Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
By Michael Rosenthal - LOS ANGELES – Leonard Ellerbe, the promoter of Gervonta Davis, was speaking at a press conference to promote Davis’ February 9 title defense against Abner Mares when he asked the overriding question going into the fight: “Did Abner Mares bite off more than he can chew?” The conse...
Davis, Mares Press Conference Photos Gallery - LOS ANGELES - Two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis and three-division world champion Abner Mares went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at a press conference in Los Angeles as Davis defends his WBA title against Mares on Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME® in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Richard Schaefer of Ringstar Sports has a message for detractors of three-division champion Abner Mares and his quest to dethrone left-handed WBA champion Gervonta Davis in his 130-pound debut on February 9: “Si’ se puede,” or, “Yes we can.”
Mickey Bey is looking forward to a new challenge in 2019, as the Former IBF World Lightweight Champion sets his sights on the Super Featherweight division. Bey, who defeated Miguel Vazquez in 2014 for the IBF World Lightweight title has long been craving for an opportunity to get back in the mix and believes that a move down to Super Featherweight in 2019 will reignite his career.
Gervonta Davis will prove “I belong in the pound-for-pound discussions” with the February 9 defense of his WBA "super" super featherweight crown against three-division champion Abner Mares at The Stub Hub Center in Carson, California, near Mares’ native Los Angeles.
Two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis will defend his WBA title against three-division world champion Abner Mares on Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Madison Square Garden, New York City - In the co-main event, Tevin Farmer (28-4-1, 6 KOs) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania successfully defended his IBF Super Featherweight World Title against Francisco Fonseca (22-2-1,16 KOs) of San Ramon, Costa Rica via 12-round unanimous decision. Farmer won with three scores of 117-111.
According to the Los Angeles Times, former three division world champion Abner Mares will challenge WBA super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The contest, as BoxingScene.com previously reported, will be carried by Showtime.
Jose Pedraza’s first loss was by brutal seventh-round stoppage at 130 pounds against southpaw Gervonta “Tank” Davis in January 2017, and his second, at 135 pounds by unanimous decision to left-hander Vasyl Lomachenko on Saturday night.
Jose Pedraza impressed Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night. Lomachenko dropped Pedraza twice in the 11th round and convincingly beat him on all three scorecards in their 12-round, 135-pound title unification fight in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Nevertheless, the WBA/WBO lightweight champion came away from their tactical battle convinced that the version of Pedraza he encountered would’ve defeated Gervonta Davis.