Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
Gervonta Davis confirmed Friday night that he will fight in New York for the first time in more than four years. The unbeaten Baltimore native Tweeted that he’ll return to the ring May 28 in New York. BoxingScene.com confirmed thereafter that Davis will face rival Rolando Romero in a Showtime Pay-Per-View main event that night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Rolando Romero will get his shot at Gervonta Davis almost six months to the day later than he expected. BoxingScene.com has learned that Mayweather Promotions and Premier Boxing Champions are in the process of finalizing a deal for the lightweight title bout between Davis and Romero to be rescheduled. Barring any unforeseen obstacles, they’ll headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View event June 4 at a venue to be determined.
Max Kellerman wore a devious grin as he lobbed a proverbial softball toward Josh Taylor. josh tThe undisputed junior welterweight champion, well aware of the response the host sought for his televised boxing show, promptly delivered a challenge to Gervonta Davis.
A lightweight fight between Rolando Romero and Gervonta Davis that was originally announced and then scrapped after sexual allegations surfaced against Romero could be reignited again after the investigation was closed last month.
A Gervonta Davis-Vasiliy Lomachenko lightweight matchup is music to Calvin Ford’s ears. Ford, the longtime trainer of Baltimore’s Davis, recently expounded his thoughts about that hypothetical pairing, and suffice to say he was enthusiastic.
Ryan Garcia believes he has to assume a sense of noblesse oblige in order for Gervonta Davis to fight him. The 23-year-old Garcia and 27-year-old Davis are two of the most popular fighters in the sport, but efforts to get both in the same ring have been so far unsuccessful. Garcia, who seems to believe that he has the higher Q score than Davis, says ordinarily he should command the bigger slice of the financial pot, but in the interest of getting the potential fight over the negotiating line, he says he would take a haircut on his purse: that means splitting the money equally, 50-50.
Rolando Romero has made his way back into Gervonta Davis’ life. The pairing of unbeaten lightweights has been resurrected by the WBA, who has ordered a mandatory title fight between the two. Baltimore’s Davis presently holds a secondary version of the 135-pound title, while Romero has remained the number-one contender since last August.
Gary Russell Jr. stated more than once during a virtual press conference Tuesday that he is fully focused on fighting Mark Magsayo on January 22.
The fight at the top of Carl Froch's 2022 wish list is a showdown between unbeaten lightweights Gervonta 'Tank' Davis and Ryan Garcia. Davis and Garcia are regarded by many observers as the two biggest names at 135-pounds.
The outpouring of support received by Leo Santa Cruz following a crushing defeat made that otherwise forgettable moment that much easier to overcome.