Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
When featherweight Angelo Leo ended proceedings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Aug. 10 with a one-punch knockout win over Luis Alberto Lopez, the devastating result was described by many as a KO of the Year contender.
Rolando Romero is ready to get his career back on track following recent knockout losses to Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis. Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) will get a bounce-back opportunity on Sept. 14 when he takes on Manuel Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KOs) on a card headlined by Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Edgar Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson have a few things in common: They’re both undefeated — Davis is 30-0 (28 KOs) while Stevenson is 22-0 (10 KOs). They’re both lightweight titleholders, Davis holding the WBA belt and Stevenson the WBC. And they’re both in search of their next opponent, which has many wondering about a potential fight between these two American talents.
In need of a big fight to lift his popularity closer to the astounding heights of his talent, Philadelphia’s Jaron “Boots” Ennis instead gained another anchor on his quest with the IBF assigning him a mandatory date against a fighter he’s also convincingly defeated.
Shakur Stevenson is a champion – but not an attraction, like lightweight counterpart Gervonta Davis – according to boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions.
There is no climax in sport as dramatic and violent as the one-punch knockout. Angelo Leo was the latest orchestrator of such a finish when, on Saturday one fateful blow ripped Luis Alberto Lopez from consciousness in the 10th round of a nip-and-tuck battle. With the upset victory, inside Albuquerque’s Tingley Coliseum, Leo became the IBF featherweight champion and the final punch, a swirling left hook, is surely destined to take its place on highlight reels for years to come.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has his third consecutive fight under the PBC umbrella next month, when he looks to add Edgar Berlanga’s scalp to those of Jermell Charlo and Jaime Munguia.
When Showtime Sports exited the boxing broadcast business last year, that meant Premier Boxing Champions needed a new partner for its packed stable of talented fighters. PBC announced its new deal before 2023 was over, a multi-year rights agreement with Amazon’s Prime Video.
Isaac Cruz’s proposed rematch with Gervonta Davis appears to be on the rocks after Cruz was neutralized by Jose Valenzuela on Saturday in Los Angeles. Should Cruz run it back with Valenzuela?
Coach Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, in his latest mailbag, discusses Saturday’s August 3 show in Los Angeles, a possible bout between Gervonta Davis and Shakur Stevenson, Canelo’s pound-for-pound standing and Jaron Ennis pressing his case to face Terence Crawford.