Promoter Eddie Hearn still did not give up little hopes that Shakur Stevenson is fighting Gervont Davis. In an interview, the delicate champion of WBC Shakur (23-0, 11 KO) had the appearance and sound of a warrior who admitted that the match against Tank would never happen.

Lost cause?

Promoter Matchroom, Hearn, counted on the first giving Shakur a supple opponent who he did and then began fighting with William Zepeda to prepare him for Gervont Davis. However, Zepeda and his Golden Boy promoters did not show interest in the fight against Shakur.

As for tank, he has his own problems, dealing with Lamont Roach’s mess. If this is done, Davis apparently wants Vasily Lomachenko, Ryan Garcia, and even Jake Paul. Shakur has no meals on his list.

When Gervont presented the conditions for Shakur to fight him, saying that he had to face his “brother” Keyshawn Davis, he just informed him and everyone knew that there would never be a fight. Shakur got a clue and that’s why he looks defeated now. He is now aware that he was a fool to chase this misery for so long seeing things they really.

Hearna’s solution

Eddie does not give up and is understandable why. Champion WBA Tank Davis is the only fight for money for Shakur at the age of 135. If Hearn can’t fight, Shakur signed for nothing.

What’s more, the way he performed in his fight with a substitute opponent Josh Padley On February 22, he is unable to support his WBC belt and an invincible record if Hearn throws him into the general population along with the killers at the age of 135

Fighting with Padley and Edwin de Los Santos showed that Shakur is not good enough to be with any of the candidates with delicate skills. You put in Stevenson with Andy Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Ernesto Mercado, Raymond Muratalla or Frank Martin, that’s over. But Hearn cannot give Shakur special treatment to keep him in the section, isolated from predatory sharks.

Shakur Stevenson: “Eddie, I’m not going to lie. I am ready to fight with everyone. “

Eddie Hearn: “Is [William] Zepeda is going to fight you? Of course there is a tank fight, that is, a fight. Tanks, there will really be no opponents. “

“We have one fight left, and then several options and we want Shakur to be with us for the rest of his career,” said Eddie Hearn IFL TVResponding to the saying that Shakur Stevenson says he has only one fight in the contract with match boxing and wants the fight to be against Gervont Davis.

“I think Shakur is the best 135-pound. Just because Tank had a bad performance last Saturday, people say now: “Yes, I think Shakur defeats Tank,” while before last Saturday “Oh, you would never beat Tank.” Boxing is like that.

“His [Tank-Shakur] Just a great fight. I really want this fight to be and I believe with all my heart, Shakur Stevenson defeats Gervont Davis, “said Hearn.

Floyd Mayweather’s boxing legend demanded from Canelo Alvarez at 152 pounds when he agreed to a contract with Youthful Buck in 2013.

Mayweather, Leonard Ellerbe, revealed the surprising fact of the battle of the former pound for the undisputed ruler of Canelo. Named “The One”, when presented in Las Vegas, the aging 36-year-old Mayweather accepted the younger Whipip-Snapper in Canelo at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Despite his sensitivity, Canelo accumulated an impressive 42-0-1 record. At that time he was a united super-high champion in the field of only 23 years. Despite the growing references, Mayweather had no problems signing negotiations on the fourth duel with six struggles with Showtime sports.

Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo

In 44-0, the Las Vegas competition was seen as an alternative to fans, seeing how Mayweather heads to Manny Pacquiao. At that time, four four fighters in weight classes from 147 to 154 pounds are Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao and Canelo. Adding “Change of Guardian” and “Master vs. The student “made the collision even more pleasant.

To make everything more even, Mayweather was initially aimed at a tight 154-pound Canelo. Many thought they would ask for a maximum weight limit of 150 pounds, but not as indicated by Ellerbe. The General Director of the Mayweather Promotions said that Floyd was pleased to give Canelo an additional pair of pounds to prove that the point of the upcoming warrior was about who was a better warrior.

Ellerbe stated that Floyd’s decision meant that the difference at night of the fight was almost twenty pounds.

“Before [the Canelo fight]He told the media that he would be ready to fight at the age of 50. We arrived at 152. [Canelo then] He prevailed him [by] 19 pounds on the night [the fight]Ellerbe said.

Mayweather weighed just over 150 pounds, which was definitely pressure, but it was the second highest sign of his career. What happened only a day later during the fight was nothing unusual, considering what Canelo achieved.

