Injured Stevenson cancels October bout with Cordina

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has pulled retired of his conflict against Wales' Joe Cordina connected 12 October aft having room connected his hand.

The three-weight champion was scheduled to make nan 2nd defence of his lightweight loop aft beating Artem Harutyunyan successful July.

"Unfortunately my manus gave retired connected maine but successful 2025 let's bounce backmost and return complete boxing," Stevenson wrote connected X.

Stevenson and Cordina were group to meet successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, connected nan undercard of nan undisputed light-heavyweight world-title conflict betwixt Russians Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.

The American has an unbeaten grounds successful 22 fights, including 10 stoppages.

Stevenson, 27, signed a promotional deal pinch Eddie Hearn's Matchroom successful August.

Hearn, who besides promotes Cordina, described Stevenson arsenic 1 of nan "pound-for-pound greats".

Cordina was preparing to make an eager measurement up to lightweight aft tasting conclusion for nan first clip successful his career.

The 32-year-old mislaid his undefeated grounds and IBF super-featherweight title against Northern Ireland's Anthony Cacace successful May.

Cordina would person been 1 of 3 Britons challenging for a world title connected nan paper adjacent month.

Raven Chapman faces chap undefeated combatant and defending WC featherweight champion Skye Nicholson, while Jack Massey meets Australian IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.

There is besides a highly anticipated rematch betwixt British rivals Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke.

Wardley, 29, will take sides his British heavyweight title against Olympian Clarke, 33, aft their thrilling first conflict ended successful a split-decision draw successful March.

Meanwhile, Chris Eubank Jr, takes connected Kamil Szeremeta successful a middleweight bout, and light-heavyweight imaginable Ben Whittaker will effort to widen his unbeaten grounds to 9 astatine nan disbursal of Liam Cameron.