Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina: Fight date, ring walk time, undercard, how to watch & betting odds

Pound-for-pound ranked star Shakur Stevenson will put his WBC lightweight strap on the line against Welsh fighter Joe Cordina as part of the mammoth undercard for Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia on Saturday 12th October.

The bout will serve as the co-feature to the long-awaited undisputed light-heavyweight championship showdown, with Cordina stepping inside the ropes hoping to become a three-time champion of the world.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the fight...

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - All You Need To Know

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - Date

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina will take place on on Saturday 12th October, with the fight being promoted by Turki Alalshikh's Riyadh Season.

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - Ringwalks & Fight Time

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina will serve as the chief-support to the main event, with the fight expected to get underway at around 22:30 (GMT).

This is however, subject to the length of the other undercard bouts.

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - Venue

The blockbuster fight card is being staged in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; the same city that has played host to numerous other colossal fights in recent times including Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight successes over British stars Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - TV Channel & How to watch

TV details for the entire Riyadh Season fight card - including Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - have yet to be officially confirmed, but it is expected that both TNT Sports Box Office and DAZN PPV will show the action live.

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina Odds

Odds have not yet been released for this fight, but will be confirmed in due course.

Are there any belts on the line for Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina?

Shakur Stevenson will look to successfully defend his WBC lightweight title against two-time British world champion Joe Cordina.

This will be the fifth successive world title fight that the Welshman has participated in.

Shakur Stevenson record

22-0 (10 KOs)

Shakur Stevenson is a two-weight world champion and is commonly recognised as one of the sport's current pound-for-pound superstars.

The Newark power-puncher has held both the WBO's featherweight title and the WBC and WBO super-welterweight straps, whilst he also captured an Olympic silver medal in the bantamweight class in 2016.

The unbeaten fighter possesses an impressive record, having seen off the likes of Joet Gonazalez, Jamel Herring and Oscar Valdez, and will be confident of adding Joe Cordina's name to that list in October.

Joe Cordina record

17-1 (9 KOs)

Joe Cordina is one of British boxing's most talented fighters having twice held super-featherweight world titles.

The Welshman stopped Kenichi Ogawa in sensational fashion to land world honours for the first time in June 2022, before an untimely injury saw him stripped off the belt a few months later after he was forced to pull out of his scheduled first defence against Shavkat Rakhimov.

He bounced back from that disappointment by recapturing the IBF title from Rakhimov in the summer of 2023, before his second title defence ended in anguish as Englishman Anthony Cacace produced a career best showing to upstage the champion in Saudi Arabia earlier this year.

Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina - Full Fightcard

An absolutely stacked undercard has been officially announced for Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol featuring some of the biggest names in British boxing, including Joe Cordina.

• Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol (Undisputed light-heavyweight championship)
• Shakur Stevenson v Joe Cordina (WBC lightweight title)
• Chris Eubank Jr. v Kamil Szeremeta (Middleweight bout)
• Fabio Wardley v Frazer Clarke (British heavyweight title)
• Jai Opetaia v Jack Massey (IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles)
• Ben Whittaker v Liam Cameron (Light-heavyweight bout)
• Skye Nicolson v Raven Chapman (WBC featherweight title)
• Mohammed Alakel v Jesus Gonzalez (TBC)