
The Shakur Stevenson-Frank Martin fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title, planned for Nov. Just a few weeks ago, it appeared as though the 26-year-old will be fighting Frank Martin. After being turned down by Vasiliy Lomachenko, Isaac Cruz, and William Zepeda, Stevenson began running out of options. Shakur Stevenson had been looking for an opponent for the vacant WBA lightweight title for some time now but was struggling to find one. Shakur Stevenson vs Frank Martin bout cancelled Less than two years after the loss against William Foster, De Los Santos will meet Shakur Stevenson, for the title formerly held by undisputed lightweight champion, Devin Haney. The Dominic republican’s lone defeat was an eight-round split decision against William Foster in January 2022.

He rose off the canvas to score a third-round knockout against Jose Valenzuela in September 2022 and followed that with a unanimous-decision win over Joseph Adorno in July.

Hu2PnXC0zJĭe Los Santos has impressed in his past two fights. 16 fight in Las Vegas for the vacant WBC lightweight title, sources tell had originally agreed to fight Frank Martin on that date but that fight was called off on Saturday. and Edwin De Los Santos have agreed to a deal for a Nov. 16 fight in Las Vegas for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Shakur Stevenson vs Edwin De Los Santos for WBC lightweight titleĪfter the pulling out of Frank Martin from the fight against Shakur Stevenson, Edwin De Los Santos and Shakur Stevenson have agreed to a deal for a Nov.

However, it’s not all bad as Shakur has already found his opponent for the WBC lightweight title, Edwin De Los Santos. The only temporary snag in their WBC vacant title fight was a date and location but Shakur was left without an opponent. Both the sides had agreed to virtually everything. Shakur Stevenson and the undefeated contender Frank Martin were set to fight each other after a deal was reached last week, but Martin decided not to proceed with the bout after the contract was sent over.
