Can Eddie Hearn deliver? The challenges of making Gervonta Davis vs. Shakur Stevenson

The lightweight champion of the WBC, Shakur Stevenson, had the first fight of his two fighting contract with Eddie Hearn out of the road last Saturday, stopping the electrician Josh Padley (15-1, 4 kos) in the ninth round. Now, it is up to Hearn to deliver the money fight to Shakur (23-0, 11 ko) against the 135-pound champion of Amb Gervonta Davis below.

Hearn investment

If Eddie cannot deliver the tank fight for Shakur, it will be interesting to see who fights. Shakur has only fought a decent name since he went up to 135, Edwin de los Santos and looked horrible in that fight. Andy Cruz is #1 classified WBC contender for Shakur’s belt, and Hearn has been very quiet for fighting with each other. You can guess why. Shakur is a more beneficial money for a battle against Tank Davis than the cross born in Cuba, which is not yet known and is not given a strong promotional impulse in Matchroom.

Built for tank cash

If Hearn lets Cruz fight with Stevenson, he would probably defeat him and ruin his dreams of fighting the Davis tank. He knows that Shakur is very expire, and that is why he was so interested in matching him against Joe Cordina last October, Floyd Schofield and then electrician Josh Padley. An opposition pattern to Shakur is being offered, and it is clear that He is being protected Then Hearn can make the Davis Pelee tank.

Hearn needs Turki Alalshikh to be interested in fighting the tank against Stevenson because it is impossible without him. It would be a great financial risk because Shakur is not a PPV raffle. All purchases would arrive on the side of Gervonta, and their PPV numbers have always been on the low side of the spectrum, except for their fight against Ryan García.

The title of three Shakur Win divisions

-Ligero: Edwin de los Santos for the WBC 135-B belt
-Super Featherweight: Jamel Herring for the WBO 130 lb title
-Peso feather: Joet González, winning 126 lb belt of wbo

A star is manufactured

The victories of the world title of three Stevenson division have arrived against the dull opposition, which devalues ​​their belts. The world champion status of three Shakur divisions would mean more if he beat the high -level fighters, but those three who have defeated are not level A. This is the same as we saw Adrien Broner, who won four world titles of Division by beating minor fighters. For naive fans born yesterday, everything is Promotional maneuver Do for combatants like Shakur and Broner. How to manufacture a 101st star.

“He is 27 years old, at his best, he is a three -division world champion, he is a super talented fighter. He has the background as an amateur and fought a lot as a professional,” Dan Rafael said to Ring Magazine. Now, it’s about chasing the biggest and better fights. With luck, they can make those clashes, who are against. “

You can throw world titles of three Shakur divisions as important, since it is not special enough to win those belts.

“Obviously, he spoke after the fight he loves Tank Davis. It is at the same time as Shakur. Tank fights in a few days (against Lamong Roach this Saturday, March 1 in Brooklyn, New York). That would be a great fight.

“Shakur against Tank is the biggest and high profile fight that you can do at this time among the US champions. I think with the money available through the Saudi, any fight can happen.

In Matchroom HQ 📍 @Shakurstevenson @Eddiehearn pic.twitter.com/15y6Diczpw

– Matchroom boxing (@Matchroomboxing) February 25, 2025

“Remember, it wasn’t a long time ago when Canelo Álvarez said: ‘No, thanks. I’m not interested One of its letters in May (against the FIB medium weight champion, William Scull), a September planned fight against Terence Crawford and two fights More in 2026.

“In boxing, it is usually the money, and if the money is there, I am sure you can gather Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson in the ring. If the money is there, you can make any fight, ”said Rafael.