevenson, 28, landed the fight by moving up in weight to put himself at a size disadvantage against Lopez. Unfortunately for Lopez, a few pounds couldn’t make up for a significant skill gap that saw Stevenson lose only one round on all three judges’ scorecards.
“Finally, somebody took the bait,” Stevenson said during the postfight news conference. “I’ve been begging for this moment and I finally got it.”
Now the immediate question is where he goes next. After conceding weight, money and a headlining spot to prove himself in previous fights, Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) no longer has to sell himself short to land fights against the bigger names in the sport. However, as he continues to chase greatness and race up the pound-for-pound ladder, Stevenson will continue to challenge himself.
Although he could look to become undisputed at 140 pounds by chasing fights against titleholders Richardson Hitchins (IBF), Gary Antuanne Russell (WBA) and Dalton Smith (WBC), will any of those names really add to his legacy? None would be favored to beat him and would likely come in as significant underdogs. For Stevenson, his next move will likely require putting himself at another perceived disadvantage to level the playing field.
Enter Conor Benn.
Benn isn’t a world champion but the idea that he recently moved up two divisions from welterweight to middleweight to beat Chris Eubank Jr. is something that entices Stevenson.
“It’s a fighter in here right now and he motivated me tonight too. Where is Conor Benn?” Stevenson asked in the ring following his win. “Conor Benn, we could get it banging, boy. I want that same rehydration clause that you put on [Chris] Eubank Jr. and I want the fight.
“Sign the contract. Let’s make it happen.”
There’s a method to Stevenson’s madness and it has little to do with collecting world titles.
“People compare Floyd Mayweather to Terence Crawford, but Floyd was never an undisputed champion,” Stevenson told ESPN before the Lopez fight. “I’m not making this a debate because, to me, neither is better than the other but people swear up and down that Floyd is better than ‘Bud’ even though Terence was undisputed in three weight classes and went from 147 pounds to 168 pounds.
“Do the belts matter to the public as much as they do for us?”
Stevenson has a point. When it comes to legacy, it’s been more about taking the biggest challenges than it is about collecting world titles. The casual fan often has no idea what world titles are being contested and are more interested in the matchup.
“I’m into big fights,” Stevenson said. “I like big money fights. I like proving that I’m the best and doing things that people say I can’t do. There are people who say that I’m too little for Conor Benn and that makes for a tremendous fight.”
Stevenson also told ESPN that he sees opponents at 147 and 154 pounds that he thinks he could beat, so it isn’t outside the realm of possibility that he moves up another weight class or two for his next fight. He’s long hunted a fight with current welterweight champion Devin Haney, and if Ryan Garcia beats Mario Barrios to become the WBC welterweight champion next month, that’s another opponent who could end up in his crosshairs.
At this rate, Stevenson will eventually go from the hunter to the hunted. His win over Lopez has proven that he’s virtually unbeatable on a level playing field. For the duration of his professional career, he has rarely lost a round, much less come close to losing a fight. He’s proven to be almost too good and must find ways to put himself at a disadvantage to challenge himself.
We are in the midst of greatness as Stevenson continues a remarkable run where he is staking his claim as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Can anybody stop him from achieving his goal?
Right now, it looks pretty unlikely.
Trump says feds won’t intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked
*** partial government shutdown started at midnight, but the Senate did vote on Friday to fund most of the federal government through the end of September. The reason that *** shutdown happened regardless is because the deal struck between President Trump and Senate Democrats still needs to go back over to the House for approval, and they’re not expected to come back to Capitol Hill until Monday. In the meantime, federal agencies included in that spending package like the Departments of Defense, Education, Transportation, Health, and Labor are expected to start implementing shutdown contingency plans. Typically that means essential services continue like Social Security and Medicare, while others could face disruptions. Now that impact should be limited if this is resolved early next week. But if the lapse drags on for longer, federal workers, some of whom will. Be furloughed could see paycheck delays too. Unlike the last government shutdown, SNAP benefits will not be impacted because the agency that oversees the food aid program was among those funded last year. The big question moving forward is whether Congress will pass new restrictions on immigration rates. The Senate deal calls for extending Department of Homeland Security funding for just 2 weeks from now while negotiations continue. And there’s no guarantee of compromise. Senate Democrats will not support *** DHS bill unless it reins in ice and ends the violence. When you look at the substance rather than the slogans, the demands all converge on *** single outcome. Robbing us of the power to enforce our immigration laws, some of those Democratic demands include things like ending so-called roving patrols, tightening warrant requirements, requiring body cameras, and removing masks on ICE agents. But Republicans are expected to bring their own ideas to the table in this negotiation, like cracking down on sanctuary cities. Reporting on Capitol Hill, I’m Jackie DeFusco.
