WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson and former IBF 130-lb champion Joe Cordina are in talks for a combat. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) will make his debut at 135 for this combat, which has but to be made.
Hearn Confirms Early-Stage Discussions
Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the early discussions for the Stevens-Cordina combat, however nothing has been agreed to but. He says Cordina, 32, is within the combat, and Shakur is already enthusiastic about it.
Stevenson revealed that his authentic plans to defend in opposition to #1 WBC William Zepeda had been delayed. Zepeda needs to take the combat in opposition to him in February. That’s when His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is predicted to placed on Terence Crawford’s subsequent combat.
Zepeda pushed it again The combat will occur in February https://t.co/rVIFsdxibb
— Shakur Stevenson (@ShakurStevenson) August 16, 2024
It’s a courageous transfer by Cordina to go up in weight and instantly face what some boxing followers imagine is the #2 fighter within the light-weight division in Shakur.
Cordina isn’t the kind that backs away from danger, so he’s prepared to take this problem. If he’s victorious over Shakur, it might result in an even bigger combat in opposition to the king of the division, Gervonta Davis. That may be an enormous combat.
This combat for Shakur permits him to get his second title protection of his WBC title earlier than dealing with William Zepeda in February. For a contest that harmful, Shakur should keep sharp.
Cordina was knocked out within the eighth spherical by Anthony Cacace final Could, shedding his IBF Tremendous featherweight title in that combat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It’s believed that Cordina was weight drained for that combat, and wasn’t at full power.
He ought to have moved up earlier than that when it was clear that he’d been having a tough time making weight, however the cash was probably too good for him to move up.
Hearns didn’t say whether or not he’s signing the free agent Shakur to his Matchroom firm, nevertheless it seems to be heading in that course.
