Eddie Hearn Expects Shakur Stevenson To Box Gervonta Davis Next

Eddie Hearn believes Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta Davis will box next time out.

Talks between Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko fell through and because of that, Hearn thinks ‘Tank’ will turn his attention to Stevenson for another high-profile fight. It would be a massive fight, and he thinks it makes sense for Davis to try to make that fight happen now.

“I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tank [Davis] vs. Shakur [Stevenson] because situations and circumstances are everything,” Hearn told IFL TV. “Tank’s got all his eggs in the basket for a Vasiliy Lomachenko fight, and then that falls through.  You’re left holding your dick at that point going, ‘Who am I gonna fight?’ Shakur’s a free agent, he’s ready to do a deal. Timing’s everything.”

Shakur Stevenson is currently a free agent, and Eddie Hearn says he did meet with Shakur Stevenson to discuss signing him but nothing has come to fruition yet. Instead, Hearn says he needs Stevenson to want the fights he wants to make in order to sign him.

“I met with Shakur, a great team, but really honest conversation,” Hearn said. “The conversation was, ‘I would love to sign you but I need to deliver the right fights for you, and if I can’t deliver those fights for you then maybe I’m not the guy to be with’. We all agree with the right fights; I’m the right man for the job, but I’ve got to deliver the right fights.”

“He will be here on Saturday, as will the rest of the world. If we can work with Shakur, I would love to work with Shakur, but it’s got to be right for him, it’s got to be right for us as well. On my part, I would love to be Shakur’s promoter because I think he’s a great fighter,” Hearn added.

Shakur Stevenson is 22-0 as a pro and coming off a decision win over Artem Harutyunyan.