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Gervonta Davis is ready for his next big payday. After putting Ryan Garcia to dust in April 2023, he is itching for a PPV blockbuster fight. The American boxer had a hot $20 million offer on the table from Devin Haney. However, the talks never moved in a positive direction, and ‘The Dream’ decided to carve out his path, devoid of him. But all is not lost for the Baltimore native, as one worthy opponent awaits in the ranks.

‘Tank’ is arguably the closest to the ‘face of boxing’ contender after Canelo Álvarez due to his PPV-selling prowess. While he has fought and dismantled the likes of Isaac Cruz and ‘KingRy’ recently, he struggles to find a worthy opponent. In addition, Davis’ recent upliftment to WBA super lightweight champion fails to help his cause. Amid this screening process, he doesn’t have to look beyond another lightweight champion, Shakur Stevenson.

Gervonta Davis vs. Shakur Stevenson: A fight in the making for long

A clash between two champions will sell like fire. To top it off, both Gervonta Davis, at 29-0, and Shakur Stevenson, at 21-0, have undefeated records. A showdown between two undefeated champions still fascinates the boxing world, as suggested by the business of Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. But that’s not all.

Sugar’ has been calling out Davis for some time, and he is eager to lay his hands on him. The flavor of rivalry and the spice of two young boxers hitting their prime add another layer of allure to it. In sum, this is the biggest at 135 that can move the needle

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Ever since Devin Haney made his switch to the 140-pound division, Davis and Stevenson are the only faces of the 135-pound division. While Davis only made the 135-pound division his dominant ground in 2019, Stevenson only joined him recently and is shaping out to be the boxer to keep an eye on. Fighting Stevenson will be a handful for Davis.

Shakur Stevenson: Climbing and reaching the PPV star potential

Shakur Stevenson is the elite fighter Bob Arum, and Top Rank has put their faith in. He has what it takes to be a star, and his boxing prowess screams wonders about him. Clubbed with a hard-working ethic and dedication, you have a perfect champion.

But the 26-year-old boxer’s fighting style leaves a lot to be desired. His stocks plummeted when he gave fans a snooze fest as he clinched the WBC title against Edwin De Los Santos. Stevenson is a defensive fighter who puts safety first rather than exchanging punches in the middle of the canvas.

The sound of the crowd booing his performance at the T-Mobile Arena still haunts Stevenson. He needs a big fight next, and Davis perfectly fits the bill. An exciting bout of carnage vs. discipline. A battle of power vs. technicality. The desire to prove his worth and cement his place among the best will fuel Stevenson, and that’s what will make him dangerous. Meanwhile, Stevenson might be the most important cog in Davis’ plan to sweep all the belts at 135 if he intends to.

Deciding the future at 135

Davis can first snatch Stevenson’s WBC gold and then pick apart the winner of George Kambosos Jr. vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko for the vacant IBF title. The undisputed tag is again available for boxers to claim at 135, but that might not be Davis’ motivation.

Davis, 29, has always been reluctant to become the champion. The problem lies with sanctioning fees, and therefore, Davis has preferred snatch-and-release title tactics to make big fights possible. He just wants to focus on adding big names to his resume and racking up money.

The charm of titles has never captured Davis’ imagination. And he doesn’t want to fight mandatory challengers who bring nothing to the table in terms of popularity that would drive PPV sales. Even the fans might be ready to look past whether Davis fights for titles if he fights against the best boxers. Fans want him to put on a spectacular show, and currently, Stevenson fits the bill.

Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, does not believe a fight with Deontay Wilder would be a competitive match.

Both fighters were in action last month in Saudi Arabia, as part of the big ‘Day of Reckoning’ event in Riyadh.

For the most part, the event was put together as a doubleheader launchpad for a March showdown between Joshua and Wilder.

However, that fight fell apart when Wilder was outboxed over twelve rounds by Joseph Parker in the co-feature. Joshua, who appeared in the main event, battered and stopped Otto Wallin.

Wilder, 38-years-old, was coming off a 14-month layoff. Adding to that, the dangerous puncher had entered the ring with a single round of action since 2021.

