Gervonta Davis, the undefeated WBA lightweight world champion, refused a fight with the British Conor Benn. This information was reported to the press by the head of the promotion company Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn.
“We offered him over ten million dollars, but there were also bonuses from paid broadcasts and ticket sales. It could have been 20 or 25 million, but he didn’t want to discuss it,” Hearn said in an interview with the iFL TV YouTube channel.
Gervonta Davis fought his last fight in April last year, knocking out the previously unbeaten Ryan Garcia. As for Conor Benn, he won a unanimous decision against Peter Dobson in February of this year.
