Shakur Stevenson and his new promoter, Eddie Hearn, will maintain a press convention subsequent week in Los Angeles to debate Shakur’s subsequent battle with Matchroom towards Joe Cordina on October twelfth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The date will probably be introduced quickly.
A Confidence Booster and a Stepping Stone
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) and former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) will share the cardboard with the headliner act between unified gentle heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champ Dmitry Bivol on the Kingdom Enviornment in His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season occasion.
Hearn hasn’t mentioned whether or not he plans to re-sign Shakur to a long-term deal after his one-fight with Cordina battle is finished. He says he needs to show him into a world star, but it surely’s unclear who he can match him with exterior non-Matchroom fighters.
The interesting fights for Shakur would contain fighters like William Zepeda, Gervonta Davis, and Vasily Lomachenko. These guys aren’t with Hearn, however they might be keen to battle Shakur if the cash was proper.
The plan is to place Shakur on this confidence booster towards Cordina to assist enhance his inventory with followers after which match him towards William Zepeda. Then if Shakur wins these two, attempt to put collectively a take care of Gervonta Davis.
Stevenson’s Ego and Pleasure
Shakur will probably must signal with PBC for him to get the Tank battle, and even then, it would depend upon the negotiations. Stevenson’s ego and satisfaction might lead to him overpricing himself and shedding out on the Tank battle.
The issue is that Shakur feels he’s on the identical stage as Tank Davis due to his three-division world titles and his WBC strap. These issues don’t imply something. Shakur nonetheless can’t promote and isn’t anyplace close to Tank’s stage.
“With Matchroom and Riyadh Season, I’m teaming up with a promotional drive that matches my world-class expertise,” mentioned Shakur. “We will probably be unstoppable out and in of the ring, and I’ll proceed to indicate my dominance for a few years to come back within the sport of boxing.”
Hearn’s Ham-Handed Promotional Methods
Hearn is happy about Shakur’s new signing, as he was with Demetrius Andrade when he signed him to Matchroom in 2019. He’s did not study from the previous and is steering Shakur’s profession in the identical route.
When Hearn signed Andrade, he was excited in regards to the potential, however as a substitute of profiting from it, he matched him towards three British fighters, and his reputation did not take off.
Hearn appeared stunned when Andrade failed to achieve traction with followers. Now, Hearn is making the identical mistake with Shakur by matching him towards a British fighter, which gained’t improve his reputation with U.S. followers. It should harm Shakur’s reputation as a result of he’ll in all probability look dangerous.
Sharp rounds within the financial institution at the moment 🔪
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) August 22, 2024
