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Dangerous Colombian puncher and challenger to the world featherweight championship of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Miguel "Scorpio" Marriaga, has already arrived in New York, for what will be a tough showdown this Saturday March 14, at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden.
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Bob Arum doesn’t think Josh Warrington switching promoters will prevent Warrington from fighting Shakur Stevenson later this year. Stevenson’s promoter still expects their featherweight title unification fight to take place this summer in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. Putting Stevenson-Warrington together now will require Arum’s company, Top Rank Inc., to work with Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, who announced Wednesday that his company has re-signed Warrington to a promotional deal.
Shakur Stevenson has reacted to the news of Josh Warrington’s promotional switch with positivity. The WBO world featherweight champion has long been touted as a potential future foe for the IBF king as he craved unification showdowns.
Talks for a world featherweight title unification fight between Josh Warrington and Shakur Stevenson have ground to a standstill after the American turned down an offer for the fight to place in Leeds in May in favour of making a defence of his WBO title in New York in March.
Shakur Stevenson, the 22-year-old phenom on the cusp of pound-for-pound greatness, will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, March 14, against three-time world title challenger Miguel “Escorpión” Marriaga at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.
ATLANTIC CITY – Assuming Shakur Stevenson beats Miguel Marriaga on March 14, Bob Arum expects Stevenson to travel to England to face Josh Warrington in his following fight. Stevenson’s promoter told BoxingScene.com that Stevenson and Warrington are likely to meet in a featherweight title unification fight sometime in May or June. The date of their fight is dependent upon the availability of Elland Road, the outdoor soccer stadium where Stevenson and Warrington would meet in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England.
Shakur Stevenson and Josh Warrington might have a few months to keep their Twitter fingers active. The pair of unbeaten featherweight titlists have enjoyed a lengthy back-and-forth through social media as talks continue for a potential unification bout in 2020. However, it appears that such a fight will no longer be next on the schedule, at least not for Newark’s Stevenson (13-0, 7KOs) whom BoxingScene.com has learned is being groomed for a voluntary title defense in March.
Shakur Stevenson is to be offered the unification fight with Josh Warrington he has long sought after, if he is willing to go to Warrington’s home town to do it. BoxingScene.com understands that a deal has been agreed between Bob Arum, promoter of Stevenson, the WBO featherweight champion, and Frank Warren, the promoter of Warrington, the IBF champion, for a unification, which would take place at Elland Road, Leeds, on May 16.
Miguel Marriaga has previously fallen short at the title level but has done his best to punch his way back into contention. The hard-hitting featherweight from Cartagena, Colombia delivered a highlight reel 6th round stoppage of Alfredo Mejia in his latest performance this past Saturday in Puebla, Mexico. A left hook to the liver forced Mejia (14-3-3, 5KOs) to double over and roll around the canvas in pain as he was counted out in their ESPN+ streamed bout.