Gervonta Davis: record, next fight and profile →
SAN ANTONIO – Rolando Romero remembers two instances when Gervonta Davis didn’t show up for their scheduled sparring sessions a couple years ago in Las Vegas.
Longtime 126-pound titleholder Gary Russell Jr. is not sure what more he can do to get Gervonta Davis to fight him. After all, the two share the same manager (Al Haymon), appear on the same network (Showtime), were both raised in the DMV area (Russell in D.C., Davis in Baltimore), and fight in and around the same weight class. It does not not hurt either that both have traded words over the past couple of years.
Gervonta "Tank" Davis is no stranger to high-end vehicles. And his latest acquisition is impressive. He turned to Champion Motoring in San Diego to fully customize a USSV Rhino GX - which is regarded as one of the largest luxury SUVs on the market.
The heads of Golden Boy are optimistic about making fights with rival entities so long as the fighters from both sides truly want to do so, no matter the public reluctance of a certain prominent figure.
Tugstsogt Nyambayar’s introduction to junior lightweight division comes on the heels of the division’s biggest star further elevating his place in the sport. This weekend’s Showtime main event pits Brooklyn’s Chris Colbert (15-0, 6KOs) versus Mongolia’s Nyambayar. At stake is Colbert’s WBA “Interim” junior lightweight title, which—while not a true world title—does ensure the winner has a place in line at three-time 130-pound titlist Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (25-0, 24KOs), who is coming off of an explosive eleventh-round knockout of Mario Barrios (26-1, 17KOs) atop a June 26 Showtime Pay-Per-View.
ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis impressed Mario Barrios last Saturday night. The junior lightweight and lightweight champion’s power obviously was effective in his 140-pound debut. Davis knocked down Barrios three times – twice in the eighth round and once in the 11th round – on his way to an 11th-round, technical-knockout victory at State Farm Arena.
ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis doesn’t need Josh Taylor to do big business. Leonard Ellerbe realizes that blunt assessment won’t satisfy devout boxing fans that would love to see Davis remain at 140 pounds to challenge the undefeated, undisputed junior welterweight champion in Davis’ next fight. But Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, Floyd Mayweather himself and others involved in Davis’ career are more concerned with continuing to build Davis into a star that transcends boxing.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Gervonta Davis is an undeniably bad man. Or, in boxing parlance... a baaaad man. He fights with a fury reminiscent of those who came decades before, tenaciously engaging in games of violent pursuit and capture until inevitably – at least so far – his hand is raised.
Junior welterweight Mario "El Azteca" Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) tasted his first career defeat on Saturday night, when he was stopped in eleven round by Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – Gervonta Davis took a more measured approach to beating Mario Barrios because he respected the fact that he fought a bigger, strong opponent in his 140-pound debut.