Lomachenko Out, Tank Davis’ Subsequent Combat Up In The Air

The combat between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Vasily Lomachenko is now off the desk for the rest of 2024. If the combat had gone via, it might have occurred in November with Tank’s WBA and Lomachenko’s IBF light-weight titles at stake.

Based on Mike Coppinger of ESPN, IBF light-weight champion Lomachenko has determined to take the rest of the yr off, which leaves WBA 135-lb champion Tank David needing to seek out an opponent for his subsequent combat in 2024.

As Steve Kim reported, Lomachenko’s supervisor, Egis Kimas, mentioned Loma isn’t motivated to combat. He doesn’t say when he’ll discover that motivation, however he’s simply not “within the temper” to combat.

Gervonta’s choices for the following combat:

• Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz: He’s scheduled to defend his WBA gentle welterweight title towards Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela on August third. If Cruz will get the combat towards Tank, it might be a attain of their conflict in 2021.
• William Zepeda: Unbeaten, highly-ranked light-weight contender. Zepeda is ranked #1 amongst all 4 sanctioning our bodies when it comes to being light-weight. It’s a dangerous combat for Tank towards a man that’s not fashionable with informal boxing followers.
• Shakur Stevenson: WBC light-weight champion Shakur has campaigned for the combat with Tank. Stevenson isn’t fashionable and has a repute for being a runner who makes it ugly. He’s a free agent and will probably work with Matchroom.

Hardcore boxing followers wish to see Tank Davis combat WBC champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), however the casuals wouldn’t be excited by that match. Shakur isn’t fashionable, has a uninteresting combating model, and isn’t the simplest to hearken to. He brags about himself and says the identical factor throughout completely different interviews with out freshening issues up.

On condition that Tank has already overwhelmed Pitbull Cruz and has a combat scheduled for August third towards Rayo Valenzuela, he’s not an excellent choice for November.

William Zepeda can be the best choice to draw each informal and hardcore boxing followers as a result of he’s ranked #1 by all 4 sanctioning our bodies, unbeaten, not scheduled for a combat, and has probably the most entertaining model of the three candidates.