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Zuffa Boxing has signed its biggest name yet.
Undefeated four-division champion and Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson is no longer a free agent and has inked a multifight deal with the growing boxing promotion led by UFC CEO Dana White with backing of TKO and Saudi Arabia's Sela. ESPN's Andreas Hale first reported the news.
"Seven months ago, we got in the boxing business, started Zuffa Boxing, and you know, my goal has always been, not just in the UFC, but with the sport of boxing – I've talked a lot of smack about boxing in the past, about the best not fighting the best," White said on SportsCenter. "In the last seven months, we've been able to secure some of the top fighters in the world, and we're very excited about this signing.
"We have signed Shakur Stevenson to a multiyear, multifight deal with Zuffa Boxing."
Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) brings his unblemished record to the promotion, aiming to secure more big fights. He's one of the most decorated fighters to be signed to the Zuffa Boxing banner to date, joining other key signings like Conor Benn, Jai Opetaia, Richardson Hitchins and Edgar Berlanga. Stevenson has captured world championships in the featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight divisions. His most recent outing was in January, a WBO and Ring Magazine title bout against Teofimo Lopez, which he handily won by unanimous decision.
"I want to make the biggest and best fights happen, and show the world that I am the best in the world," Stevenson said about the signing.
Now that Stevenson has his new home, he hopes to land big fights against boxers signed with other promoters and is optimistic that Zuffa Boxing can get those deals done.
"My main focus right now, I would think, is Devin Haney or Gervonta 'Tank' Davis," Stevenson said. "Them the guys who I think would show that I'm the one."
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Undefeated four-division champion and Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson is no longer a free agent and has inked a multifight deal with the growing boxing promotion led by UFC CEO Dana White with backing of TKO and Saudi Arabia's Sela. ESPN's Andreas Hale first reported the news.
"Seven months ago, we got in the boxing business, started Zuffa Boxing, and you know, my goal has always been, not just in the UFC, but with the sport of boxing – I've talked a lot of smack about boxing in the past, about the best not fighting the best," White said on SportsCenter. "In the last seven months, we've been able to secure some of the top fighters in the world, and we're very excited about this signing.
"We have signed Shakur Stevenson to a multiyear, multifight deal with Zuffa Boxing."
Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) brings his unblemished record to the promotion, aiming to secure more big fights. He's one of the most decorated fighters to be signed to the Zuffa Boxing banner to date, joining other key signings like Conor Benn, Jai Opetaia, Richardson Hitchins and Edgar Berlanga. Stevenson has captured world championships in the featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight and junior welterweight divisions. His most recent outing was in January, a WBO and Ring Magazine title bout against Teofimo Lopez, which he handily won by unanimous decision.
"I want to make the biggest and best fights happen, and show the world that I am the best in the world," Stevenson said about the signing.
Now that Stevenson has his new home, he hopes to land big fights against boxers signed with other promoters and is optimistic that Zuffa Boxing can get those deals done.
"My main focus right now, I would think, is Devin Haney or Gervonta 'Tank' Davis," Stevenson said. "Them the guys who I think would show that I'm the one."
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