Eddie Hearn Assured He Can Negotiate Tank Vs. Shakur Conflict

Promoter Eddie Hearn is assured that he can negotiate a unification combat between WBA light-weight champion Gervonta Davis and WBC champ Shakur Stevenson.

Hearn says that so long as “everybody is wise,” he believes he can put the combat collectively. He feels that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) has no choices for him to make the “massive cash.”

Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn could have forgotten about Ryan Garcia being an possibility for Tank Davis to absorb a rematch. That combat would usher in much more cash than Shakur for the Baltimore native. Shakur, 27, isn’t common with informal boxing followers or a PPV attraction. He has a fan base, however nowhere close to that of Ryan. Even Devin Haney is extra common than Shakur.

The Cash Combat

“If everybody is wise. What different fights are on the market for Tank?” stated Eddie Hearn to Boxing Information when requested if he thinks he can ship the Gervonta Davis combat to Shakur Stevenson subsequent. “He’s [Tank] acquired an honest combat subsequent, however he’s [Lamont Roach].

“Tank will need to be in massive fights. He’ll need to make massive cash, and I feel the most important combat on the market for him is Shakur Stevenson and vice versa,” stated Hearn.

You hate to say it, however Hearn made a mistake in signing Shakur. He signed Shakur to a two-fight deal in 2024. His first combat of the deal was speculated to be towards Joe Cordina on October twelfth final yr. Shakur suffered a hand damage coaching for that combat and needed to pull out.

This Saturday might be Stevenson’s first combat with Matchroom. He was speculated to be preventing Floyd Schofield, however he pulled out with an sickness. That wouldn’t be a giant combat, but it surely was nonetheless tolerable.

Now, nonetheless, Shakur might be preventing a alternative opponent. These are the 2 choices: Josh Padley and Moussa Gholam. Hearn isn’t going to get his cash’s value in Shakur’s first combat with Matchroom, and he could have the identical drawback if he can’t ship Tank Davis.