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title: "Shakur Stevenson Reveals Frank Martin’s Exact Purse Offer: “How’s That Not A Duck?”"
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published: "2023-09-19T20:18:39Z"
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# Shakur Stevenson Reveals Frank Martin’s Exact Purse Offer: “How’s That Not A Duck?”

Two-division world champion, Shakur Stevenson, was expected to face Frank Martin for the vacant WBC lightweight title before the end of the year. However, [Martin recently pulled out of the contest](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/shakur-stevenson-frank-martin-off/), with the boxing world expressing their disappointment at the collapse of what was expected to be an intense all-American showdown.

The events involving Martin, coupled with Stevenson’s inability to land a clash with either Devin Haney or Vasyl Lomachenko has led to frustration for the 26-year-old, who has labelled himself as the ‘Boogeyman of Boxing’ in the past.

In an interview with the [Million Dollaz Worth Of Game Podcast](https://youtu.be/IMWzNScN8TM?si=bDWxsNZqqU02mDij), Stevenson went into detail on what he believes was a solid offer for Frank Martin, who would have allegedly earnt four times more than his biggest ever purse and of course had the opportunity to challenge for world honours.

> “I’m going to tell you his purse because I want to be real about the whole situation. His highest payday was $250,000, we offered him $1 million dollars.
>
> We offered quadruple more than he has ever made in his entire career. This man agreed, well I don’t know if it was him that agreed, I think it was his team, they agreed to the fight and then pulled out of the fight. How is that not a duck? That means that you are scared for your life, bro.
>
> Truthfully, when it comes down to it, I think that fighters just don’t believe in themselves.”

It now seems that Stevenson will face Edwin De Los Santos on November 16th, as he seeks to become a three-weight champion, topping a [Thursday night card that may also feature a WBO super-featherweight bout between Emmanuel Navarrete and Robson Conceicao](https://www.boxingscene.com/emanuel-navarrete-robson-conceicao-co-feature-on-stevenson-de-los-santos-card-1116--177745).