Vasily Lomachenko’s supervisor, Egis Kimas, revealed that Loma isn’t motivated proper now to battle Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. He says he’s “not within the temper.”
Klimas states that IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) is not going to battle till later this yr. He’s not retiring, and he simply desires to spend time together with his household following his Eleventh-round knockout victory over George Kambosos Jr. on Might twelfth.
It’s unclear how it will impression a unification battle with Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) as a result of that match wasn’t anticipated to happen till November on the earliest.
“Loma shouldn’t be within the temper proper now, he doesn’t have the motivation for the time being. He’s taking off; he desires to spend extra time with the household. He doesn’t need to do something until the top of the yr,” mentioned Egis Klimas to Steve Kim on X, about Vasily Lomachenko not eager about combating proper now.
Lomachenko has made sufficient cash to sit back, so you possibly can’t blame him for not eager to rush again into one other grueling coaching camp. His dad reportedly satisfied him to come back again and battle Kambosos Jr. after he’d been out of the ring for a yr after dropping a controversial 12-round resolution towards Devin Haney on Might 20, 2023.
Until Staff Tank was making an attempt to push for the battle to occur sooner than November, it shouldn’t be a giant deal that Lomachenko received’t be accessible to battle till later this yr.
Followers on social media view this information as a sign that Lomachenko, 36, is ducking the battle with Gervonta, however that doesn’t sound reasonable. Lomachenko has been pushing for a battle with Gervonta for the final six years with no luck till now.
If Lomachenko desires to take the rest of the yr off, Tank and his workforce might want to think about different choices for a battle in November or December until they need to take the rest of 2024 off.
Shakur Stevenson, WBC light-weight champion, would soar on the probability to battle Tank Davis in November or December.
Tank solely fought as soon as in 2023 towards Ryan Garcia, so it shouldn’t be a giant deal if he sits and waits till the Lomachenko battle in 2025.
“So he’s positively not coming to the ring till the top of the yr,” Klimas continued about IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko. “With Loma, simply cash shouldn’t be what motivates him. He doesn’t take something simply due to cash.”
Lomachenko has bought to be motivated to battle proper now, and if he feels he wants extra time to revive his motivation earlier than taking the battle with Tank, it’s comprehensible. That’s the kind of battle the place Lomachenko have to be 100% motivated as a result of he can be the underdog and anticipated to lose by knockout.
It wouldn’t have been that means if Tank had fought Lomachenko six years in the past when he first confirmed curiosity in combating him, however he and his workforce waited till now to take the battle with him. Was {that a} calculated transfer on Tank and his workforce’s half? It’s potential. They aged him earlier than pulling the set off on the battle.
“You’ll be able to supply him hundreds of thousands, tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. If he doesn’t have motivation, he’s not prepared to organize for the battle. (Lomachenko) shouldn’t be retired,” mentioned Klimas.
