Matchroom Boxing formally introduced the total undercard for the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry gentle heavyweight conflict for the October twelfth occasion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As leaked this week, Shakur Stevenson will face Joe Cordina within the chief assist bout. The occasion might be proven reside on DAZN PPV.
Shakur’s Fall from Grace
It’s a uncommon undercard placement for WBC light-weight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), however he’s misplaced enchantment with followers after two consecutive abysmal performances.
Followers would have most well-liked that promoter Eddie Hearn use Raymond Muratalla, Edwin De Los Santos, or Andy Cruz as Shakur’s opponent for the co-feature slot than Cordina.
The keeper on the undercard is the heavyweight rematch between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke. That struggle, by far, is the perfect one on the undercard by a mile.
Showcase Fights
The remaining portion of the undercard options a mixture of well-known fighters going through opposition they shouldn’t have any issues beating. In different phrases, there are six showcase fights on the undercard and one good conflict between Wardley and Clarke.
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Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr’s match towards Kamil Szeremeta is a disappointing one as a result of he’s going through a non-contender. For Eubank Jr, 34, to be on the cardboard, he ought to be matched towards a high 15-ranked fighter at this late stage of his profession.
Eubank Jr. has been round for too a few years to be nonetheless combating low-level opposition, whereas bleating about wanting a struggle towards Canelo Alvarez. He ought to be combating somebody like IBF/WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly or WBC champion Carlos Adames.
Shakur’s opponent, former IBF tremendous featherweight champion Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs), has by no means fought at light-weight and is coming off an eighth-round knockout final Could by Anthony Cacace. Cordina’s followers preserve he was weight drained, however he’d regarded simply as dangerous in his two earlier fights, however his opponents simply weren’t ok to do what Cacace did to him.
