LAS VEGAS — Gervonta Davis and David Benavidez may star collectively, in separate fights, on the identical Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view on Prime Video in December.
That’s in response to Sampson Boxing founder Sampson Lewkowicz, who confirmed to World Boxing Information this week that he anticipated his boxer’s return to the ring within the coming months.
World Boxing Information reported lately that ‘Tank’ Davis was in line for a November return. That is a part of our wider function on the return of Al Haymon and an imminent schedule of occasions from PBC.
We perceive Tank’s return has been pushed again a month. Per Lewkowicz, it could possibly be one half of a field workplace double header with Benavidez.
“That’s almost definitely what’s going to occur,” Lewkowicz instructed WBN. “It can occur.
“David has already began coaching for December 14,” Lewkowicz added. “And after that, he would be the obligatory for [the] Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitri Bivol [winner].”
The bout could be at 175 kilos, Lewkowicz stated — the second time he’ll have fought in that division.
An end-of-year invoice wouldn’t be the primary time Tank and Benavidez have labored collectively as Davis headlined a June 15 card, for a light-weight knockout win over Frank Martin. Within the co-main that evening, Benavidez out-pointed Oleksandr Gvozdyk because the Mexican ‘Monster’ examined the waters at mild heavyweight.
Based on a World Boxing Information supply with information of the state of affairs, Jose Valenzuela is a attainable opponent lined up for Davis later this yr.
The combat would land on pay-per-view.
Although Prime Video regards pay-per-view figures as proprietary data, World Boxing Information understands that the primary PBC on Prime Video occasion, which featured a bloody struggle between Sebastian Fundora and Tim Tszyu, generated greater than 100,000 gross sales within the US.
For its second PPV this yr, which had Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Jaime Munguia in the principle occasion, there have been roughly 650,000 gross sales.
Contemplating the title worth of Tank and Benavidez, one supply with information of the state of affairs instructed us that insiders anticipated barely extra for his or her June double-header than the numbers this fights generated.
A December double-header is probably going PBC and Prime Video’s second try and make the partnership a success with combat followers.
Alan Dawson is World Boxing Information Lead Author, a 2 x Sports activities Journalist of the 12 months finalist, and 5 x BWAA awards winner. Observe Alan @AlanDawsonSport.
