Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko looked destined to be fighting each other earlier this year.
Negotiations were opened in June between representatives of Loma and Tank for a proposed WBA and IBF lightweight world title unification clash for the back end of this year.
It’s understood conversations between long-time promotional rivals Bob Arum’s Top Rank (who promote Lomachenko) and Al Haymon’s PBC (who represent Davis) were going well.
However, talks came to an abrupt halt in July when Lomachenko opted to take some time away from the sport.
Lomachenko’s manager Egis Klimas insisted that his client ‘wasn’t in the mood to fight Davis right now’ and wouldn’t be returning to the ring until 2025.
The development came amid reports that Lomachenko and Davis had reached an agreement.
But Top Rank President Todd duBoef insists negotiations were only in the early stages with nothing more than a ‘framework’ in place.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT.com, duBoef said: “We were all for it.
“We had met with Tank Davis and multiple people from PBC.
“Loma is at a place in his career where he is seasoned, he’s seen it all, he’s done it all.
“But one thing he’s not done is unify all of the titles and go undisputed.
“And I think he really wanted that, that is why his disappointment in the Haney fight was there.
