SHAKUR STEVENSON vs. Gervonta Davis is likely one of the largest fights in boxing nonetheless to occur.
Which will change in 2025, nevertheless, with the perfect going through the perfect increasingly more.
Davis’ subsequent struggle, a WBA light-weight title defence towards Lamont Roach, may transfer from it’s date in December to January. Stevenson, nevertheless, appears set to return on February 22 in Riyadh towards William Zepeda. He should first defeat Tevin Farmer subsequent Saturday evening to for that matchup to happen.
Stevenson, who now fights below the Matchroom promotional banner, is assured that he’ll tackle ‘Tank’ Davis in 2025.
“Sure, I believe subsequent yr it’d be excellent. I believe… the struggle’s gotta occur,” he instructed Boxing Information.
“There’s no the best way the struggle don’t occur. The most effective versus the perfect and I can’t anticipate it.”
The WBC light-weight champion had been as a result of face Joe Cordina earlier this month however a hand drawback compelled him to withdraw. Stevenson is now wanting ahead to a busy and productive 2025 that includes a struggle towards Davis. And the 27-year-old shared a phrase of warning for many who woAll Categoriesuld again ‘Tank’ to beat him.
“I’m gonna win for positive, 100%,” he stated. “I believe that lots of people are gonna wager the opposite means and lots folks gonna lose cash. However the individuals who wager this manner gonna win cash.”
Stevenson insists he has no drawback with Davis or any rival however needs to get within the ring with them.
“I ain’t received no actual beef with these guys,” Stevenson stated. “Hopefully these guys [are] residing their finest lives and doing every part they imagined to be doing exterior the ring. However on the finish of the day we gotta squabble.”