WBO Orders Jamal Herring vs. Shakur Stevenson Purse Bid

The WBO has ordered a purse bid for a junior lightweight title fight between Jamal Herring and Shakur Stevenson.

The move comes after prolonged delays in Herring and Stevenson coming to a deal with a purse hearing now set for August 9 to determine who will earn the right to promote the fight.

“[P]lease be advised that a Purse Bid will be held at 1:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on Monday, August 9, 2021, at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) headquarter offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico,” Luis Batista-Salas, chairman of the WBO Championship Committee declared in a published notification addressed to Top Rank founder and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum (via Boxing Scene).

“Please be advised that the minimum acceptable bid for the WBO Jr. Lightweight Division is $150,000.00 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars).”

Herring is the reigning WBO junior lightweight title and most recently defended his title with a TKO win over Carl Frampton in April.

Stevenson, meanwhile, only outpointed Jeremiah Nakathila in June to win the interim 130-pound crown and go 16-0 as a result.

However, Stevenson was automatically installed as the WBO’s #1 contender at junior lightweight after vacating his featherweight title to move up last summer, having targeted a fight with Herring since.

Hopefully, we get to see the fight take place soon now.