Boxingtalk was informed by Prize Fight Promotions that a WBO featherweight championship bout between newly-minted champion Steven Luevano and Antonio Davis is in the works for the Manny Pacquaio-Marco Antonio Barrera II undercard on October 6, 2007. Boxingtalk caught up with Davis to get his thoughts on this potential world title fight that's in the works.
BT – There's some breaking news talking about a possible fight between you and current WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano. What can you tell us about that?AD – If this fight does happen, I am coming, and I will give my best performance and that's for sure. The opportunity is presenting itself, and I feel good about being in this new weight class. I want all the champions, line them up, feed them to me.
BT – You took [former WBO junior lightweight champion] Joan Guzman to the cards in a very impressive effort. I am guessing that does well for your confidence, especially if this fight happens.AD – It's a confidence booster, even with that fight I wish I had more time to train. It was what it was, it would have been foolish to pass that up. I went into his backyard, and he's considered a power puncher, and a good fighter, so to go into his backyard and do as well as I did, I deserver a title shot.
BT – If this fight happens between you and Luevano, how do you match up against him?AD – Well I know he's a southpaw, and he took Nicky Cook's title over in England, he stopped him in the eleventh round. I know one thing, if it happens, I will be coming to get that title.
BT – You recently captured the NABO title by soundly defeating Leon Bobo, talk about your performance.AD – I was very pleased with my performance, this is a kid that was supposed to be an up and coming prospect, and I felt like I took him to school. He was supposed to be this slick southpaw that was going to give me all kinds of trouble. I went to the gym, worked hard, and exploited his weaknesses.
BC – Do you think he overlooked you?AD – I don't think he did, but I think that the powers that be overlooked me. Leon had to pay the price for that mistake.
BT – Bobo has fast hands and a decent jab, were you surprised at how easily you defeated him?AD – No, in my mind I had always pictured how it ended. This was a revenge fight for me, he was supposed to give me trouble, slick left handers were supposed to give me trouble, and I showed everyone that these guys don't give me trouble.
BT – Do you feel that this is your time now, it's your time to be a world champion?AD – It's definitely my time, I have long payed my dues in boxing to get my world title. I have more than payed my dues, and made sacrifices. I feel I am the future at 126 lbs, and I am ready for any of the world champions out there.
BT – Put it into your own words what winning the world title would do for you.AD – It would change everything for me. First of all it would give me the satisfaction that I reached a goal that I set in the beginning of my career. Financially it would settle everything for me and my family.
BT – Prize Fight Promotions is your promoter, talk about them for a minute.AD – They provided me with a world title shot against Guzman under diverse circumstances, and if this fight goes through with Luevano I just want to be prepared, and give it my best. I tip my hat to them for giving me this opportunity if it happens, and I want to thank them for that.
BT – Do you have any closing thoughts for the fans?AD – I want to thank my fans, and I want to thank them for sticking with me this long. Stick with me for a little bit longer, and I will be a world champion.
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