It was an eventful Saturday night for boxing, with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis both scoring big wins. Lomachenko destroyed Masayoshi Nakatani in his return on ESPN+, while Davis had an excellent blockage and a hard fight win over Mario Barrios in a 140 pound launching on Showtime PPV.
So whats next for the 2 huge names?
Vasiliy Lomachenko
This one ought to be fast. All signs are that we will see a rematch in between Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. There are a couple conditions to that, one obvious:

When they ever actually combat, Lopez has to beat George Kambosos Jr if and/or. (Theyre currently believed to go on Sept. 11.).
It needs to be immediately after Lopez-Kambosos. If not, it seems Lopez would probably go up to 140.

As it is, Teofimo Lopez Sr recommended December at Madison Square Garden, however I think based on availability and all that, at any time by, say, March of 2022 might work.
But lets state Lopez-Loma 2 does not occur next, which we need to at least offer lip service due to the fact that it is boxing, the sport that likes not giving its fans what they desire to see. (For what its worth, I do believe well get it.) And even lets say Kambosos shocks the world and beats Teofimo. What then for Lomachenko?
Kambosos would obviously be a potential choice, but one figures Lopez may desire a Kambosos rematch if that occurs. The other titleholder at 135 is Devin Haney. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KO) currently balked at battling him once when it would have been purchased, developing the “WBC Franchise belt” at light-weight and the wonderful title legend weve had since.
Haney is with Matchroom and DAZN so that probably would not take place, and at any rate Haney will be on the hook to combat the Diaz-Fortuna winner after July 9, unless the WBC want to comprise another silly ass title so that Haney doesnt actually have to do a mandatory, like they did for Lomachenko. The other leading names at 135 are Ryan Garcia, who is apparently returning quickly, and perhaps Gervonta Davis. Gervonta aint combating Lomachenko. Its simply not occurring, nor is Ryan.
Perhaps he considers a move down to 130 for a battle with Shakur Stevenson, who has expressed his self-confidence many times that he would beat Lomachenko quickly. It would be a huge fight for Shakur and a huge step up, too, and at that point most likely worth doing for Loma.
But I do not wish to prattle on about this. I desire to truly believe were getting Lopez-Loma 2, so lets simply say we will.
Gervonta Davis.
I truly liked Jim Gray contradicting Tank Davis response of, essentially, “Idk Ill combat who they tell me to next,” as if this is somehow inconsistent with Davis profession to date. Davis might combat at 130, 135, or 140 next. Hes got paper belts at 135 and 140, and a genuine belt at 130, and for all it truly matters, the paper is about as excellent as the genuine to the public, who are so confused by boxings bullshit that attempting to discuss it to them is a wild-goose chase anyway.
Davis (25-0, 24 KO) is a danger at any of those weights, but theres truly just no guessing whom his next opponent will be; its not like anybody was guessing Mario Barrios after Tank beat Leo Santa Cruz in 2015. We understand for a flat fact it wont be anyone outside the PBC umbrella, other than a possible complimentary agent, and there arent lots of notable totally free representatives.
Who do PBC have between 130 and 140 of genuine note? Not that many individuals, to be honest. A rematch with Barrios most likely wont remain in any fantastic need, and while it was an excellent battle, I do not believe it was so great that you can sell it once again on PPV right now, if this one offered well enough to be delighted with in the first location.
The most appealing fight at 140 may be Regis Prograis, who is able to bounce around today. The previous titleholder required it on Twitter after the fight, and he brings more to the table than Barrios, with regard to Barrios. Batyr Akhmedov won a WBA eliminator on the Davis-Barrios undercard, however if you believe star fighters with the ideal promoters truly need to comply with approving body rules, youre surviving on Earth-8 or something.
Heres one to think about a wild card: Jamal James, who presently holds the WBAs secondary belt at 147 pounds. James is 6 2″, so would have a lot more of a ridiculous height benefit than Barrios did, but he actually has a slightly much shorter reach than Barrios. It appears crazy, and it is– Tank would be providing up about nine inches of height officially– however Davis is a fighter who has been steered to odd surprise fights previously, obviously. And hello, FOUR-DIVISION CHAMP!
Others.

Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KO) already balked at fighting him as soon as when it would have been bought, creating the “WBC Franchise belt” at light-weight and the wonderful title legend weve had ever because.
Haney is with Matchroom and DAZN so that probably wouldnt occur, and at any rate Haney will be on the hook to fight the Diaz-Fortuna winner after July 9, unless the WBC desire to make up another silly ass title so that Haney does not really have to do an obligatory, like they did for Lomachenko. Perhaps he thinks about a relocation down to 130 for a fight with Shakur Stevenson, who has actually expressed his self-confidence lots of times that he would beat Lomachenko easily. I really loved Jim Gray refusing to accept Tank Davis response of, basically, “Idk Ill combat who they inform me to next,” as if this is in some way inconsistent with Davis career to date. You can probably expect a sideways action at finest next, in all honesty, because the finest internal fight for him to make at Top Rank would be Ryota Murata, who is reported to have a December deal in place to fight Gennadiy Golovkin in a marriage.

Hes a must-watch fighter against anyone, and promoter Eddie Hearn desires him to unify before moving up to 115 for a possible all-Mexico incredibly fight with Juan Francisco Estrada next year. Junto Nakatani has the WBO title however an order to fight Angel Acosta, and Sunny Edwards has the IBF but is promoted by Frank Warren, for starters, and likewise has a brand-new mandatory in Ricardo Sandoval.
I d expect Erickson Lubin (24-1, 17 KO) to combat the Charlo-Castano winner, a minimum of if its Charlo. Lubins win over Jeison Rosario was a WBC remover, and the Charlo-Castano winner will be undisputed champ at 154 pounds. Lubin has desired the rematch with Jermell Charlo, who stopped him in one round back in 2017. Lubins a smarter, better, more ready fighter than he was then. They most likely do a rematch if Brian Castano upsets Charlo.
Janibek Alimkhanuly (10-0, 6 KO) took a step up and provided huge, dominating Rob Brant and requiring a stoppage after 8 rounds. That puts Alimkhanuly ideal in the mix at 160, a division that desperately needs fresh blood. You can most likely expect a sideways action at finest next, in all honesty, due to the fact that the best in-house battle for him to make at Top Rank would be Ryota Murata, who is reported to have a December handle place to combat Gennadiy Golovkin in a marriage.