During the contest, he primarily stayed on the backfoot and never let his hands go. And when Wilder attempted to throw some of his signature punches, his timing was off.

Anthony Joshua

After last month’s unexpected outcome, Hearn believes the long-awaited clash with Wilder is now a dead matter.

“The fight’s dead for now. The people who wanted to put the fight on no longer see that as the fight that it was. The numbers don’t work now because Wilder’s a busted flush at the moment. It’s a mismatch in my opinion,” Hearn told IFL TV.

Joshua is still on track to return on a March date in Saudi Arabia.

The current frontrunner to face him is undefeated contender Filip Hgrovic. According to Hearn, two other names are running – with dangerous Chinese Olympian Zhilei Zhang in the mix. And MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, who nearly derailed Tyson Fury last October, is also being seriously considered.

From the outside looking in, it seemed as though Otto Wallin was going to give Anthony Joshua hell in the ring. The two officially met up in the main event slot last weekend in the Kingdom Arena, in Saudi Arabia.

Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s long time promoter, didn’t believe his man would get beat, but his palms were a bit sweaty once the opening bell rang. The jittery nerves of Hearn, however, were calmed as Joshua dominated the highly-ranked contender, eventually stopping him in the fifth round.

Although his performance was terrific, Joseph Parker may have stolen the show. In the co-main event, it was essentially a foregone conclusion that Deontay Wilder would violently stop him, possibly early. Parker though, didn’t follow the script.

The former heavyweight champ was the busier fighter, the stronger fighter, and the flat-out better fighter on the night. Prior to the show getting going, Hearn revealed that both Wilder and Joshua signed a two-fight deal to finally get it on.

With Wilder seemingly off the table now, Parker (34-3, 23 KOs) becomes an interesting name. Of course, Joshua got the better of Parker back in 2018. The 31-year-old is back to being a hot commodity though. Still, that doesn’t mean he’ll land another shot at Joshua as soon as he would probably like.

“Yea look, you never rule out anything,” said Hearn to Boxing Social. “But I don’t think it’s on the immediate radar.”

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According to Hearn, it’ll take more than just a handful of recent good performances for Parker to get back in the mix. For now, team Joshua is aiming for a showdown with Filip Hrgovic for a possibly vacant title.

With that said, Parker isn’t totally out of the loop. If he wants to get his hands on Joshua once again, he’ll just have to put in a bit more work.

“If Joe keeps winning, for sure.”

Francis Ngannou has been named as a potential opponent for Anthony Joshua after his stunning boxing debut against Tyson Fury.

Former UFC champion Ngannou pushed Fury to the brink in their crossover fight last October but lost a controversial decision. Fury was expected to make easy work of Ngannou to set up an undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk just two months later, but he needed to pick himself up off the canvas after being dropped and only won by one point on the judges’ scorecards.

Joshua rebounded after his consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk by winning three fights on the spin last year. ‘AJ’ previously dismissed a ‘gimmick’ fight against Ngannou but the Brit’s promoter Eddie Hearn changed his stance on the fight after Ngannou’s jaw-dropping performance against Fury.

“Right now, we have three fights that we’re in discussions for they’re all big and that doesn’t involve Deontay Wilder,” Hearn said whilst discussing Joshua’s fight plans with iFL TV. “Before March our aim, and we’ve discussed this, is to fight the winner of Fury versus Usyk. That is all we want to do. Obviously there’s a [Filip] Hrgovic fight out there for the world heavyweight title.”

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“There’s a Francis Ngannou fight out there which would be absolutely colossal. There’s other heavyweights as well, the [Zhilei] Zhang fight possibly as well with Queensbury. Our conversations right now are about mapping out Joshua’s next four or five fights. To map out his 2024 and potentially the rest of his career.

Hrgovic is the most likely opponent for Joshua in March as a world title is expected to be on the line for the fight if Usyk is stripped of his IBF belt after facing Fury. Ngannou’s chances of fighting Joshua would be boosted if the Ukrainian’s title isn’t taken away it as Hearn admitted a potential Hrgovic fight could be delayed for ‘AJ’.

