Shakur Stevenson has signed with new promotional powerhouse Zuffa Boxing.
American star Stevenson is considered among the best boxers on this planet immediately.
He grew to become a four-division world champion after defeating Teofimo Lopez at Madison Sq. Backyard in his most up-to-date battle in January.
The 29-year-old, from Newark, New Jersey, received an Olympic silver medal when he was simply a young person and is without doubt one of the most proficient boxers in America.
Unbeaten in 25 skilled fights, he has secured world titles at featherweight, super-featherweight, light-weight and now super-lightweight.
As effectively that excellent victory over Lopez, the conqueror of each Vasiliy Lomachenko and Josh Taylor, Stevenson has additionally dominated elite fighters like Oscar Valdez, William Zepeda and Robson Conceicao.
“Line them up, one by one, and I’ll beat all the top guys once I get them in front of me,” stated Stevenson.
“With Zuffa Boxing, I’m going to go after the biggest fights in the sport and I will become the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
Zuffa Boxing promoter Dana White stated: “Shakur is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
“He is 29 years previous, undefeated and already a four-division world champion. It is a huge signing for Zuffa Boxing, and I am wanting ahead to selling this subsequent battle.”
Tickets are on sale now by way of Ticketmaster.ie for Zuffa Boxing 10: McKenna vs. Oliha, going down at Dublin’s 3Arena on Saturday, August 8. The invoice is topped by a middleweight world championship conflict between Eire’s Aaron McKenna and Italy’s Etinosa Oliha, and can air reside on Sky Sports activities.
