Shakur Stevenson granted release from Dana White's Zuffa Boxing
The unbeaten 25-0 star said he left because Zuffa Boxing could not deliver the fights he wanted, and that he is now starting his own promotional company.
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Shakur Stevenson is a free agent after Zuffa Boxing agreed to his request to leave the promotion, months after he signed with Dana White's new venture and before he had boxed a single time under its banner.
The 29-year-old was the biggest signing of Zuffa Boxing's early days. His exit takes one of the sport's leading fighters off the roster. Stevenson said he asked to be released because the promotion could not secure him the fights he wanted, and that the request was granted over the weekend.
He said: “I’ve been in camp for like eight weeks for fights that I was told would happen that have not happened, but this is the business of boxing, I’m not mad at anyone or pointing any fingers.” Stevenson has been linked with a fight against fellow unbeaten American Devin Haney, but that appears to be a contest Zuffa Boxing was unable to make.
Rather than joining another promoter, Stevenson said he is taking control of his own career by starting a promotional company. He added that he is willing to work with other promoters or anyone serious about his career.
On the fights he wants next, he said: “I want the biggest and best fights available at 135lbs or 140lbs, where I hold my title.”
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