Shakur Stevenson revealed that the choices that he’s contemplating signing with as a free agent are Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Mayweather Promotions.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) turned down a $15 million, five-fight supply from High Rank to re-ink with them, and he nonetheless feels bitter about them being unable to land the fights that he wished in opposition to Vasily Lomachenko and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Matchroom and Mayweather Promotions within the Operating
In an interview this week, Shakur spoke of a conspiracy of High Rank attempting to make him look unhealthy final Saturday evening by ESPN displaying followers departing the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey, nicely earlier than the tip of his combat in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan. Stevenson believes this was completed in retaliation for his not re-signing with High Rank.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has made it identified that he would like to signal WBC light-weight champion Shakur to his secure, which might additional beef it on the U.S facet.
The Problem of Turning into a PPV Attraction
Hearn lately signed IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, arguably essentially the most crucial signee to his secure since inking Anthony Joshua in 2013 after he captured an Olympic gold medal within the London Olympics in 2012.
Shakur isn’t that type of expertise in comparison with Joshua and Boots Ennis, however he could be good to have round for use for a brief contract of 1 or two fights. It might solely work for Hearn or Mayweather Promotions if they’ll land the cash fights in opposition to Gervonta Davis or Vasily Lomachenko.
Stevenson hasn’t proven the power to develop into a PPV attraction, and he received’t be value a lot if he’s matched in opposition to weak opposition. Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be losing his time by signing Shakur and setting gentle opposition for a few years to create pretend hype to hustle. The followers received’t purchase into trickery to create a pretend star.
“I’ve obtained nothing however respect and love for Floyd [Mayweather]. He’s been speaking to me loads and serving to me out. I believe Eddie Hearn is among the greatest promoters. High Rank have ESPN, however promotion-wise, Eddie Hearn is a greater promoter,” stated Shakur Stevenson to NajiChill’s YouTube channel on who he’s narrowed down his decisions to signal with as a free agent.
It’s unclear what Hearn plans on doing with Shakur if he indicators him to his Matchroom secure as a result of if he can’t hammer out a deal for him to combat Lomachenko or Tank Davis, these are the one choices he has:
– Andy Cruz– Jack Catterall– Subriel Matias– Liam Paro– Richardson Hitchins– Regis Prograis– Jaron Ennis
