Zuffa Boxing Makes Shakur Stevenson Official, Hours After PBC Joins DAZN

Zuffa Boxing officially signed Shakur Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) to a multi-fight deal through ESPN, announced on Thursday. The 29-year-old Newark native is a four-division world champion, having held titles at featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight, and junior welterweight, most recently defeating Teofimo Lopez in January to claim the WBO 140-pound title. The signing was announced roughly an hour after DAZN and Premier Boxing Champions revealed their own landmark partnership deal.