“A lot has to happen by March to make that possible with Hrgovic. Are Fury or Usyk going to be able to keep the belt, or do they have to let it go? Is Joshua going to replace [Otto] Wallin in the rankings? There’s a lot of discussion, maybe that’s a fight that when everything plays out could be one for the summer,” he added.

 

Bernhard Langer and his son Jason entered the final round of the PNC Championship trailing by three strokes and wound up winning by two after a final-round 59.

“That’s just steamrolling people,” said runner-up David Duval.

The Langers finished at 25 under in the two-person scramble. For Bernhard, it’s his fifth title at the PNC – twice with his eldest son Stefan (2005 and 2006) and now three times with his youngest son, Jason (2014, 2019, 2023).

“Very special,” said Bernhard, who has competed in the PNC with all four of his children. “It’s always special whether you win or not, just being here is like the Olympics. They only take 20 teams and there’s probably 25 on the waiting list that would love to be here.”

Rain and wind that gusted more than 30 mph couldn’t the dampen the spirits of teams at the family-focused event. And with Tiger Woods and son Charlie back for a fourth consecutive year, plenty of fans braved the weather to catch a glimpse.

Charlie Woods

Here are five takeaways from a soggy but festive Sunday at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club:

There were plenty of highlights from Team Woods all week, but perhaps never has Tiger Woods beamed more brightly than when Charlie chipped in for birdie on the ninth hole.

Charlie, for his part, pointed toward the sky and pumped his fist as the crowd exploded.

“To see his reaction,” said Woods, “it happened right in front of me. He went right in front of me. He got excited and I looked over at Stricks and he was shaking his head. It was great.

“And then on top of that, to see Izzi (Stricker) almost hole it right on top of him. It was a great family atmosphere at that one little hole.”

Team Woods shot a 61 on Sunday to jump up to a share of fifth. Tiger drained an eagle putt on the fifth hole to jumpstart their round. They birdied five of the last six holes.

September 8, 2023, rose to the occasion as an exuberant exception in Simone Biles’ daily to-do list. On that day, the 26-year-old gymnastic royalty took a break from her daily training schedule and threw herself into a night-long party. The special occasion hinted toward Simone Biles’ friend Rachel Moore’s bachelorette party. The pack couldn’t hold their reins of fun as Simone Biles posted an Instagram story, captioned “Let the bach begin,”. However, just in months’ difference, Simone appeared in a starkly different posture.

On New Year’s Eve, all Simone Biles could do was grab the warm bed and give her BFF a chance to loathe her. However, the exchanges of the Instagram stories made it a treat for fans.

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Simone Biles posts an apology for her untimely mistake 

On January 1, Simone Biles took to her IG story to post an apology in replying to her BFF, Ali Tyler. It was the occasion for a marriage party on New Year’s Eve. But Simone couldn’t stay awake late and went to bed when it was 10:13 pm local time. Ali Tyler posted in her Instagram story by framing the sleeping beauty of Simone Biles. The caption gave out, “not this b***h inviting me to fly cross country for a NYE wedding only for her to be asleep before 10:30,”. The most decorated gymnast tried to calm down the situation by resharing the post in her IG story with the grieving, “I am soooooo sorry,” However, later Simone Biles posted a plethora of pictures of the day with Ali Tyler, captioning, “ringing in the new year”.

However, that was pretty much un-Bilesque. As Simone leaves few chances to spend time with her girl gang, her appearances in off-courts attest to that. Last time in Lambeau Field, Simone Biles appeared to cheer her husband, Jonathan Owens, the Green Bay Packers safety, in her girl gang. Even the NFL framed the entry moment of the pack in awe and posted it on X later. However, last night’s case might be a result of the regime Simone which the gymnast explained previously.

The grueling practice schedule 

As the Olympics is coming at the door, the practice schedule of Simone Biles heaves up. The athlete already possesses seven Olympic medals. However, this time, she would want to extend the tally. That needs a performance raise. Simone supported that view. So her training schedule has gone several inches up.

