What’s subsequent for Gervonta “Tank” Davis after his huge knockout win over Frank Martin on Saturday night time? If Prime Rank boxing promoter Bob Arum has his means, Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko will step into the ring round November for a long-awaited combat.
“We’re up for that combat. Lomachenko’s up for that,” Bob Arum instructed BoxingScene in a current interview. “After we sit down, we’ll see if it’s possible, however Lomachenko wish to try this combat.”
“Loma” and “Tank” have been circling one another for years, and now it feels like each groups are on the identical web page to make a combat occur. Arum stated he’d be assembly up with Davis’ staff to attempt to put collectively a deal, which the 2 events have been engaged on since earlier than the Martin combat.
“Carl Moretti has been speaking to Louis DeCubas for a few weeks now,” Arum revealed. “Hopefully, we’ll put it collectively for someday in November. No one is dragging anyone to the desk. Each side understand it’s a giant combat, which implies they’re trying ahead to incomes some huge cash, and so they’re each aggressive guys. I’m optimistic that the negotiations will go properly. You possibly can by no means assure that, however PBC are professionals, and my guys are professionals, and so they’ll work it out.”
That’s too dangerous for followers hoping to see “Tank” face Skakur Stevenson subsequent, however the “Loma” combat is simply hotter after Skakur’s final efficiency, a boring determination win over Edwin De Los Santos. Lomachenko bounced again from a questionable determination loss to Devin Haney to beat George Kambosos Jr in Might, proving there’s nonetheless fuel within the tank for the 36 yr outdated.
“Davis and Lomachenko is a much bigger combat than Davis and Shakur,” Arum argued. That has nothing to do with Stevenson doubtlessly leaving Prime Rank subsequent month after the ultimate combat on his contract.
“Shakur will likely be a free agent after his July sixth combat. After this we’ll should know what his plans are earlier than we make any commitments to him as a result of we might not be his promoter. If he does re-sign, we have now some actually fascinating fights for him. However I’m not going to enter that, as a result of proper now he’s a free agent after July sixth. He’s been a terrific fighter for us, we’ve loved selling him, and we’ll see what occurs down the road.”
