Bob Arum took some time to talk to Fight Hype about the prospects of finally securing the fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasily Lomachenko. As Arum explains, while there was a time in the past that the fight was discussed and perhaps could have had more significance, he says there is no point in dwelling on it now and he doesn’t expect there will be much difficulty in making it happen. taking this fight now.

Arum on the likelihood of successfully negotiating the Tank vs. Lomachenko fight

“We know both fighters want this fight. So when that happens, the suits sit down and try to work out the economics and put it together, and I’m positive that they will do that and that the fight will happen. But until it’s signed, you don’t know.”

In the various networks that would have to be involved in this fight

“Don’t worry, networks cooperate. You can’t blame the network if it doesn’t fight back. It’s the people who are associated with the players who are not realistic, but I don’t think that’s the case. I think the negotiations between the parties will go very well.”

Enabled if Tank vs. Lomachenko has the highest commercial value

“I don’t know if it’s the highest result or not, but it’s the time where you can achieve it and they both have massive wins, so everything is fine. Would the fight have had more significance at another specific moment? I don’t know. Maybe. But you can’t look back on it. We’re at this point in both fighters’ careers and it’s a very intriguing, intriguing fight.”

Gary Russell Jr was quick to defend his younger brother Gary Antuanne Russell following his split decision loss to Alberto Puello over the weekend. Immediately after the defeat, Devin Haney took to social media to ridicule Russell, whom many considered in impoverished taste, if for no other reason than Haney himself, who had just suffered a beating.

After learning what Haney had to say, Russell Jr. he felt the need to answer.

“I saw Devin Haney say something like, ‘Antuanne Russell is shit and his older brother was nice, but he’s shit.’ Shorty, you should have kept your fucking mouth shut. My little brother is a damn dog, don’t get it twisted. Don’t be fooled, little one. Some of the best fighters, the greatest fighters in the world, took the damn L. It kind of builds character.

“You’re full of shit. My little brother left like a fucking soldier, that’s a large difference. You should have kept your mouth shut – and you got a gift, you actually got a gift, because if you had known that if he had won that fight, we would have kicked your ass next. Lomachenko kicked your ass, you have a gift for it.

“Because my little brother is so shitty, you can see him. I bet you won’t line up and raise your hand to do this, will you?…my little brother will still cook for you.

Haney, who is taking a rather brutal beating at the hands of Ryan Garcia, is hoping to turn this defeat into a victory after Garcia’s failed drug test. Meanwhile, Antuanne Russell is said to be going back to the drawing board to come back better than ever.

French super middleweight fighter Christian Mbilli will return to the ring at the end of the summer when he faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 10-round main event on August 17 at the Quebec City Center Vidéotron.

During today’s official press conference announcing the fight, Mbilli does not hide that he was particularly interested in this fight with Derevyanchenko.

“When ESPN offered us three names, I immediately told Marc: ‘We want Derevyanchenko,’” Mbilli said. “I have been following his career since I was 15. He beat a lot of elite boxers on the French team, but unfortunately he turned professional when I moved up to the seniors.”

Mbilli continued by mentioning that he had been watching his opponent closely to prepare for this moment and would be ready to take advantage of the fight night.

“I carefully analyzed Derevyanchenko’s fights to improve my technique,” ​​Mbilli said. “It’s an honor to fight him and I’m going to thank him by giving him the hardest fight of his life. It’s going to be a war on August 17, you don’t want to miss it.”

Meanwhile, Derevyanchenko believes that he has had some unlucky outings in his career, but emphasizes that this fight will change his fate.

“He may have won against other fighters in the past, but the past is the past,” Derevyanchenko said. “I respect my opponent. Mbilli is undefeated, he’s a powerful guy, but I’ve been doing this for a long time. I’ve seen it all and on August 17 I will be the winner.”

Both players should be motivated to put in a powerful performance that they can benefit from with a win here, so hopefully we’ll see what they both have to offer after the opening bell.