Trump says feds won’t intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests occurring in cities led by Democrats unless local authorities ask for federal help amid mounting criticism of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Related video above: A partial government shutdown started at midnight as debate over immigration enforcement continuesOn his social media site, Trump posted that “under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help.”He provided no further details on how his order would affect operations by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and DHS personnel, or other federal agencies, but added: “We will, however, guard, and very powerfully so, any and all Federal Buildings that are being attacked by these highly paid Lunatics, Agitators, and Insurrectionists.”Trump said that in addition to his instructions to Noem, he had directed “ICE and/or Border Patrol to be very forceful in this protection of Federal Government Property.”The Trump administration has already deployed the National Guard, or federal law enforcement officials, in a number of Democratic areas, including Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon. But Saturday’s order comes as opposition to such tactics has grown, particularly in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have challenged a federal immigration enforcement surge in those cities, arguing that DHS is violating constitutional protections.A federal judge says she won’t halt enforcement operations as the lawsuit proceeds. State and local officials had sought a quick order to halt the enforcement action or limit its scope. Justice Department lawyers have called the lawsuit “legally frivolous.”The state, particularly Minneapolis, has been on edge after federal officers fatally shot two people in the city: Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the federal action in Minnesota and across the country.Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has suggested the administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota — but only if state and local officials cooperate. Trump sent Homan to Minneapolis following the killings of Good and Pretti, seeming to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minnesota.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests occurring in cities led by Democrats unless local authorities ask for federal help amid mounting criticism of his administration’s immigration crackdown.
Related video above: A partial government shutdown started at midnight as debate over immigration enforcement continues
On his social media site, Trump posted that “under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard to their Protests and/or Riots unless, and until, they ask us for help.”
He provided no further details on how his order would affect operations by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement and DHS personnel, or other federal agencies, but added: “We will, however, guard, and very powerfully so, any and all Federal Buildings that are being attacked by these highly paid Lunatics, Agitators, and Insurrectionists.”
Trump said that in addition to his instructions to Noem, he had directed “ICE and/or Border Patrol to be very forceful in this protection of Federal Government Property.”
The Trump administration has already deployed the National Guard, or federal law enforcement officials, in a number of Democratic areas, including Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon. But Saturday’s order comes as opposition to such tactics has grown, particularly in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have challenged a federal immigration enforcement surge in those cities, arguing that DHS is violating constitutional protections.
A federal judge says she won’t halt enforcement operations as the lawsuit proceeds. State and local officials had sought a quick order to halt the enforcement action or limit its scope. Justice Department lawyers have called the lawsuit “legally frivolous.”
The state, particularly Minneapolis, has been on edge after federal officers fatally shot two people in the city: Renee Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest the federal action in Minnesota and across the country.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has suggested the administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota — but only if state and local officials cooperate. Trump sent Homan to Minneapolis following the killings of Good and Pretti, seeming to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minnesota.
8 killed as passenger bus crashes in wet conditions in southern Turkey
ISTANBUL — A passenger bus rolled off a road in southern Turkey’s Antalya province on Sunday, killing eight people, a senior official said.
Images on state broadcaster TRT showed the vehicle lying on its side on an embankment on a highway slip road in Dosemealti, a district to the northwest of Antalya city center.
Provincial Gov. Hulusi Sahin said 26 people were injured, some of them critically. The DHA news agency reported that some passengers were thrown from the bus, which had traveled overnight from Tekirdag in Turkey’s northwest.
Antalya, a popular tourist destination on the Mediterranean, has been hit by heavy rain in recent days. “The ground was wet and there was also fog in the area. It’s not a place to speed, but it seems the bus was speeding,” Sahin told TRT.
Google Aims Knockout Blow at Chinese Company Linked to Massive Cyber Weapon
The company is targeting a global network employed by hackers and criminals that often uses devices silently running in the homes of everyday Americans.
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UFC event schedule 2026: List of numbered events and Fight Nights set to start year
Paramount+ hosts its first UFC Fight Night after consecutive weeks of numbered events. In the aftermath of UFC 324 and UFC 325, the mixed martial arts leader returns to a familiar home.
The UFC Apex, now rebranded as the Meta APEX, hosts a bantamweight main event on Feb. 7. Vinicius Oliveira (No. 11) has designs on being a top 10 bantamweight, but he must beat a tough customer named Mario Bautista to do so. Bautista elevated his stock in defeat, giving top contender Umar Nurmagomedov a serious challenge last year. Oliveira has knocked out 16 opponents in his MMA career, and looks for his seventh consecutive win on Saturday.
A fan-favorite spectacle headlines the next numbered event. BMF champion Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira are set to headline UFC 326 on March 7 in Las Vegas. Two additional Fight Nights are sandwiched between next week’s card and UFC 326. The main events are Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez and Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev.
Take a look below at the current UFC event schedule for 2026. Be sure to check back on this page for more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.
