Matchroom reports that Shakur Stevenson has sustained a hand injury, which requires immediate surgery, and won’t be able to defend his WBC lightweight title against Joe Cordina on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev in the Riyadh Seasn event on October 12th in…
Shakur Stevenson is said to have torn a tendon in his hand during training camp for a fight with Joe Cordina, which will no longer happen. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images
With Shakur Stevenson currently on the shelf,…
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Shakur Stevenson will reportedly return early next year Matchroom Boxing announced this afternoon that WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, slated to meet former super featherweight champion Joe Cordina on the October 12th Artur Beterbiev…
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.
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There’s no word yet whether the co-feature for the undercard PPV fight between…
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The Matchroom promoter Hearn says…