Talks between Gervonta Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko have broken off, after Lomachenko decided to take off the rest of 2024. The much anticipated lightweight title unification between Davis and Lomachenko was being targeted for November in Las Vegas.
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Officials from PBC, which represents Davis, and Lomachenko’s promoter Top Rank met last week in Las Vegas as they attempted to finalize a deal for an ESPN-Prime Video PPV, sources said.
Lomachenko arrived in Los Angeles this week to weigh his options and mull over the offer to fight Davis, sources said.
“Loma is not in the mood right now. He doesn’t have the motivation at the moment,” Lomachenko’s manager, Egis Klimas, told boxing reporter Steve Kim on Friday. “He’s taking off. He wants to spend more time with the family. … With Loma, just money is not what motivates him.”
“He doesn’t take anything just because of money. You can offer him millions, tens of millions of dollars — if he doesn’t have motivation, he’s not ready to prepare for the fight.”
Tank has options still
This decision leaves Tank looking for a dance partner in the fall. Of course Tank would have loved to fight Lomachenko which would have been one of the most anticipated fights in all of boxing. But maybe we can see Tank vs. Shakur Stevenson schedule a bout that fans will get excited for. Another good option would William Zepeda. Without a doubt those two names would draw fight fans in until a bout with Lomachenko could be made next year.
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