Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (23-0) is chomping at the bit to get a title shot. The 24-year-old lightweight contender was last in action in March when he defeated Joseph Adorno via unanimous decision in Minneapolis. The bout was part of a Showtime tripleheader.
On Friday afternoon, Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya offered a positive update around negotiations for a potential fight pitting budding contender Ryan Garcia against knockout artist Gervonta Davis.
The desire to revisit a showdown with Ryan Garcia is far more than just a one-off opportunity being explored by Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz. Such a fight is means to an end for the former IBF junior lightweight titlist in pursuit of becoming at least a two-division champ.
Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya offered a promising update Friday on the negotiations that are currently taking place for the potential pitting between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis.
Regis Prograis may soon find his division populated with some mouth-watering names. For that reason, the New Orleans-born, Houston-based southpaw sees no reason to flee from his career-long perch in the 140-pound division.
Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been bitter rivals throughout their Hall of Fame careers, seemingly never pulling punches toward each other.
Ryan Garcia is convinced that a win over Gervonta Davis will make him boxing’s biggest ambassador, whether or not there is a belt at stake. Garcia, the 23-year-old lightweight from Victorville, California, called out Baltimore puncher Davis, 27, after he scored a sixth-round stoppage of Javier Fortuna at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Shakur Stevenson believes he, Devin Haney, and Gervonta Davis are in a class of their own, and that a mouth-watering “round-robin” awaits them in the future.
Gervonta Davis has finally broken his silence about potentially fighting Ryan Garcia. Garcia has been pounding the table in recent months – and even more so this week after knocking out Javier Fortuna on Saturday – calling for a tilt with Tank.
Ryan Garcia apparently has changed his mind about the lowest weight he can make for the only fight he seems to want. Garcia relayed a message Friday to Floyd Mayweather through his social media accounts to inform Davis’ promoter that he is willing to face Davis at the lightweight limit of 135 pounds. The undefeated Garcia had repeatedly stated in the aftermath of his sixth-round knockout of Javier Fortuna on Saturday night that Davis would have to move up to the 140-pound division if Davis wanted to fight him next.