Shakur Stevenson vs. Joe Cordina will reportedly now headline DAZN PPV’s undercard occasion on October twelfth within the Riyadh Season occasion on the Kingdom Area. The principle occasion between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol shall be on ESPN+. In different phrases, the cardboard shall be chopped up, and the co-main undercard battle between Shakur and Cordina will now be headlining on DAZN PPV. Followers should tune in to ESPN+ to observe the true headliner between gentle heavyweight champions Beterbiev and Bivol.
In a means, it’s a superb deal as a result of the Beterbiev-Bivol battle gained’t be on PPV. Followers who don’t have ESPN+ would want to subscribe. Many individuals weren’t all for seeing Shakur battle anyway. He was somebody followers needed to put up with whereas ready for the gem between Beterbiev and Bivol.
Beterbiev-Bivol on ESPN+
Brunch Boxing studies that the Beterbiev-Bivol battle shall be proven on ESPN+, which is sensible provided that Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) is with High Rank, which has an unique cope with ESPN. It appears like a large number splitting the cardboard as a result of the primary curiosity from followers is the Beterbiev vs. Bivol battle, not Shakur’s match towards former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Cordina, who’s looming off an eighth-round knockout loss to Anthony Cacace on Might 18th.
It’s going to be a troublesome promote for DAZN to have WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) in the primary occasion, defending towards British fighter Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs), as neither fighter is a draw within the U.S. Stevenson, 27, has by no means headlined on a PPV card earlier than. He’s bought the improper opponent for him to begin.
The undercard for Stevenson vs. Cordina options mismatches and fights that gained’t appeal to followers within the U.S. It’s unclear what the PPV worth shall be for the Stevenson-Cordina card. Clearly, it might have to be comparatively low to promote as a result of Shakur isn’t a fighter that followers would wish to see.
Shakur was loudly booed in his final two fights towards Artem Harutyunyan and Edwin De Los Santos. Followers have been piling out of the Prudential Middle for Shakur’s battle towards Harutyunyan in Newark, New Jersey. That is Shakur’s hometown.
On the optimistic facet. Shakur can now brag to his followers that he’s a PPV headliner and use that in future negotiations with fighters. Even when his battle with Cordina fully bombs on DAZN PPV, this is likely to be a brand new starting for him to promote all of his fights behind a paywall.
DAZN PPV card on October twelfth
Shakur Stevenson vs Joe Cordina
Chris Eubank Jr vs Kamil Szeremeta
Fabio Wardley vs Frazer Clarke II
Jai Opetaia vs Jack Massey
Ben Whittaker vs Liam Cameron
Skye Nicolson vs Raven Chapman
Mohammed Alakel vs Jesus Gonzalez