In an interview with Bustle in December 2023, she claimed, “I typically get up around 6:15 and let my dogs out, and then I start getting ready for practice. Practice starts at 7, so I have to be out the door by 6:45,” providing nooks and crannies of her daily routines. So that is the reason that has left her little time for her enjoyment in recent times. After all, it is the Paris Olympics year.

The Olympics are always an exciting time for enthusiasts to root for their favorite players. For gymnastics fans, Simone Biles has always been the GOAT across the sport. Even after her stint at the Tokyo Olympics, fans have only been hoping for a glimpse of her at the upcoming edition.

Things began looking up after Biles’ terrific performance at the World Championships in Antwerp. After swooping four gold medals off with her jaw-dropping performance, fans knew their favorite gymnast was back with a bang. But has she planned for what lies ahead for her?

In a candid interview with hosts Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, Biles addressed the question that the world needs an answer to. Will she make an appearance at the Paris Olympics this year? While sounding hopeful, the star gave a reality check about the competition.

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While she did confirm she’d be there at the venue, whether she’d be present as an audience member or as a participant was unclear. She intends to join as a team member, but ultimately, it depends on the selection process.

After the Tokyo Olympics, Biles took a long break to rejuvenate and focus on her mental health. This included supporting her husband, Jonathan Owens, at his NFL matches, attending many therapy sessions, and partying hard on every occasion.

While the scenario is pretty similar currently as well, Biles takes time to rehearse at her gym. She even recently put up an impressive series of tricks on the bars and beams on her Instagram stories. This included some of her toughest moves that she pulled off with ease now that she has taken time to heal.

What caused Simone Biles to stumble?

Every gymnast needs accurate mind-body coordination to perform every single trick with finesse. However, there are certain situations where the gymnast might face a hindrance to their mind-body balance. One such case is termed ‘Twisties’. And Biles suffered a serious bout during the Tokyo Olympics.

Recalling the terrifying moment it hit her, the star gymnast opened up about how she couldn’t keep herself aware of her surroundings mid-air. Twisties are notorious for causing serious injuries, and while Biles had an upsetting experience, she’s now back with hopes and passion.

Simone Biles celebrated the New Year…asleep.

The Olympic gymnast, 26, attended a friend’s wedding only to drift into her dreams hours before midnight. On her Instagram story, Biles shared a repost from her friend Kayla Simone,

who snapped a photo of her holiday snooze.

“Not this b—-h inviting me to fly cross country for a NYE wedding only for her to be asleep before 10:30,” the friend captioned the picture.

Biles added, “I am soooooo sorry,” in her repost, and both women included laughing emojis.

Biles husband, Jonathan Owens, did not attend — the Green Bay Packers safety had a Sunday Night Football game in Wisconsin against the Minnesota Vikings.

It was the first game in a few weeks that Biles had to miss. After her gymnastics season slowed down, the 23-time world champion has been up in Wisconsin to watch Owens play multiple times in November and December, including his Dec. 3 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, where Taylor Swift was also in attendance to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce.

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The Olympic gold medalist and Owens wed on April 22, 2023, at a courthouse in Houston. A few weeks later, they threw an extravagant second wedding in Mexico.

Ever since their romance began in March 2020, Owens has supported Biles — especially following her decision to withdraw from several events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

During an episode of Biles’ docuseries, Simone vs Herself, Owens said that one of the things he was most impressed by was Biles’ commitment to her craft.

“Her work ethic was the first thing that caught my eye. I’d never watch gymnastics before, when I first met I honestly didn’t know who she was … The coolest thing for me is that I get to witness someone who is literally at the pinnacle of their sport, it’s motivating just to see that and the impact that she has on people,” he said.

Biles and Owens first met on the dating app Raya in 2020, and the gymnast made the first move.

“He would say I slid into his DMs,” Biles told WSJ. Magazine in July 2021. “I saw him, and I was like, ‘Oh, he’s pretty cute,’ so I said hi … and then I saw that he was in the Houston area, so we started chatting a little bit, and then we went to hang out a week or two later.”

Now that Owens is playing for the Green Bay Packers, Biles has opened up about taking their relationship long distance so soon after tying the knot.

