Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia were interested observers Saturday night when Devin Haney beat George Kambosos Jr. via unanimous decision for undisputed lightweight champion status.
Ryan Garcia had a viral ringside exchange with Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe following Gervonta Davis’ knockout win against Rolando Romero at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Bob Arum does not think it will be a Herculean task to get perhaps the most talented fighter in his promotional stable to take on a rival company’s star draw.
Eddie Hearn’s incessant overtures to Gervonta Davis resulted in a legal warning, according to the promoter. In recent weeks, Hearn, the outspoken head of Matchroom Boxing, has repeatedly stated his desire to sign Davis to a promotional contract, amid rumors that the hard-hitting Baltimore lightweight is on the outs with his longtime handlers at Mayweather Promotions.
A few days have passed, and Rolando Romero (14-1, 12 KOs) has reflected on his fight in which he lost to Gervonta “Tank” Davis (27-0, 25 KOs), in front of a record-setting crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The emphatic knockout and some competitive early rounds shouldn’t obscure the obvious. Rolando Romero had almost no chance to win last weekend and the finish was all but inevitable. Romero had barely more than a novice’s professional experience, a belief in his power, and technique that begs for the sort of counters Davis finished the night with. As noted in the preview piece from the corner, if Davis could take Romero’s shots then the slim puncher’s chance in the fight wasn’t even really there.
NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis proved he is a level above Rolando Romero, but Leonard Ellerbe feels Romero established himself early Sunday morning as a legitimate threat to every elite lightweight in boxing.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - So, about that Gervonta Davis fight. Those who were all-in on “Tank” before Saturday night surely found enough evidence in a sixth-round stoppage of loudmouth contender Rolly Romero to continue espousing their claims. And yet those lukewarm on the Mayweather protégé before he arrived in Brooklyn can look at the way he struggled with Romero through five-plus rounds as reason to continue as cynics.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was once again trending after his latest in-ring conquest. Not everyone was taken aback by the outcome, though. You can count lightweight contender Michael ‘La Zarza Ali’ Rivera among the underwhelmed from this past weekend’s Showtime Pay-Per-View main event. The unbeaten Dominican was an interested observer for Davis’ eventual sixth-round knockout of mandatory challenger Rolando Romero (14-1, 12KOs) in front of a sold-out and record-breaking crowd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis laughed when he was informed during their post-fight press conference that Rolando Romero requested an immediate rematch a few minutes earlier Sunday morning.