Stevenson’s next opponent revealed: will he fight Gervonta Davis?
Shakur’s last fight was a unanimous decision win over Artem Harutyunyan in July, retaining his WBC lightweight title.
Shakur Stevenson is back in the boxing scene. The talented 27-year-old boxer from Newark has been waiting for quite a few weeks to find an opponent after defeating Artem Harutyunyan on points in July and he has finally closed his next fight.
One of the biggest talents in the sport, Gervonta Davis, was among the favorites to take on Stevenson next, as both men are regarded as two of the best fighters in boxing right now.
Stevenson had been calling for a mega-fight with the hard-hitting Davis for a long time, but Tank had been ‘dealing’ with other names so far. Rumors became stronger when the Baltimore great got the better of Frank Martin in June, a fight that Gervonta won via knockout in the eighth round.
Is Gervonta Davis Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent?
Both men expressed their desire to face each other in what would be one of the biggest events in boxing. While Davis was expected to take on Vasiliy Lomachenko at the end of the year, the Ukrainian decided to take some time off, so Tank had no rival, which paved the way for a clash with Stevenson.
However, both men won’t fight, not for now. Gervonta hasn’t yet an opponent, but Stevenson has agreed to take on another fighter, Joe Cordina. They will fight on the Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev undercard on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The fight was made official after Stevenson signed a one-fight deal with Eddie Hearn. That’s why he will face Matchroom fighter Cordina, who lost his IBF super featherweight title last May to Anthony Cacace via an eighth-round knockout.
Stevenson signed a one-fight deal with Matchroom because he’s planning on fighting Davis in 2025 when he will be a free agent again and be able to negotiate with Tank.