By Moses Ochieng WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has suffered a hand injury that requires immediate surgery, forcing him to withdraw from his schedule

The video of the moment Shakur Stevenson injured his right hand was released, and it shows him throwing a harmless-looking punch to the body of his sparring

Shakur Stevenson has pulled out of his WBC lightweight title defense against Joe Cordina on Oct. 12 because of a hand injury, Matchroom Boxing announced Wednesday. Stevenson had surgery on the hand and was expected to return to the ring in early 2025,

Shakur Stevenson's fight against Joe Cordina has been called off after Stevenson suffered a hand injury this week.

Shakur Stevenson’s next defense of his lightweight world title – his first fight as part of the Matchroom Boxing roster – will no longer be taking place on Oct. 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The 27-year-old from Newark won the vacant WBC Lightweight World Title against Edwin De Los Santos last November – his second fight in the division after success at feather and super-featherweight – before making his first successful defence against Artem Harutyunyan just two months ago.

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson pulls out of his fight against Wales' Joe Cordina on 12 October because of hand surgery.

Shakur Stevenson won’t be making his next scheduled outing after suffering a torn tendon in his hand during a recent sparring session, which required immediate surgery, and now Fight Hype has released a video clip of the sparring session where the injury occurred.

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 12, Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) will clash with fellow undefeated light heavyweight pugilist Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) for the undisputed crown in a stacked Riyadh Season event.