Overview
- Stevenson, who was reported Saturday by Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix to be finalizing a Zuffa Boxing agreement, has not been officially announced as signed.
- If completed, the move would place the WBO and Ring junior welterweight champion alongside Conor Benn at Zuffa, creating a likely welterweight matchup between them.
- Stevenson is 25-0 with 11 knockouts and outpointed Teofimo Lopez 119-109 at Madison Square Garden on January 31 to win his 140-pound titles.
- Zuffa Boxing is run by Nick Khan and fronted by Dana White with Saudi financing and a Paramount+ plan, and its big guarantees include Benn’s reported $15 million offer and the three-fight $60 million figure Stevenson previously brushed off.
- Mannix reports Zuffa will work with sanctioning bodies for top stars, raising immediate questions about whether Stevenson keeps his belts or vacates them as he targets higher-paying events.