Watching Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis talk about fighting, lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson began to speak up.
Vasiliy Lomachenko has become Gervonta Davis’s new target after the Ukrainian defeated George Kambosos Jr to claim the IBF lightweight title.
“Tank” Davis stated his desire to face “Matrix” after completing his title defense against Frank Martin in mid-June. Obviously, this will be a very special confrontation as both are big names in the Boxing village.
Witnessing this incident, Shakur Stevenson – the reigning WBC light heavyweight champion did not want to stand aside: “I really admire your fighting style and respect you as a legend. What I don’t take seriously is the fact that you don’t wanted to fight me. Ukrainians are known for their courage, not hiding behind Top Rank, that doesn’t sound brave at all.”
“Loma can’t do anything to me, I dare promise that. That’s why they will never let me punch him, just like how they help Pacman (Manny Pacquiao) avoid Bud (Terence Crawford).”
Shakur Stevenson is recognized as the next generation of American Boxing talent. The boxer born in 1997 won a Silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics before turning professional a year later. In the professional ring, Stevenson holds a record of 21 wins and once held the WBO and WBC super-featherweight titles. In November 2023, Stevenson officially moved up to the lightweight division and won the WBC title by defeating Edwin De Los Santos. However, this performance did not receive attention when his opponent was an unknown boxer.
Boss Bob Arum – founder of Top Rank supports the idea of Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko facing each other in the ring. The 92-year-old boss believes that the confrontation between two faces with top lightweight techniques will make fans pay special attention.
“I have a name that possesses great technique, Shakur Stevenson. So if Lomachenko wins and Shakur also wins the upcoming match, this fall we will have a Lomachenko – Shakur match, real Boxing fans.” will watch the confrontation between the two.”
Based on the current situation, Vasiliy Lomachenko is a name that is “more valuable” than his juniors. This comes from what the puncher born in 1988 owns: 1 IBF championship title (current), 3 WBA, WBC, WBO titles (past), 2 Olympic gold medals. However, at the age of 36, Lomachenko’s danger in the eyes of young boxers will certainly be much reduced compared to previous years.
