Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ workforce has reached out to High Rank to start talks for a possible unification combat towards the IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko later this yr. Sadly, that combat is previous its sell-by date.
Late Pursuit
Tank can earn more money preventing a rematch with Lamont Roach or dealing with Shakur Stevenson than he can towards Lomachenko, who followers have forgotten attributable to inactivity. For Davis’ workforce to be trying to go within the route of Lomachenko slightly than Shakur, it reveals that they lack confidence of their fighter after Roach uncovered him.
First, WBA light-weight champion Tank Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) intends to arrange a fast rematch with Lamont Roach for late Might so he can clear up the controversy from their 12-round majority draw final Saturday evening on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York.
“A member of Davis’ workforce inquired afterward with a High Rank govt concerning the availability of Vasiliy Lomachenko as a possible opponent for Davis later this yr,” mentioned Keith Idec to The Ring about Staff Gervonta Davis’s curiosity in a unification combat towards IBF light-weight champion Vasily Lomachenko later in 2025.
Tank advised the media on the post-fight press convention final Saturday evening that the fighter he intends to combat subsequent visited him in his dressing room earlier than the combat. That fighter was revealed to be Jake Paul. That’s a far larger cash combat for Tank Davis than Lomachenko. Maybe Davis’ poor displaying towards Roach made him or Jake change their minds about making the combat, as a result of that might be the logical subsequent transfer for Tank if his purpose is to make as a lot cash as potential earlier than retiring.
The “Weakened” Loma
Whether or not that combat will get made is unknown as a result of Lomachenko, 37, hasn’t fought since final Might and will select to retire. Even when Loma (18-3, 12 KOs) does combat on, he might really feel he’s being arrange preventing Tank at this late stage of his profession as a result of he was averted by him when he was pushing for the combat with the Baltimore native seven years in the past in 2018. Lomachenko would possibly odor a rat.
Tank and his former handlers at Mayweather Promotions confirmed no real interest in preventing Lomachecnko. They didn’t need to combat him when he was younger, however now that he’s 37, older, coping with accidents and inactivity, Staff Davis is now .
“And say no extra. I’m pushing for the rematch. The rematch might be quickly, too. Like the tip of Might,” mentioned Tank Davis on X about wanting an instantaneous second combat with Lamont Roach in late Might.
