Re: What's next for Haney, Lomachenko & the Lightweight division?
Shakur Stevenson has revealed that he's rejected an initial offer to fight Devin Haney next.
The former featherweight and super-featherweight world champion won his first fight at lightweight in April and is now calling for a shot at the undisputed king.
Haney holds all four of the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO world titles in the division.
In May, he narrowly outpointed Vasyl Lomachenko to retain his belts and has since discussed the possibility of moving up in weight for his next fight.
As he is a free agent after completing his three-fight deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank, Haney can take his time and figure out the best option for him.
However, there are huge possible match-ups for him, if he stays at lightweight, against Gervonta Davis (represented by Al Haymon's PBC) and Stevenson (represented by Arum's Top Rank).
With Davis currently in jail, Devin's father/trainer Bill Haney recently met with Arum for talks again and Stevenson was no doubt one of the topics discussed.
Now, Stevenson has taken to social media to explain that he's received an offer and rejected it.
The 26-year-old first sent a cryptic tweet in which he strongly hinted he was talking about Haney, but did not confirm it.
It read: "Nah, I’m not gonna take 25 per cent, but you knew that already, be realistic."
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...y-offer-75-25/
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