Shakur expects an interesting fight between Vasily and Gervonta
WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson commented on negotiations about a future fight between the IBF and IBO lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko and WBA belt holder Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
“To be honest, I don’t respect that. Just because these guys have been in the same weight class for so long, and now that I’m on the horizon with Lomachenko, everyone wants to talk about “Tank” and Crowbar… I feel like Lomachenko has one or two fights left in his career. probably. I feel like they’re coming into this fight now because the time has come,” Shakur said.
“It is quite obvious that they are avoiding me. I’m the guy that no one wants to fight, with all due respect to all the other fighters. Too many people refused to fight me. I feel like biased fans and biased people are giving these people a pass because they don’t like me.”
“I still think with Lomachenko’s skills and everything else it will be a good fight. I don’t think Lomachenko is a passable opponent, even though he’s older. Given his experience and knowledge, it all comes down to whether Loma can handle the punch Davis throws.”
Earlier, promoter Bob Arum said that representatives of the American and Ukrainian have been negotiating for several weeks about a head-to-head confrontation between the two champions. According to preliminary information, the Lomachenko-Davis fight could take place in November 2024.
On the night of June 16, Gervonta defended his championship title, knocking out compatriot Frank Martin. The 29-year-old boxer remains undefeated, and he won 28 of his thirty victories ahead of schedule.
On May 12, Lomachenko defeated Australian George Kambosos by technical knockout in his last fight. The Ukrainian won the vacant IBF lightweight belt, which was previously vacated by his previous opponent Devin Haney. Vasily also took away the IBO belt that Kambosos owned.
Source: Sportarena
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