Hand surgery KOs Stevenson

Unbeaten WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is out of action after undergoing hand surgery. As a result, Stevenson’s scheduled October 12 defense against former champion Joe Cordina is off. That bout was to take place October 12 as the co-feature for the Beterbiev-Bivol clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Stevenson said on social media “…unfortunately my hand gave out on me, but [in] 2025 let’s bounce back and take over boxing.”

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  • They’re saying this means that the Cordina fight is permanently off and when he comes back it’s directly to Zepeda early next year. Works for me.

  • Injuries happen, sure, but I don’t think of Stevenson when I think “champion”. He needs to fight more often, against much higher caliber of opponents than he has been fighting. He will be fighting again sometime next year, and I for one won’t miss him while he’s gone.

  • he only fights once a year anyway, down side is this may affect his Duran like punching power.

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