In 2024, boxing fans were left wanting to see the long-awaited fight between Shakur ‘Sugar’ Stevenson and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, even though Stevenson had signed a contract with Matchroom Boxing.
Stevenson’s only fight in 2024 was against Artem Harutyunyan, despite Sugar’s opponents being Joe Cordia, William Zepeda and Gervonta Davis.
However, Matchroom Box promoter Eddie Hearn is not giving up, and after the scheduled fight between Sugar and Floyd Schofield, which will take place on February 22 in Riyadh, he hopes that Stevenson can face two more opponents before the expected fight with Gervonta.
“The plan for Shakur Stevenson is Floyd Schofield, Williams Zepeda, and Gervonta Davis. That’s in 2025… that fight (against Gervonta) will be one of the biggest in the world.”
How much does Gervonta Davis want to fight Shakur Stevenson?
But for that long-awaited fight against Gervonta Davis to be signed, there is a small obstacle, as Gervonta wants a purse of $100 million, something that would make it the biggest purse in the history of pugilism.
According to Hearn, Gervonta Davis is demanding $100 million to fight Shakur Stevenson. That’s an absurd amount, but considering the brand of both fighters.
While Tank can boast an undefeated 30 fights, compared to Stevenson’s 22, a matchup between them would affect their record, but it could undoubtedly become the event of 2025.
This, of course, is if it does not interfere with Gervonta Davis’ plans, who in 2025 is thinking of hanging up the gloves, something that even Teofimo Lopez dismissed.
“I think it’s to keep everybody guessing. You know, like we are, everybody’s talking about it (…) it’s a strategy that I’ve used myself, it’s a strategy that (Tyson) Fury is using at the moment“.
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