In an interview on the Today show in October, the athlete shared that she is enjoying watching her new husband from the sidelines.

“It’s been really fun supporting what he loves to do,” Biles said of Owens during the interview. “Obviously he’s in Green Bay right now. My season just ended, so I’m super excited to get out there to Green Bay for the holidays to support him.”

She also shared how her perspective on gymnastics has changed since getting married.

“Gymnastics is just something I get to come in and have the privilege of doing. I don’t feel like it’s the end all be all anymore, as before I kind of felt like that,” she explained at the time. “I get to go home to my husband, to my dogs, to my house and all of the things. So it feels really good.”

In a long-awaited showdown this past July in Las Vegas, boxing fans witnessed Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. finally lock horns. These welterweight rivals had been circling each other for nearly four years. However, the fight took an unexpected turn. Spence, who many believed would dominate, faced adversity. He suffered three knockdowns, with Crawford displaying superior skill and strategy. By the ninth round, Crawford’s relentless assault led to a decisive stoppage.

This victory made Crawford the first male boxer to hold undisputed titles in multiple weight categories. The fight was a much-desired one for the fans and managed to earn over $55 million with $20 million from the gate itself. Moreover, both Spence and Crawford made $25 million each from the title fight. But things were never the same for Errol Spence Jr. However, the “Truth” is now slowly making his way back to the boxing world. But is the boxing world ready for him?

Errol Spence Jr. returns to social media after months of absence

While Terence Crawford’s fame has known no bounds ever since his victory against Errol Spence Jr. same cannot be said about the latter. Spence Jr. has somehow faded from the spotlight. Moreover, a lot of fans have already counted him out since then and jumped on Crawford’s bandwagon. Even when Spence Jr. called for a rematch not a lot of people had faith in him.

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It seems that after some much-needed time off, he is finally ready to make a return. He recently came back to social media as he took to Instagram to share a picture of himself along with a horse at a ranch. The screengrab was reposted to X by an account with the caption, “The welterweight goat is back on social media.” However, the return was not met with the same bang as Spence Jr. would’ve expected.

Fans not impressed with Spence Jr.’s return

As the post went viral on the internet, fans were quick to share their reaction to Spence’s return. One fan shared his prayers for ‘the Truth’. He wrote, “Love the way you are doing things little brother stay up because God knows your heart my brother peace.”

Overall, the fans had more negative than positive things to say about the Truth’s return to social media.

TYSON FURY has arrived in Saudi Arabia six weeks before he is due to fight Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed crown.

Fury faces Usyk in the heavyweight division’s first ever four-belt title unification on February 17 in Riyadh.

He began his camp in Morecambe but has now touched down in the Middle East to continue training – much to the delight of his fans.

One said: “He is taking this very seriously. Getting there weeks before the fight to acclimatise to Saudi fully.

“Adjusting to every tiny detail like he is at home. Smart choice.”

Another added: “If he’s there that early he is taking very seriously. Let’s go the gypsy king.”

One hailed: “Yeah get acclimated early, ain’t no time to be f*****g around.”

Another said: “No question that he’s taking it seriously.”

Fury spent Christmas with wife Paris and his seven kids, but swerved a New Year’s celebration at home to get preparations under way.

He almost suffered a disastrous and embarrassing defeat against ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37, the last time he was in Saudi in October.

Tyson Fury

Fury, 35, was dropped by the massive underdog and deemed fortunate to walk away with a controversial win on the scorecards.

He touched down in Saudi only a week before that fight, but things look to be different for the historic unification with Usyk, 36.

His own dad John hit out at his training camp for the Ngannou fight and claimed even now it is a “CIRCUS”.

John even said his son’s training camp showed he was “in decline”, leading to fears he could be outclassed by Usyk.

But Fury’s Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren was quick to speak out in defence of the undefeated WBC champion.

Warren told Boxing Social: “Tyson’s the guy getting in the ring. His dad has obviously got his views. Everybody’s got a view.

“Obviously his dad cares about him but, at the end of the day, Tyson’s getting in the ring and it’s his decision who he has to train him.”