Dana White Rejects Shakur Stevenson-Pacquiao Fight

Dana White firmly dismissed reports proposing a fight between Shakur Stevenson and Manny Pacquiao during a Zuffa Boxing press conference in London. The denial followed a report claiming Netflix desired the matchup as a co-main event for the Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua card in Cardiff. White stated that the rumored pairing was entirely untrue.

Neither fighter had received a bout agreement for the proposed event. White remains involved in the Cardiff event through Turki Alalshikh despite ongoing disputes with Eddie Hearn, while Stevenson instead faces potential lightweight or light welterweight bouts, including obligations toward a WBO mandatory and a desired unification with Gary Antuanne Russell.