Video surfaced right now, displaying the moment when Shakur Stevenson suffered a right-hand damage throughout sparring for his combat in opposition to Joe Cordina on October twelfth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This isn’t the primary time Shakur has suffered a hand damage. Final November, he was injured throughout his combat in opposition to Edwin De Los Santos and was fairly lucky to get the choice.
These hand accidents that hold popping up recommend that Shakur has brittle arms, which may shorten his profession.
WBC light-weight champion Stevenson threw a proper hook to the physique that didn’t seem like it was thrown with any energy. Instantly, Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) fell to the canvas in ache with a glance of agony. He suffered a ruptured tendon in his proper hand, which has now been efficiently repaired throughout surgical procedure.
Simply think about what would occur if Shakur suffered the hand damage throughout fights in opposition to Gervonta Davis or William Zepeda. Even when he stayed on the transfer for 12 rounds like he did in opposition to De Los Santos, he’s not going to beat these guys by touchdown an odd shot right here and there. They’ll knock him out.
Stevenson’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, is optimistic that he’ll be again in early 2025, presumably in opposition to William Zepeda. That will not occur. It’s necessary that Shakur take his time coming again to make sure that this doesn’t turn into a persistent factor for him along with his fragile glass-like arms giving out on him repeatedly.
“He’s harm now. Palms take awhile. You by no means understand how the restoration course of goes to go. This can be a tendon damage,” stated Chris Algieri to the Probox TV YouTube channel about Shakur Stevenson’s right-hand damage.
“It’s very unlucky for Shakur Stevenson. He’s among the finest fighters on the planet right now. A hand damage simply when it appeared like his profession was heating up. Making a giant transition, signing with Matchroom. The PPV portion of this card is just not probably the most well-known and thrilling fighters on this aspect of the world,” stated Algieri.
It is perhaps a blessing that Shakur suffered the hand damage now as a result of he can skip the Joe Cordina combat, which can have been one other lackluster efficiency by him. Cordina can punch, and he would have pressured Shakur to combat tooth and nail to win. Shakur wouldn’t have been in a position to put it on Cordina like Anthony Cacace did final Could to attain a knockout as a result of he’s not a mixture puncher like him, and he’s not as fearless.
‘It’s fascinating that they’re saying it’s early 2025 [for Shakur to be back] this quickly out since you don’t understand how the restoration course of goes to go,” Algieri continued. “There’s nothing optimistic for Shakur Stevenson.
Hearn is simply guessing that Shakur will return in early 2025 as a result of he may undergo a setback in camp and wish extra surgical procedure. For anybody who has suffered a blown-out tendon, it may very well be problematic to come back again. This isn’t a tendon damage to one in all Shakur’s legs. This includes the knuckle of his proper hand, and that’s the kind of damage that may reoccur.
“It’s going to be fascinating to see how this performs out,” stated Algieri. “Are they going to maintain the value the place it’s at?” stated Algieri concerning the PPV portion of the October twelfth Riyadh Season occasion, which is priced at $14.99.”
They’ll should drop the value as a result of U.S. followers is not going to be eager about paying to see Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta in the primary occasion. Eubank Jr. is a 34-year-old underachieving fighter from the UK who has solely fought one world-class opponent throughout his profession, George Groves, in 2018 and was soundly overwhelmed. Szceremeta is only a journeyman.
“It was a really curious state of affairs even with Shakur on the cardboard, the truth that with the undercard and Shakur being the primary occasion of the co-main as a PPV. It was going to be free for the primary occasion, which is Beterbiev and Bivol, the much-anticipated combat we’ve been ready for,” stated Algieri.
