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Alot of high-profile boxers are currently in holding patterns when it comes to deciding what their next moves will be. Canelo Alvarez still doesn’t have an opponent for September. No one knows what Devin Haney might do after the Ryan Garcia debacle. And Gervonta Davis just saw a potential opponent, Vasiliy Lomachenko, fall through.

Gervonta Davis vs Vasiliy Lomachenko

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That last big name is of particular importance to Shakur Stevenson, who is coming off of a recent victory and needs a notable win to stave off the criticism. Fighting and beating Tank would certainly accomplish that, and it sounds like Stevenson is open and willing to making it happen.

Shakur Stevenson waiting for Tank Davis to make the call

Stevenson’s co-manager, Josh Dubin, spoke to BoxingScene on Tuesday and revealed that they’re just waiting on Davis to come through.

Canelo Alvarez

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It’s all up to Tank. The one thing about Shakur: he will take anyone you put in front of him. We’re here and waiting and ready to negotiate. We’ll know how realistic [it] is by how financially viable they make it for Shakur… [We] have our phone lines open, ready for a call, and they have our numbers. It’s a fight Shakur really wants. He’s been begging for it for a long time.

RYAN GARCIA VS GERVONTA TANKS

It appears that Stevenson wants it badly, but it will come down to the numbers, as is usually the case when two elite boxers try to plan a fight. We’ll see if both sides can make sacrifices and come to a compromise some time within the next couple of months.

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Gervonta Davis could be still be set to return this year despite no official announcement.

The WBA Lightweight World Champion defended his belt in June with an emphatic knockout of previously undefeated Frank Martin. He immediately entered talks with the IBF’s Vasiliy Lomachenko for a unification, but the Ukrainian pulled out.

Gervonta Davis vs Vasiliy Lomachenko

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Another two-belt clash with WBC’s Shakur Stevenson remains on ice, and ‘Tank’ Davis was reportedly targeting a rematch with Isaac Cruz after the Mexican became only one of two men to take him the distance back in 2021.

Those plans were scuppered by one Jose Valenzuela. ‘El Rayo’ beat Cruz for his WBA Super-Lightweight World Title in August. Naturally, many in the sport began to speculate that the winner was now in line for Davis, even despite his trainer Robert Garcia stating clearly that they wouldn’t fight again this year.

Speaking to ES News from the gym, Valenzuela shut down the speculation, saying that the contracted rematch with Cruz takes precedence.

Gervonta Davis VS Shakur Stevenson AND Devin Haney,

“I don’t got a date yet but I’m just moving around … Yeah of course the fans [are asking me about the Tank fight] because they were excited about it cause that’s what they’re hearing … Nah [not in November], I got a rematch clause with Pitbull so we’re waiting for them and we’ll go from there.”

Those who still believe the fight – which would likely see Davis step up to 140 pounds for the second time in his campaign – is next will assume a step-aside deal is being worked out with Cruz.

Gervonta Davis AND Isaac Cruz

Dan Rafael reports that ‘Tank’ could return on either November 23 or December 14, with ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez revealing that the event could be co-headlined by David Benavidez, a repeat of the Martin show in June where Benavidez made his light-heavyweight debut against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

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