Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
The awards and accolades keep coming for Claressa Shields. The 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist and three-division undisputed champion has landed an ESPY Award for “Best Boxer,” knocking out a field of competition that included Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, and Shakur Stevenson.
Frank Martin took a strong look at the lightweight landscape and came to the conclusion that there simply wasn’t enough room for both he and Michel Rivera. So, with both fighters creating a buzz, the two officially squared off in December of 2022.
Isaac Cruz has previously had the propensity to step up and take advantage of the big stage he’s been presented with. Cruz's stardom originally catapulted after dropping a competitive and close decision to Gervonta Davis in 2021 as a replacement opponent while headlining a pay-per-view show.
After going toe-to-toe with Devin Haney for 24 rounds and suffering two unanimous decision losses, George Kambosos Jr. is convinced that his conqueror is the best lightweight in the world.
Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter views a potential showdown between Gervonta 'Tank' Davis and Shakur Stevenson as the best possible fight to be made in the sport of boxing.
Jermell Charlo believes Gervonta “Tank” Davis is the prime mover of this current era of boxing. Charlo, the undisputed 154-pound champion from Houston, Texas, had high praise for the southpaw from Baltimore, in a recent interview, calling him the “face of boxing.”
No matter how many opponents he violently knocks out, Gervonta Davis is beginning to find out that there will always be a perpetual line of contenders waiting to take him on. Recently, Teofimo Lopez Sr. placed his son’s name, Teofimo Lopez, into the mix.
Gervonta Davis still refuses to take accountability for actions. Days after being sent to jail for violating the terms of his house arrest, the unbeaten boxing star spoke out on the circumstances which landed him in this situation. Davis was previously sentenced to 90 days of house arrest and three years of probation after entering a guilty plea to four misdemeanor counts from a November 2020 hit-and-run incident in his Baltimore hometown.
Gervonta Davis apparently didn’t take the terms of his sentence of 90 days of home detention too seriously. The Baltimore Banner reported on its website Friday that Davis was jailed Thursday because spent time since his sentencing living at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore and a luxury condo he recently purchased in the Silo Point
The simmering beef between Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya boiled over on Thursday as the fighter and promoter tussled back and forth on Twitter, adding yet another chapter to their complicated relationship.