Shakur Stevenson Officially Joins Matchroom Boxing

Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) is now officially part of the Matchroom Boxing team.

A press release from Matchroom Boxing and social media posts confirmed that the lightweight champion has signed with them. It did not specify the length of the deal. However, the first fight of this partnership is official. On the undercard of the undisputed light heavyweight clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, Stevenson faces Joe Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs).

Shakur Stevenson Joins Matchroom Boxing

Official Statements

“I am ready to start this next chapter of my career and it begins on October 12 with Joe Cordina on the stacked Riyadh Season card in Saudi Arabia,” said Stevenson in the press release.

“I’ve made it clear that I want the biggest names and the biggest fights in the sport. Bring on William Zepeda at the top of 2025 and I’m ready for anyone who is brave enough to step in the ring with me. There have been few willing to take on that challenge in recent years.

With Matchroom and Riyadh Season, I am teaming up with a promotional force that matches my world class talent. We will be unstoppable in and out of the ring, and I will continue to show my dominance for many years to come in the sport of boxing.”

“I am delighted to welcome what I believe is a pound-for-pound great to the Matchroom team,” said Eddie Hearn.

“Shakur Stevenson is 27 and already a three-division World champion and might be unbeatable in the sport of boxing.

“This young man should be a global superstar, and I believe with our machine behind him, he will land all the big fights and receive all the credit that he deserves.

“The journey begins on October 12 in Riyadh on a huge card, and we cannot wait for the future together.”

Shakur Stevenson Moves On

Stevenson began his professional boxing career in April 2017 after signing with Top Rank. All 22 of his bouts have been with the American promotional outfit. With them, he won world titles at featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight. The last fight of his Top Rank deal saw him win a unanimous decision against Artem Harutyunyan this year.

Since then, the lightweight champion has been in talks with Matchroom but the two have just made things official. From what he said in the press release, Stevenson is looking to fight Zepeda in 2025. At present, however, such a fight is far from official.

Additional details regarding the promotional deal between Stevenson and Matchroom Boxing will be revealed at a press conference during the last week of August in Los Angeles.