Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed today that the reports of WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson leaving his company are fake news, and that’s still with them for his upcoming July 12th defense against William Zepeda in New York.
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has split with Matchroom after completing one fight of his original two-fight deal, and he’ll be using Lou DiBella as his promoter for his next fight against William Zepeda on July 12th in New York.
Eddie has signed former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) to a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.
It’s unclear how many fights Hearn has signed the 31-year-old Kambosos Jr.
With Saudi money man Turki Alalshikh, it’s very much a case of one big card of boxing after the other, of one stacked card and then on to the next installment.
Promoter Eddie Hearn announced signing Shakur Stevenson to a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing. The deal will see Shakur defend his WBC lightweight title against Joe Cordina and then potentially William Zepeda in early 2025 in February.
Matchroom has signed WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson to a promotional deal for his next fight against Joe Cordina on October 12th at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to reel the giant catfish Shakur Stevenson into his net with him attending the Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs.
Shakur Stevenson revealed that the options that he’s considering signing with as a free agent are Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Mayweather Promotions.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ former strength coach, Rob Acosta, believes that his signing with Matchroom Boxing will give him the opportunity to have some big fights and receive international recognition.
Three-time world amateur champion and 2020 Olympic Cuban gold medalist Andy Cruz has signed with Matchroom Boxing and will be making his debut in July in a ten round championship fight in Michigan.