Showtime president Stephen Espinoza has issued a response to Oscar De La Hoya’s regarding feedback concerning a possible combat between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia.
Regardless of a previous announcement that phrases had been agreed for the 2 stars to lock horns this spring, De La Hoya plunged issues into doubt this week, when he claimed that no contract had been obtained on Garcia’s finish.
He then took to social media to difficulty a Monday deadline for the problems to be resolved, or ‘King Ry’s crew could be “transferring on.”
Nonetheless, in an interview with Combat Hub, Espinoza described De La Hoya’s actions as “puzzling.”
“Is there what you’d name a proper, signed contract? No. However is there a really detailed trade of phrases the place everybody was in settlement? Sure, there’s that. And did everybody evaluation the announcement {that a} deal was made and agree earlier than it went out? Completely.”
“No deal would have been introduced by the fighters had everybody not signed off. So the truth is it’s a bit of bit puzzling why you’d say “go forward Ryan and inform everybody there’s a deal” then two days later, declare there isn’t a deal.”
“I’m unsure what the agenda is. I’m unsure if it’s chilly ft, possibly they’re getting patrons regret over the deal they agreed. However on the day it was introduced, everybody was in settlement; DAZN, Goldenboy, Showtime, PBC – everybody was comfy.”
“A few days later it modifications? It’s a thriller to me.”
Every thing appeared set for the 2 People to sq. off subsequent, after Davis got here via his tune up combat with Hector Luis Garcia unscathed.
The information that the blockbuster bout is now in jeopardy will come as a bitter blow to boxing followers throughout the globe, who’ve been crying out for a marquee match up for a while.