No official reason given, but what a pro lapse in management by his team. Beating Shakur woulda greatly increased Socarras's profile/worth. Top Rank is now looking for a replacement...
I saw a thread on another boxing forum that mentioned Stevenson wouldn’t sign up for VADA testing. There’s a link but it’s in Spanish and doesn’t load well. I don’t know the rules about linking to another forum, but if you’ve ‘scene’ another boxing forum (hint) it was there.