Trainer Kenny Ellis wants his fighter Gervonta Davis to face Shakur Stevenson after the Vasiliy Lomachenko negotiations broke down.

Bob Arum was confident about making the fight in November. Since then, Loma’s team has said otherwise. His manager Egis Klimas has said his fighter has ‘no motivation,’ while Arum expects Loma to fight sometime next year. That leaves the door open for a Shakur fight. Davis has the WBA Lightweight Title, meaning he could unify with Shakur, who holds the WBC.

Stevenson is a free agent after rejecting a $15 million deal for five fights with Top Rank. That could make a fight much easier if Shakur signs with PBC or does a one-fight deal involving another network. Davis has previously said that Shakur is on his hit list. With Lomachenko out of the way, Ellis was focused on making that fight.

“Still salty about Lomachenko not agreeing to fight Tank. He is straight ducking. Hopefully, Shakur won’t duck. People say Tank’s ducking Shakur, let’s see,” Ellis said

Reaction

Shakur will dance circles around tank 😂😂😂

— SENYO (@ItsTheD0n) July 22, 2024

Ohhhh it’s getting real!! I’m with it

— ISLNDZ | Charles (@Islndzz) July 22, 2024

This the fight I wanna see

— PootieTang (@TrillScott106) July 22, 2024