Unbeaten American Stevenson signs with Matchroom

Three-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson has signed a promotional woody pinch Eddie Hearn's Matchroom.

The WBC lightweight champion faces Welshman Joe Cordina connected 12 October.

Hearn described Stevenson arsenic 1 of nan "pound-for-pound greats" and nan American hopes Matchroom tin present him nan "biggest names" possible.

"We will beryllium unstoppable successful and retired of nan ring, and I will proceed to show my power for galore years to travel successful nan athletics of boxing," Stevenson said.

"Bring connected William Zepeda astatine nan apical of 2025 and I'm fresh for anyone who is brave capable to measurement successful nan ringing pinch me.

"There person been fewer consenting to return connected that situation successful caller years."

Stevenson, 27, has won world titles astatine featherweight, super-featherweight and lightweight.

He is undefeated successful 22 fights and won a metallic badge astatine nan Rio Olympics successful 2016.

Hearn, who besides promotes Cordina, says Stevenson mightiness already beryllium "unbeatable" arsenic a fighter.

"This young man should beryllium a world superstar, and I judge pinch our instrumentality down him, he will onshore each nan large fights and person each nan in installments that he deserves," Hearn said.