By: Sean Crose
“As a consequence of a hand damage sustained by Shakur Stevenson, he’s unable to compete towards Joe Cordina on the Bivol-Beterbiev undercard on the upcoming Riyadh Season occasion on October 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.” So Matchroom Boxing, which promotes Stevenson, acknowledged in a Wednesday press launch. “The WBC World Light-weight Champion has undergone speedy surgical procedure. After a profitable interval of restoration, Stevenson is about to return to the ring in early 2025.”
Stevenson, who was prepping to face Cordina on the extremely anticipated Bivol-Beterbiev card, is now going to have to attend some time earlier than he enters the ring once more. “He broken his hand in camp,” Matchbook honcho Eddie Hearn informed Combat Hub. “He’s been coaching in Colorado sparring and went to get scanned final evening and he’s torn the tendon in his knuckle. He needed to go for speedy surgical procedure which he had this morning. He’s out of surgical procedure now.”
Requested how his fighter was feeling, Hearn claimed Shakur is “very disenchanted; disenchanted for himself and we’re disenchanted for Shakur and Joe Cordina as nicely and for Riyadh Season however, there’s nothing you are able to do.” Hearn went on to emphasise that Shakur is anticipated to be able to return to motion subsequent winter. “We’ve been informed we are able to count on him to be prepared for February,” Hearn stated.
For many who could not know, Shakur is taken into account one of the vital gifted practitioners in your complete sport of boxing. At 27 years of age, the New Jersey native has received world titles in quite a few weight divisions and at the moment sits atop the light-weight division with the WBC world title strap round his waist. There’s been a lot discuss of the person finally squaring off towards his fellow ring star Gervonta “Tank” Davis in what can be a official superfight.
Within the meantime, nonetheless, the undefeated Stevenson has to concentrate on therapeutic. “God works in mysterious methods through the ups and downs,” Stevenson acknowledged on social media subsequent to a pic of himself in a hospital mattress. “I’m regular hungry and motivated extra then ever. 2025 gone be my greatest 12 months but. Surgical procedure went nice it’s a minor set again for a significant comeback.”
Doubtless, this newest growth is most distinctly not excellent news for Britain’s Cordina. Hearn, nonetheless, is making it clear he’ll work to get his fighter an opponent of word to face as quickly as attainable.
