Bob Arum wants Vasily Lomachenko vs. Shakur Stevenson after both win their next fights ⋆ Boxing News 24
By Sean Jones: Promoter Bob Arum says he needs to place collectively a combat between Vasily Lomschenko and Shakur Stevenson subsequent yr if the 2 of them win their subsequent battles.
Arum plans on matching WBO tremendous featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) towards Miguel Berchelt subsequent in a match that may get numerous boxing followers excited within the U.S.
Though Shakur has repeatedly been telling the boxing public and media that he needs to face WBC 130-lb champion Oscar Valdez subsequent, that’s not going to occur immediately.
Valdez vs. Stevenson nonetheless must marinate by having Shakur undergo Berchelt after which Lomachento get to the match with Oscar.
Will Shakur refuse to combat Lomachenko?
If Shakur refuses to combat each or a kind of fights, you possibly can learn between the traces that he doesn’t fancy his probabilities towards them, significantly Lomachenko.
Arum says he already spoke to Valdez’s supervisor Frank Espinoza they usually wish to take the combat with former two-division world champion Emanuel Navarrete subsequent. Additionally, Vargas’ coach Eddy Reynoso needs the Navarrete (35-1, 29 KOs) combat subsequent, so the choice has been made that he’ll be subsequent.
Within the meantime, Arum want to have Stevenson defend towards former WBC tremendous featherweight champion Berchelt (38-2, 34 KOs) in his subsequent combat.
If Stevenson wins, Arum is all for taking over the previous three-division world champion Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) in his subsequent combat, offered Loma defeats Richard Commey subsequent month of their combat on December eleventh on ESPN at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Lomachenko vs. Shakur Stevenson could be a large combat for the followers in 2022, and it might be the right setup for the winner to tackle Teofimo Lopez. After all, that’s if Teofimo is prepared to combat the winner.
Sean Jones has doubts whether or not Teofimo could be prepared to simply accept one other combat with Lomachenko at this level. Wanting dragging Teofimo into the ring kicking & screaming, I don’t suppose he’ll ever conform to combat Lomachenko once more.
Valdez to combat Navarrete subsequent
“I do know Shakur want to combat Oscar [Valdez], however I feel the Navarrete individuals after their combat in San Diego [against Joet Gonzalez last October] acquired me and mentioned, ‘We wish to combat Valdez subsequent,’ and I spoke to Frank Espinoza, the supervisor for Valdez, and he says he spoke to [Oscar’s trainer] Eddy Reynoso they usually just like the Navarrete combat,” mentioned Bob Arum to ESNEWS.
“So, if the 2 fighters [Oscar Valdez and Emanuel Navarrete] wish to combat one another, that’s the combat will make,” mentioned Arum in making it clear that Shakur Stevenson WON’T be combating Valdez subsequent as he’s been calling for.
“That’s a chance, yeah,” mentioned Arum when requested if Shakur might face former WBC tremendous featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt subsequent. “We acquired nice expertise within the 130-lb division.
“Yeah, that would [be a possibility between Vasily Lomachenko and Stevenson]. The combat that I might like to do, assuming Loma will get by [Richard] Commey [on December 11th], at 130, 135, or a catchweight, Loma and Shakur. That’s a beautiful combat,” mentioned Arum a few huge combat he needs in 2022.
We all know that Lomachenko would take the combat with Stevenson in a scorching second, however it’s extremely questionable whether or not Shakur will conform to it.
I imply, Stevenson appears good towards outdated guys like Jamel Herring or lesser opposition like Joet Gonzalez and Jeremia Nakathilia. Nonetheless, it’s a distinct story for him to combat somebody really gifted, like Lomachenko.
Shakur might need flashbacks of his loss to Robeisy Ramirez within the 2016 Olympics in relation to agreeing to a combat with Lomachenko, and it’s questionable whether or not he would conform to the battle.
