Thursday, February 9, 2017

Shocker: Shakur Stevenson signs with Top Rank

According to Yahoo, 2016 silver medalist, Shakur Stevenson, has signed a promotional contract with Top Rank on Thursday.  Here is what the former U.S Olympian had to say:
"Top Rank creates superstars, so I’m going with one of the best,” Stevenson told Yahoo Sports. “Look at what they’ve done: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto. That’s what I want to do.”

Stevenson also mentioned that Current Light heavyweight champion Andre Ward who was the last American to win a gold medal will work as co-manager. 

The ironic part about all of this is that Andre Ward is signed with Roc Nation to a promotional deal.  Everyone assumed that since Ward was co-managing Stevenson, he would sign with Roc Nation. This is not exactly a ringing endorsement for Roc Nation.

Article courtesy of Taylor Houck @tmoney928


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