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Gervonta 'Tank' Davis eyes lightweight champion and it isn't Vasiliy Lomachenko
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Mayweather Promotions head Leonard Ellerbe is keen to get Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in the ring with Shakur Stevenson.
Davis is the WBA lightweight champion and fights this weekend, live on Amazon PPV in the US and the UK , against Frank Martin.
‘Tank’ is the heavy favourite and brings with him an unbeaten record, as does his opponent.
If he wins, a unification bout could be on the cards against the other champions in the division. WBC champion Stevenson could well be in play.
One potential name that is in the mix is Vasiliy Lomachenko, but that is not who is in the frame, the promoter explains.
“Trust me, Shakur is going to get that work,” Ellerbe told Boxing Scene . “He's asking for it, and he's going to get it. It ain't what he thinks it is.
“I can't wait for it to happen. I'm not putting a timetable on a Stevenson fight, but they come to [Davis] when you're the top dog. Tank has a hit list and a set of goals, and he's going to give it to whoever is considered the 'top guys' and get them out of the way and ride off into the sunset.
“He isn't going to be sticking around, I can guarantee you that. I wouldn’t call it early retirement, just getting through the hit list and walking away as a wealthy man at a young age. Once he wipes out the division, we will come to the conclusion that Tank is the best fighter in the entire world.”
Stevenson’s next fight takes place on July 6 against Artem Harutyunyan ( live on ESPN in the US ).
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