Vasiliy Lomachenko has no interest in fighting Gervonta Davis.
That is according to his manager, Egis Kimas. Talks over a Loma-Davis fight began following their latest wins. Lomachenko defeated George Kambosos Jr. to pick up the vacant IBF Lightweight Title. Davis responded to the win, saying Loma was next. This was dependent on Davis beating Frank Martin in a defense of his WBA Lightweight Title. Tank stopped Martin in round 8 to set up the potential bout. Bob Arum confirmed that talks had taken place, as he was realistic about making the fight at the back end of the year.
“My feeling is, reading Egis, that it’s a Gervonta “Tank” Davis fight. It’s a Vegas fight, MGM or T-Mobile. We’d decide a date where there are openings. Nobody [in the Top Rank brass] has talked to [PBC boss Al] Haymon in over a year,” Arum said. “Carl Moretti and them deal with Luis de Cubas. Nobody [in the Top Rank brass] has talked to [PBC boss Al] Haymon in over a year,” Arum said
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“I’m optimistic that will happen but until it’s signed, you don’t know. The networks are cooperative. You can’t blame the networks if a fight isn’t made. It’s people involved with the fighters who are not being realistic, but I don’t think that will be the case. I think the negotiations will go very well between the sides,” Arum stated
Meanwhile, Davis’ co-trainer Kenny Ellis publicly said he was working on a game plan. Despite the speculation over a fight, it appears Loma’s focus is elsewhere.
So in regards to the Tank Davis-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight that has been brandied about, Loma's manager, Egis Klimas just told me:
"Loma is not in the mood right now, he doesn't have the motivation at the moment. He's taking off, he wants to spend more time with the family. He…
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“Loma is not in the mood right now, he doesn’t have the motivation at the moment. He’s taking off; he wants to spend more time with the family. He doesn’t want to do anything till the end of the year. So he’s definitely not coming to the ring until the end of the year. 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,” Egis revealed
The chances of that fight happening now are even more slim. Lomachenko is already 36 years old, so waiting any longer takes him further away from his prime. The Ukrainian is also not at the peak of his powers, unlike the boxer who was dominating the sport five years ago. His losses to Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haneyshowed that even if there were circumstances around that. Loma fought with an injured shoulder against Lopez, while he was arguably robbed against Haney.
Lomachenko also considered retiring before he faced Kambosos. However, he chose to continue boxing since his father did not want him to go out on a loss following the Haney fight. His main aim was to become an undisputed champion, but that appears unlikely. He would have to beat Shakur Stevenson, the WBC Champion, Tank Davis (WBA) and Denys Berinchyk (WBO). Unless Loma can secure a fight for more of the belts, becoming undisputed will be tough. Given everything Loma has achieved in making him a three-division champion, there is no pressing need for him to take this fight.
