Halfway through its first year as a promotion, Zuffa Boxing made a major splash on Thursday by announcing its biggest signing to date in the form of unbeaten, four-division champion Shakur Stevenson. UFC CEO and president Dana White made the announcement public on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” that the 29-year-old Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs), a 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist and current WBO titleholder at 140 pounds, had joined a growing Zuffa roster that already includes Jai Opetaia, Conor Benn, Edgar Berlanga, Richardson Hitchins, Jason Moloney and Jose Valenzuela. “Line them up, one by one, and I’ll beat all the top guys once I get them in front of me,” Stevenson reported in a press release. “With Zuffa Boxing, I’m going to go after the biggest fights in the sport and I will become the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
CONTRACT SIGNED ✅Shakur Stevenson with Dana White to make the Zuffa Boxing deal official 🤝 pic.twitter.com/iNtTgTh2tz
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