The video of the moment Shakur Stevenson injured his right hand was released, and it shows him throwing a harmless-looking punch to the body of his sparring partner before falling to the floor in agony after it landed.
Shakur Stevenson vs. Joe Cordina is now off for October 12th due to the WBC lightweight champion Shakur suffering a hand injury during training that required immediate surgery.
Eddie Hearn told promoter Leonard Ellerbe that he wants the Shakur Stevenson vs. Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fight to happen in 2025.
During an interview this week, Ryan Garcia roasted Shakur Stevenson, responding to his complaints about none of the top fighters wanting to face him.
William Zepeda’s trainer, Jay Najar, was surprised that WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson chose to fight #13 Joe Cordina on October 12th rather than face them in November.
Shakur Stevenson showed his class and power as he stopped Shuichiro Yoshino in six rounds to earn a shot at the WBC lightweight title on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson is reportedly getting a $5 million guaranteed purse for the title defense of his WBC lightweight belt against Joe Cordina on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
British fans view the October 12th Riyadh Season Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol card much differently than U.S. fans.
US Fans Underwhelmed by Undercard
While the Americans see the only exciting fight on the card as the headliner between unified light heavyweight champion Beterbiev and WBA champ Bivol in this split broadcast event, UK fans think the undercard is great.
Shakur Stevenson will headline the October 12th Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol event on DAZN PPV. The Beterbiev-Bivol light heavyweight undisputed championship fight will be shown in a split network fight on ESPN+.
William Zepeda is considering traveling to Saudi Arabia to be ringside to scout Shakur Stevenson for his fight against Joe Cordina on October 12th at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.