Even with one of the most shocking results cards of all -time judges, courtesy of CJ Ross, Floyd did enough to put the Mexican future superstar in his place.

I lost every round

WBN, shooting live at night, could not give Canelo one round, this was the dominance at the “Money” man’s exhibition. At his Majestic Best Mayweather was always inviolable. Given the fact of Ellerbe, the victory was all the more impressive.

Due to the weight of Canelo, the fight would be impossible nowadays. That is why 2013 was an ideal time for anyone interested. Canelo admitted that he learned a lot from his experience with Mayweather and was grateful that he had the opportunity to face a great one.

Now a four -member ruler with belts exceeded at 154, 160, 168 and 175, Canelo is today’s version of what Mayweather has been for many years.

Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the general entertainment authority of Saudi Arabia, announced on Wednesday the creation of a up-to-date boxing promotion along with the TKO – a conglomerate covering UFC and WWE – with the management of the management anchored by the President of UFC Dana White and President WWE Nick Khan.

Although the name of the up-to-date undertaking was not disclosed, the promotion announced a plan to organize the first boxing event in 2026 and includes “a highly structured system of developing up-to-date talents from around the world, including athletes and academies.”

Boxers will have access to the latest UFC Institute, with locations in Las Vegas, Mexico City and Shanghai. And it will be the TKO production and media team that will cope with experience and transmission around the world.

“This breakthrough partnership between industry powers is preparing a scene for an incomparable impression for boxers and fans,” said Alalshikh. “Together, we develop the next generation of talents and provide world -class events while sport is a foundation for further interference.”

The up-to-date undertaking is the latest of the huge expenses of Saudi Arabia on global sports led by Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Alalshikh and Sela, a subsidiary on the Saudi Arabia Investment Fund, exhibit the best boxing events since October 2023 with Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou. He avoided typical boxing channels with the fights of fights put on his riyads seasonal cards, which take place mainly in the capital of Saudi Arabia, but also in Los Angeles and London.

He bought a ring in November – a boxing publication that debuted in 1922 – and will organize his first card under this banner on May 2 on Times Square with the stars of Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez in separate duels.

Alalshikh organized several thunderous programs, including a few fury-onoxandr Usyk and Dmitriry Bivol-Artur Beterbiew Showdown with various promoters.

Today it means a up-to-date chapter in boxing history. I am excited about this wonderful partnership with those that I think is the best for this sport. Together we will raise it to up-to-date heights. ❤️🥊 pic.twitter.com/UUXHPDYFFY

– Turki Alalshikh (@Turki_ALSHIKH) March 5, 2025

And these programs will continue. But soon he will launch his boxing league with White and Khan, two titans of combat sports. Alalshikh, White and Khan were respectively 1, 2 and 3, in the September ranking of the most influential characters in the fighting game.

“I wouldn’t be where I’m without boxing today,” said White the Ring. “Sport in boxing is a place where I started. I felt it was something that could never be fixed as long as it was [Alalshikh] appeared. He did more for boxing than any promoter in the history of sport together.

“He has invested more money, more energy and more passion in this sport than literally.

Alalshikh said that he and White “have the same vision and I trust this league in a tiny time, he would crush everything.”

White has long professed his desire to enter the boxing space. Unlike the UFC, which White built in an empire worth many billion dollars, which dominates in mixed martial arts, the box is broken up with four masters in each of the 17 weight classes.

And with a broken character of sport, which includes various competing promoters, the most obvious, best duels often slip out of fans.

“Everyone knows the format: the best fight,” said White, who joined the UFC in 2001. “You introduce the road up the rankings, and when someone breaks into the top five, there is no doubt who is the best five guys in the world in every weight class and are fighting.

“And then, when someone holds this belt, you don’t need three letters in front of the belt [a reference to boxing’s four sanctioning bodies]. Whoever has this belt is the best in this weight class. “

Khan will also play a key role in the success of the league. Before joining WWE in 2020, Khan was a competitive of television at the Imaginative Artists Agency agency, where he represented many of the best broadcasting talents and negotiated Megadeals for media rights for SEC, top -class boxing and WWE.

WWE enjoyed record revenues and profitability under the leadership of Khan. He managed the Global Expansion of WWE, devouring government subsidies to live premium events, which were previously focused on the United States.

Khan also played a key role in navigation in the WWE fusion from UFC to create a TKO group, where he sits on the board. Before Khan became an agent, he managed Hall of Fame Boxers Manny Pacquiao and James Toney.