Vasiliy Lomachenko: record, next fight and profile →
In the strongest terms possible, Shakur Stevenson and his representatives are ready to fully launch negotiations with fellow unbeaten three-division champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis for a lightweight unification bout.
While turning his back on a unification bout against Gervonta Davis this year, Vasiliy Lomachenko expressed that he will “definitely” fight again and a first-quarter bout in 2025 is the plan, promoter Bob Arum said Monday.
Jorge Linares believes Gervonta Davis has the solution to stop both Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson.
On Saturday, the WBC lightweight champion and free agent star Stevenson was in Philadelphia for the Matchroom Boxing show headlined by Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ hometown fight and stoppage win against David Avanesyan.
In Monday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Chris Algieri said the current situations of each fighter leaves them looking for a dance partner, peering squarely at the other. Three-division and WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0) just disposed of challenger Artem Harutyunyan in New Jersey to complete his contract with promoter Top Rank, which signed him out of the 2016 Olympics.
In victory over Artem Harutyunyan, Shakur Stevenson again showed how good he really is. He might not have been exciting, but he’ll beat the exciting fighters he’s matched with, which ultimately is the bottom line
Three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine is traveling to the U.S. this week for a briefing on negotiations on his next bout from Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum and the fighter’s manager, Egis Klimas, Arum told BoxingScene on Sunday.
Shakur Stevenson versus Gervonta Davis could be next according to a close aide of the fighter who was until recently in negotiations with ‘Tank’ for a contest later this year.
Shakur Stevenson defended his lightweight title via a technically proficient but underwhelming performance against Artem Hartunyan in a unanimous decision win Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Undefeated lightweight contender Raymond Muratalla is out to make a name for himself in the talent-laden 135-pound division.