Upcoming UFC Schedule
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 7 | Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira | Bantamweight | Las Vegas | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 21 | Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez | Middleweight | Houston | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | Feb. 28 | Brandon Moreno vs. Asu Almabayev | Flyweight | Mexico City | Paramount+ |
| UFC 326 | March 7 | Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 | Lightweight | Las Vegas | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 14 | Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos | Featherweight | Las Vegas | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 21 | TBA | TBA | London | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | March 28 | Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer | Middleweight | Seattle | Paramount+ |
| UFC Fight Night | May 30 | TBA | TBA | Macao, China | Paramount+ |
Albuquerque father celebrates missing son's birthday still searching for answers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque father is still looking for his son, who went missing more than two years ago. The community is pleading for answers while also celebrating the missing boy’s 14th birthday. Andrew Escobar was 11 years old when he was last seen in Rio Rancho in July of 2023. On Saturday, his […]
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AI-altered photos and videos of Minneapolis shootings blur reality
From Facebook and TikTok to Instagram and X, AI-manipulated images and videos depicting Alex Pretti’s final moments have proliferated across the internet since his fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis last weekend.
The rapid spread of media altered by artificial intelligence, much of which shows Pretti collapsing in the seconds after he was shot, has clouded key details of the shooting on social networks. Unlike other AI-generated deepfakes that portray entirely unrealistic scenes and are easily identified as fake, many of the AI-altered depictions of Pretti’s shooting appear to have been based on verified images, mirroring reality enough to confuse and mislead many online.
And even as awareness of the capabilities of advanced artificial intelligence spreads, some online are extending their skepticism to authentic media, falsely claiming that legitimate photos and videos of Pretti have been altered by AI.
One image that appears to have been manipulated with AI, showing the ICU nurse falling forward as a federal officer points a gun at his back, has been viewed over 9 million times on X (even as it received a community note that the image had been enhanced by AI). Among other AI-fabricated details, the still image features an ICE officer without a head.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., displayed the image during a speech on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, apparently without realizing the image was not authentic.
In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for Sen. Durbin wrote: “Our office used a photo on the Senate floor that had been widely circulated online. Staff didn’t realize until after the fact that the image had been slightly edited and regret that this mistake occurred.”
Other posts have featured realistic video, including an AI-generated video on TikTok of Pretti talking with an ICE officer and one on Facebook of a police officer accidentally firing Pretti’s gun. The Facebook post, which has been labeled with a community note as being “AI-enhanced,” has more than 44 million views. It has not been established whether that officer fired a shot with Pretti’s gun.
Ben Colman, co-founder and CEO of deepfake-detecting company Reality Defender, said the rampant saturation of posts with AI-involved media of the shooting was worrisome but unsurprising. AI-modified images attempting to unmask the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Nicole Good, the other U.S. citizen killed in Minneapolis in recent weeks, began circulating the internet earlier this month, leading many online to inaccurately identify other people as the agent.
“Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen on social media a sizable uptick of photos that contain AI-generated ‘enhancements’ of grainy, blurry photos,” Colman told NBC News. “The problem with these deepfakes — and they are still deepfakes in the end — is that they are crude approximations at best, complete fabrications at worst and do not accurately enhance or unmask individuals in the end.”
“Details like the missing head of an individual in the photo show just how damaging it is for these fake photos to go viral,” said Colman, referring to the photo shared by Durbin in the Senate. “If we take fake photos as real regardless of the context, it distracts and can detract from truth and fact.”
The spread of AI media has also led many online to mistakenly claim that genuine videos of Pretti are inauthentic. Experts have worried that this dynamic could allow a phenomenon referred to as the liar’s dividend, in which bad actors use the claim that authentic media is AI-generated in order to create distrust and avoid accountability.
Three videos independently verified by NBC News show Pretti getting into an altercation with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis just over a week before his death. But one of the videos, shot by reporters with The News Movement, is being labeled as AI-generated by some social media users.
The video showing Pretti kicking the back of a vehicle used by agents before being wrestled to the ground was verified by his family through a representative. A witness who recorded a second verified video showing the same incident told NBC News that he hugged Pretti after the altercation with federal agents and asked if he was OK.
There are few, if any, tools available to news consumers that can accurately tell if a piece of content has been created or manipulated by AI. On X, the platform’s AI assistant Grok responded to inquiries into the authenticity of the footage, with several of its replies claiming the genuine video “appears to be AI-generated or altered.”
The spate of AI deepfakes has added to swirling misinformation surrounding Pretti’s shooting, as several right-wing influencers misidentified Pretti as another Minneapolis resident.
Surges in AI-mediated misinformation and disinformation surrounding breaking news have become more common over the past year, as advancing AI systems are increasingly capable of creating high-quality images and videos that blur the line between reality and fiction.
