Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is out of his October 12 fight with Joe Cordina. Stevenson had surgery on his right ...

Shakur Stevenson needs to deliver an outstanding performance in his PPV headliner against Joe Cordina on October 12th at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. As the WBC lightweight champion (22-0 ...

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has suffered a hand injury that requires immediate surgery, forcing him to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against Joe Cordina. The fight was ...

Note: This story has been updated to include comments from promoter Eddie Hearn about Shakur Stevenson's injury and what's next for Joe Cordina. Shakur Stevenson’s next defense of his ...

Shakur Stevenson’s next title defense will have to wait. Stevenson was set to defend the WBC lightweight belt against former junior lightweight champion Joe Cordina on Oct. 12, but the fight has ...

There will be no boxing matchup between Shakur Stevenson and Joe Cordina on Oct. 12. Matchroom Boxing announced Wednesday that Stevenson is "unable to compete" because he suffered a hand injury.

Shakur Stevenson underwent hand surgery Wednesday to repair tears to his sagittal band and collateral ligament, forcing him to pull out of his WBC lightweight title defense against Joe Cordina on ...

Shakur Stevenson sits on the sidelines now, his hand wrapped in bandages instead of gloves. The fight with Joe Cordina, set for October 12th, is off. No grand payday. No headlining on pay-per-view.

Shakur Stevenson, of Newark, New Jersey, is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO's featherweight title and the WBC and WBO junior lightweight titles. Stevenson ...

Fans have ripped Shakur Stevenson after footage of his hand injury was released. Stevenson pulled out of his Joe Cordina fight on October 12 after breaking a tendon in his right hand during ...