Shakur Stevenson admitted that his accomplishments don’t yet warrant a place on pound-for-pound lists.

The undefeated, 24-year-old southpaw still thinks he is the most talented boxer in the entire sport. Stevenson explained his rationale and offered his top five during an interview with ESPN’s Mark Kriegel that aired during the network’s live boxing doubleheader Saturday night from Resorts World Las Vegas.

“If you not talking accolades, I’m gonna give you my answer,” Stevenson said in a piece of shoulder programming just before Jeremiah Nakathila upset Miguel Berchelt by technical knockout in the main event. “My answer would be Shakur Stevenson.”

Kriegel interjected and asked, “Number one?” Stevenson replied, “Number one. Bud Crawford. Jaron Ennis. Canelo Alvarez. Tank or Errol Spence for the last spot.”

Kriegel commended Stevenson’s confidence and noted that he has to believe that.

“It ain’t that I have to believe that,” said Stevenson, who will oppose Oscar Valdez in a 130-pound title unification fight April 30. “I actually believe I’m the best fighter in the sport of boxing. I’m very talented, so when you seeing these fights where it’s 10-2 or 11-1, and I feel like that makes me the best fighter in the sport of boxing.”

The WBO junior lightweight champion dominated Jamel Herring in his most recent appearance.

Stevenson battered Cincinnati’s Herring (23-3, 11 KOs) on his way to producing a 10th-round, technical-knockout victory that made him a two-division champion October 23 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist was way ahead – 90-81, 90-81 and 89-82 – when referee Mark Nelson ended their one-sided bout at 1:30 of the 10th round, with a valiant but beaten Herring still standing.

Stevenson’s stoppage of Herring is the most impressive win of his five-year pro career. The Newark, New Jersey, native knows, though, that he still has work to do to earn a place on subjective pound-for-pound lists.

Defeating Valdez in the fashion in which he envisions will change that narrative, according to Stevenson.

“Yes, I think this fight [will] definitely put me in the pound-for-pound rankings,” Stevenson said. “Depending on how I perform is where I’m at on the pound-for-pound list.”

Caesars Sportsbook lists Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) as almost a 5-1 favorite to beat Mexico’s Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) in a 12-round main event ESPN will broadcast next month from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. They’ll fight for Stevenson’s WBO belt and Valdez’s WBC super featherweight title.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.