Dana White Says He Offered Shakur Stevenson Release From Zuffa
Dana White said he offered Shakur Stevenson a release from Zuffa Boxing, describing their split as amicable and noting the promotion never staged a fight with him. Stevenson has said he requested to leave after fights failed to materialize and plans to pursue major bouts as a free agent, potentially through his own promotional company.
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About Shakur Stevenson
Ash-Shakur Nafi-Shahid Stevenson is an American professional boxer. He has won world championships in four weight classes, from featherweight to junior welterweight. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Ring magazine junior welterweight titles since 2026. As an amateur, he represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the bantamweight silver medal.
Everything about Shakur Stevenson →- Occupation
- boxer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 28, 1997