Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Conor Benn needs to take his time and stay away from fights with top-level opponents like Gervonta Davis.
It seems as though Teofimo Lopez walks into a room believing he’s the smartest one in it. His words may come across as bombastic but his actions once the bell rings often indicate that he’s one of the best fighters in the world.
Gervonta Davis needs to get back in the mix. Normally, that isn’t a huge issue. The lightweight division usually affords him with a ton of fighters to choose from. But, his options, at least for now, are limited.
It pays well to be a top attraction in boxing. Sports media publication Sportico released its "100 Highest-Paid Athletes in the World" list this week, and six fighters are featured on the list.
Keyshawn Davis delivered just the type of impressive performance Thursday night that he needed. The talented lightweight was especially sharp while he picked apart Jose Pedraza and stopped the former two-division champion in the sixth round of ESPN’s co-feature before Teofimo Lopez met Jamaine Ortiz in the main event at Mandalay
Conor Benn is apparently the most wanted fighter in America, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. To that end, the Matchroom Boxing head wants to pair the controversial Benn with another big name, namely Gervonta Davis, the Baltimore puncher who is arguably the biggest American-born boxing star in the sport.
Conor Benn is doing his best to wipe off the dirt that’s covering his name. For the highly-ranked welterweight contender, a failed drug test has many believing that he’s never been a clean fighter. In due time, he’ll have the opportunity to clear his name completely but for now, he’s taking out his frustrations on his opponents.
Turki Alalshikh apparently has no desire to start begging the biggest American boxing star to come over to Saudi Arabia. Alalshikh, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in the oil-producing country, recently said in an interview that he hopes Gervonta Davis, the power puncher from Baltimore, Maryland, will fight in Saudi Arabia sometime in 2024.
Ryan Garcia has revealed new wrinkles into his first professional loss. In April, Garcia suffered a seventh-round knockout defeat to Gervonta Davis. “For the first time ever, in the back room, I said to myself 'I'm losing this fight.' I knew, right in the back room,” Garcia said this week on a podcast with Valuetainment founder Patrick Bet-David. “Nothing is going right. I am so weak. None of my
Gervonta Davis knows that there’s a target on his back. At this point, he’s grown accustomed to it. Fighting the 29-year-old lightweight champ is almost like hitting the lottery or participating in boxing’s version of the Super Bowl. Simply put, life-changing money and millions of eyeballs are placed upon you when Davis picks you as his next opponent.