Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
If Tevin Farmer defeats Jono Carroll in their fight for Farmer’s IBF super featherweight title, Hearn intends to make Davis “a f***ing massive offer” to face Farmer next. England’s Hearn, Farmer’s co-promoter and a partner with DAZN, suggested he’ll offer Davis a $5 million purse to fight Farmer in what would be an intriguing 130-pound title unification fight.
According to TMZ Sports, an arrest warrant has been issued for WBA super featherweight world champion Gervonta Davis. The warrant was issued in connection with Davis having an alleged altercation with another man at an ATM machine at an upscale mall in Virginia on February 17.
According to TMZ Sports, WBA super featherweight world champion Gervonta Davis is the subject of a police investigation after an alleged physical altercation with police. Davis -- Floyd Mayweather's top protege -- was at an upscale mall in Virginia on February 17 when he got into it with another man at an ATM machine.
WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko tried a new way to communicate with his fans. For the first time ever, the Ukrainian boxer had an Instragram live stream, in which he answered some questions about Gervonta Davis, his future fight and even discussed plans for retirement.
Floyd Mayweather took time out after a recent trip to Neiman Marcus to begin publicly negotiating for a fight fans definitely would want to watch. The retired superstar challenged lightweight contender Ryan Garcia to first fight Rolando Romero. If Garcia can beat Romero, Mayweather promised that Garcia would then get a shot at the highest-profile fighter his company promotes – Gervonta Davis.
Andrew Cancio won a world title near his hometown Saturday night. As great as that felt, Cancio would have no problem whatsoever traveling to Gervonta Davis’ hometown to clear up the WBA’s 130-pound championship mess. Davis is tentatively scheduled to defend his WBA super world super featherweight title at some point in July in his native Baltimore.
Gervonta Davis and the Showtime family made the most of an undesirable situation. The first televised headliner for the unbeaten southpaw from Baltimore, Md. was supposed to be a much bigger event, as Davis was due to defend his 130-pound title versus former three-division champ Abner Mares.
Gervonta Davis fought just a single time in 2018. Both Davis and Mayweather Promotion's CEO Leonard Ellerbe expect their fighter to have a much more active 2019 campaign. He was supposed to face Abner Mares on Saturday night but had to settle for Hugo Ruiz who took the fight on short notice after the former three-division champion was forced to pull out of the fight with a detached retina. Tank blasted Ruiz out in the first round of their Showtime televised main event.
On Saturday night Gervonta "Tank" Davis (21-0 20 KOs) didn't face the high profile opponent that was supposed to help propel him to superstar status. He was originally slated to face former three-division champion Abner Mares but those plans fell through when Mares had to undergo surgery for a detached retina.
Less than two weeks ago, the handlers for WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis found themselves in a serious scramble - when their opponent Abner Mares withdrew with a detached retina. The eventual replacement was former world champion Hugo Ruiz, who Davis blew away in a single round last Saturday night in Carson, California.