Luxury Brands Need a Comeback in China. They Shouldn’t Count on It.
Even with a stock market that is outperforming the S&P 500, Chinese shoppers aren’t flocking to luxury brands as they once did.
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Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool eye Jacquet move
Liverpool could battle Chelsea in the race to land Rennes center back Jérémy Jacquet, while Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick wants forward Marcus Rashford to rejoin the club, after his loan at Barcelona. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.
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– Liverpool are set to battle Chelsea in the race to land Rennes center back Jérémy Jacquet, according TalkSPORT. Chelsea had already agreed personal terms with the 20-year-old defender earlier this month ahead of a move that could cost around €60 million at the end of the season, but Liverpool are now accelerating their plans after missing out on Marc Guéhi to Manchester City. Rennes are adamant that Jacquet won’t leave the club in January, so it’s down to the two English clubs to see who can thrash out a deal. But the Blues could miss out as Mamadou Sarr is set to return to the club and terminate his loan at Strasbourg, while Aaron Anselmino will head to the French side on loan instead.
– Manchester United interim boss Michael Carrick wants forward Marcus Rashford to rejoin the club, after his loan at Barcelona, if he’s given the manager’s job on a permanent basis. The Telegraph says that United will bring Rashford, 28, back into the fold, even though Barcelona are ready to offer the €30 million option which would trigger negotiations over a permanent move to Camp Nou.
– Atletico Madrid are hoping to beat Fenerbahce to the signing of Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman after having matched the Turkish club’s bid of €35 million, plus €5 million in add-ons, according to Fabrizio Romano. Atleti look to have stolen a march on Fenerbahce, who are yet to agree terms or bank guarantees. The switch could have a ripple effect, as Lookman’s arrival could see Argentina striker Julián Álvarez move to Arsenal or Barcelona in the summer.
– Ivan Toney has turned down a move to Juventus, as wants to keep scoring goals in the Saudi Pro League to keep his World Cup dream alive, according to The Mirror. Juve boss Luciano Spalletti is keen to bring in a striker ahead of the transfer deadline in an effort to maintain his side’s run of eight wins in 11 games, and has turned to Toney following Tottenham’s refusal to end their loan of Randal Kolo Muani from PSG. However, 29-year-old Toney wants to stay where he feels is the best place to aid his chances of making Thomas Tuchel’s England squad this summer.
– AC Milan and Crystal Palace have a deal in place over the transfer of striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, but the move is being held up by the Eagles’ search for a replacement, according to The Times. Mateta, 28, is currently awaiting permission from the club to be able to fly to Milan. However, Palace are yet to rubber stamp the deal as they continue to look for reinforcements, which include Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.
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– Former Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin has terminated his contract with Liga MX side Club América and is now a free agent.
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OTHER RUMORS
– Joshua Zirkzee has long been linked with a move back to Serie A, but the Dutchman wants to stay and fight for his place under Carrick. (Sun)
– Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United have both been offered the chance to sign Colombia striker Jhon Duran from Al Nassr, though he is currently on loan at Fenerbahce. (TEAMtalk)
– Real Madrid are considering Aston Villa manager Unai Emery as the next incumbent at the Bernabeu, despite the Spaniard signing a new contract at Villa Park until 2029. (Sun)
– Fulham have seen a £20 million bid to sign Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock rejected. (TalkSPORT)
– Wolves have agreed a deal in principle to sign former Man United midfielder Angel Gomes from Marseille on loan. The Premier League side will part with €1 million, and can make the move permanent for €7 million. (Fabrizio Romano)
– Stuttgart continue to try and find a way to land goalkeeper Alexander Nubel from Bayern Munich, but the stumbling block is Bayern’s valuation of €30 million. Premier League clubs are also interested. (Ekrem Konur)
– Juventus have reached an agreement to sign 29-year-old winger Jeremie Boga in a deal that sees the Frenchman return to Italy for the first time since leaving Atalanta in 2023. (Fabrizio Romano)
– Chelsea plan to send defender Aaron Anselmino on loan to sister club Strasbourg after recalling him from his temporary switch to Borussia Dortmund. (Sun)
– Leicester City and Birmingham City are two of six Championship clubs interested in making a move for Newcastle United defender Jamaal Lascelles, 32. (Sky Sports)
– Chelsea are contemplating moves from Auxerre and Real Mallorca for defender David Datro Fofana. The two clubs are keen on a loan move with a permanent option. (L’Equipe)
– Everton and Sunderland are both making moves to land 19-year-old winger Tyrique George on loan from Chelsea. (Sky Sports)
– Napoli have expressed interest in Cagliari 26-year-old right back Gabriele Zappa. (Nicolo Schira)
– Bologna 35-year-old forward Ciro Immobile is contemplating a move to Paris FC, with the details of the move now awaiting to be finalized. (L’Equipe)