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‘Officially a free agent’: Shakur Stevenson requests and granted release from Zuffa Boxing

Mon, October 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM UTC·

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Shakur Stevenson announces release from Zuffa Boxing

When pound-for-pound greats in boxing are discussed, WBO and Ring super lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson is a regular topic of conversation. He has dazzled some and frustrated others on his path to becoming a four-weight world champion. Stevenson recently signed for Zuffa Boxing, but after plenty of rumours regarding his first opponent for them, Shakur […]

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MVP promoter Jake Paul asked the UFC to cut legend Jon Jones so he can fight Francis Ngannou in Paul’s promotion.Zuffa Boxing, which is run by UFC president Dana White, released boxer Shakur Stevenson today, despite the company typically not releasing fightersThat led Paul to take to social media and ask the UFC to cut […] The post Jake Paul Asks UFC to Cut Jon Jones for Francis Ngannou Fight appeared first on HEAVY.

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