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WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has pulled out of his fight against Wales’ Joe Cordina on 12 October after having surgery on his hand.<\/b><\/p>\n
The three-weight champion was scheduled to make the second defence of his lightweight belt after beating Artem Harutyunyan in July.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately my hand gave out on me but in 2025 let’s bounce back and take over boxing,” Stevenson wrote on X.<\/p>\n
Stevenson and Cordina were set to meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the undercard of the undisputed light-heavyweight world-title fight between Russians Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.<\/p>\n
The American has an unbeaten record in 22 fights, including 10 stoppages.<\/p>\n
Stevenson, 27, signed a promotional deal<\/a> with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom in August.<\/p>\n Hearn, who also promotes Cordina, described Stevenson as one of the “pound-for-pound greats”.<\/p>\n Cordina was preparing to make an ambitious step up to lightweight after tasting defeat for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old lost his undefeated record and IBF super-featherweight title against Northern Ireland’s Anthony Cacace in May.<\/a><\/p>\n Cordina would have been one of three Britons challenging for a world title on the card next month.<\/p>\n Raven Chapman faces fellow undefeated fighter and defending WBC featherweight champion Skye Nicholson, while Jack Massey meets Australian IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.<\/p>\n There is also a highly anticipated rematch between British rivals Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke.<\/p>\n Wardley, 29, will defend his British heavyweight title against Olympian Clarke, 33, after their thrilling first fight ended in a split-decision draw<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Chris Eubank Jr, takes on Kamil Szeremeta in a middleweight bout and light-heavyweight prospect Ben Whittaker will attempt to extend his unbeaten record to nine at the expense of Liam Cameron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n