What Next For Gervonta Davis? Is He Ready For Lomachenko?
Gervonta Davis got the win, the KO win, he was looking for last night, but veteran Cuban warrior Yuriorkis Gamboa sure made “Tank” work hard for it.
Gervonta Davis got the win, the KO win, he was looking for last night, but veteran Cuban warrior Yuriorkis Gamboa sure made “Tank” work hard for it.
We have never seen the sublime Vasyl Lomachenko dragged into a FIGHT, a rough and tough affair – a dogfight. Maybe no-one at or around 135 pounds is capable of doing it, but maybe Mexican warrior Miguel Berchelt is the man for the job.
Lightweight contender Ryan Garcia (18-0, 14 KOs) is trying not to look beyond his fight this Saturday against Romero Duno (21-1, 16 KOs) at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Could a casual boxing fan explain to someone just what a “franchise champion” is? Could a hardcore boxing fan do the job?
WBA/WBC/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is poised to be the World Boxing Council’s next Franchise champion. Interim WBC champion Devin Haney is saying that he believes that the 31-year-old Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) will be given the WBC Franchise tag.
On December 14, Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of Boxing, will once again play host to one of the most highly anticipated fights in boxing as IBF Lightweight World Champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs), of Brooklyn, NY, makes the second defense of his title against #1-ranked mandatory challenger Teofimo Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs), also of Brooklyn, NY.
Devin Haney let WBA/WBC/WBO lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko that he’s coming for him next after beating Zaur Abdullaev (11-1, 7 KOs) by a fourth round knockout on Friday night to earn the WBC mandatory position on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Unbeaten #2 WBC lightweight contender Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) isn’t being considered by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum as a future opponent for WBA/WBA/WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) to defend his titles against.
Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) won the vacant WBC lightweight title on Saturday night with a 12 round unanimous decision over Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) on ESPN+ at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The press conference dais told the story. Four title bouts were laid out, symbols of Vasiliy Lomachenko’s current and long-standing status as one of boxing’s elites.