Gervonta Davis was seemingly not offered $25 million to fight Conor Benn as claimed.
‘The Destroyer’ returned to the ring earlier this month, scoring a lopsided decision win over Peter Dobson. For Benn, the victory was just the second since his drug scandal in late 2022. The win also caught the attention of ‘Tank’.
The WBA Super lightweight champion has been out of action since a knockout win over Ryan Garcia last spring. While Davis went on hiatus after that bout, he was interested in facing Benn later this year. The two got into talks, with Eddie Hearn quickly sending an offer to the titleholder.
However, Davis has reportedly moved on from fighting Benn. According to multiple reports, the champion won’t be facing ‘The Destroyer’ next. Those reports quickly led to a rant from Hearn, where he revealed that Davis turned down a $25 million payday.
It seems that the promoter might be embellishing a little bit with that figure. Earlier today, ‘Tank’ took to X in a since-deleted post, showing Hearn’s offer to him via email. In the email, the promoter offered the champion $10 million, as well as some of the gate and pay-per-view revenue.
While that’s a high figure, that’s still not $25 million as Hearn claimed. In the post to X, Davis wrote:
