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ATLANTA – Yuriorkis Gamboa has heard Gervonta Davis and his handlers state throughout this promotion that they don’t view him as an old fighter whose best days are long behind him. Gamboa doesn’t believe them. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist feels they chose him as Davis’ opponent Saturday night precisely because they consider him an aged fighter incapable of upsetting the powerful southpaw.
ATLANTA – Confidence never has been a problem for Yuriorkis Gamboa. From the time the three-division champion defected from Cuba, Gamboa’s belief in his skills, speed and power seemingly has never wavered. Gervonta Davis senses Gamboa might even have grown overconfident in advance of their 12-round lightweight title fight Saturday night at State Farm Arena.
Five division world champion Floyd Mayweather, the promoter for Gervonta “Tank” Davis, predicts very big things for the future of his fighter. Davis, a former two-time champion, will collide with his most experienced opponent, former unified champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, and they will clash or the vacant WBA lightweight world title at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The card will headline a Showtime televised tripleheader.
Davis, Gamboa Weights Photos Gallery - Gervonta “Tank” Davis, and former unified champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, went face to face a day before they battle for the vacant WBA Lightweight Title this Saturday, December 28 live on SHOWTIME from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis made the weight on his second trip to the scale Friday. The former 130-pound champion came back to Compound, the nightclub where he first failed to make weight for his lightweight title fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa. Davis officially weighed 134½ pounds on his second attempt to make the 135-pound limit for their fight Saturday night at nearby State Farm Arena.
ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis arrived late and overweight Friday for what’s been billed as his lightweight debut. Then the undefeated Davis shoved Yuriorkis Gamboa with two hands and ignited a brawl on the stage at Compound, a nightclub near State Farm Arena, the venue where Davis and Gamboa are scheduled to fight Saturday night.
By Keith Idec - ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis is about to accomplish something no other boxer did in the United States this year. The Baltimore-bred knockout artist is expected to attract a crowd of at least 12,000 to State Farm Arena for a card headlined by his lightweight title fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa. That’d make him the only A-side...
Gervonta Davis and Yuriorkis Gamboa met for their last press conference before their fight this Saturday in Atlanta. The American and the Cuban will be matched for the vacant lightweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and this Thursday they were face to face with the press to comment on their expectations for the scheduled confrontation.
Davis, Gamboa Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Boxing's hottest attraction, Gervonta "Tank" Davis,and former unified champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, went face to face Thursday at the final press conference two days before they battle for the vacant WBA Lightweight Title this Saturday, December 28 live on SHOWTIME from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Live Stream Davis vs. Gamboa Final Press Conference - Gervonta Davis will make his first lightweight appearance to contest the vacant title of the World Boxing Association (WBA) against the experienced Cuban native Yuriorkis Gamboa at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.