Turki Alalshikh reiterated at the moment that he hopes to make a battle between Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis. He needs to barter that battle after Shakur defends his WBC light-weight title in opposition to Floyd Schofield after which William Zepeda.
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Tank shocked followers at the moment by saying that 2025 will probably be his final within the sport, as he’ll be retiring on the finish of the 12 months. He says he’ll battle 3 times subsequent 12 months after which dangle up the gloves. So, His Excellency Turki goes to set a battle between Tank and Shakur; it might want to occur subsequent 12 months,
Turki’s Grasp Plan
For the Tank-Shakur battle to occur, Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) might want to defeat the unbeaten Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) had #1 Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs). These aren’t precisely sure-thing wins for Shakur, who shouldn’t be a puncher and doesn’t appear like he’s designed power-wise for the 135-lb division.
“The state of affairs with Shakur is [William] Zepeda is injured. My plan is for Shakur is what I wish to see in my life. I hope I’ve the time to see it. For Shakur, my plan is that this battle [Floyd Schofield], then Zepeda, after which let’s see if Tank needs to be in our present,” stated His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to Ariel Helwani’s channel on YouTube about his curiosity in matching Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta Davis.
“He requested me formally on social media for 2 Ferraris. I believe the 2 Ferraris are less expensive than what I pay for some fighters. If that is the price of the battle, why not?” stated Turki about Tank Davis beforehand asking him for 2 Ferrari’s earlier than he’d take into account preventing on one among his playing cards.
Tank might want to need the battle with Shakur as a result of he’s routinely shied away from taking dangerous fights throughout his eleven-year skilled profession. He by no means fought Vasily Lomachenko or confirmed curiosity in preventing Teofimo Lopez or Devin Haney. Tank is already wealthy and has sufficient cash to reside the rest of his life in his high-rise condominium in Baltimore. Will he comply with battle Shakur? You’d prefer to assume so, however his avoidance monitor document says in any other case.
