Shakur Stevenson complimented his former promoter Bob Arum in the present day on social media, making some imagine that he’s going to return to Prime Rank after briefly testing the free agent market.
Stevenson preferred that Arum “stored it actual” about his final combat towards Artem Harutyunyan, which was inconceivable for him to look good towards.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn had proven curiosity in inking the unbeaten WBC light-weight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) after his victory over Artem Harutyunyan on July sixth.
Hearn has gone quiet about Shakur after promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy commented on social media that his fighter William Zepeda gained’t be advised who to combat after the WBC ordered negotiations to start between him and Stevenson for a match.
Zepeda was the man that Hearn wished for Stevenson if he signed him. With out him, Hearn solely has light-weight Andy Cruz and a handful of light-weight welterweights that Shakur would have little interest in preventing, equivalent to Liam Paro, Jack Catterall, and Subriel Matias.
Hearn has acquired to know that if he indicators with Matchroom, he doesn’t have anybody to match Shakur with, and he might quickly be a disgruntled worker, airing his unhappiness on social media and letting the world understand how sad he’s about not getting the fights he thought he would get.
Matchroom was the one actual possibility Shakur had as a free avenge until he wished to signal with PBC and doubtlessly battle to get combat dates.
A minimum of if Shakur stayed with Prime Rank, his fights can be seen on ESPN by hundreds of thousands of followers, and their matchmakers, that are the most effective within the sport, would hold him unbeaten for years as they did with Terence Crawford, making him seem like gold when he could not have been in actuality.
“He’s a free agent, however I’m tight with James Prince and the remainder of the group round Shakur. After he exams free company, if he needs to come back to Prime Rank, we’d be delighted to re-sign him. I like the child lots,” mentioned promoter Bob Arum to Hassan Welliyo on X, speaking about desirous to deliver Shakur Stevenson again among the many fold at Prime Rank after he exams the free agent market.
If Shakur re-ups with Prime Rank, they will doubtlessly match him towards these fighters:
– Vasily Lomachenko
– Denys Berinchyk
– Raymond Muratalla
– Teofimo Lopez
– Abdullah Mason
Prime Rank is highly effective sufficient to work a deal for Shakur and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, so long as the Baltimore native and PBC are prepared to take that combat. It might be a large dual-platform combat involving ESPN, PPV, and Prime Video.
It’s too dangerous Shakur is buddies with Keyshawn Davis as a result of he can be an possibility for him as nicely.
“He’s a free agent now. It’s no totally different than a soccer participant. He completed his contract. He’s a free agent, and he exams the market. That’s what Shakur is doing. Hopefully, after he exams the market, he’ll come again to us,” mentioned Arum.
Bob Arum stored it actual bout my combat that’s 100 💯
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) July 18, 2024
