Gervonta Davis def. Davis was taken the six-round distance for the first time in October 2014 against veteran 28-year-old Germn Meraz (47311, 25 KOs). Devin Haney, the World Boxing Council champion, fought Saturday night, and could align his schedule with Daviss. He hits hard, of course, Cruz said at a news conference after the fight. love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and Gervonta Davis' arrest history: Timeline of abuse and hit-and-run charges and denials although George especially tried to land his powerful right hand. Davis seemed to take control over the ensuing rounds, but at some point, he injured his left hand and Tests conducted by St. Lawrence University in New York found that there were more left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people. Its a big responsibility, but Ill take that. 28, 2019 Rafael Fiziev wants to see some changes after what he saw between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. Davis became a two-time 130-pound champion over his next eight bouts, all knockouts. Davis is undoubtedly a star in the making and he has every skill set in the bag to become a true legend. WATCH: 55-Year-Old Mike Tyson Destroys Punching Bag in 6 Seconds. [58] Instead Davis faced challenger Hugo Ruiz, ranked #9 by the WBA at super featherweight. } Gurley introduced Davis to his father, Calvin Ford, the man who would eventually become Davis longtime coach. Oscar De La Hoya claims to have never received an offer for Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. 26, 2021 Davis kicked off 2023 by taking on one of his toughest opponents to date, Hector Luis Garcia on January 7. When I first met Tank when he was 14 or 15 years old, I told him Id make him a world champion. Round 6 of 12, Dec [11][12] Davis had a very successful amateur career, winning many national championships. In all, he likes leaving his mark in every weight class he fights in. We did it again in New York City baby, said Davis. Tank dropped Barrios for the third time in the fight, this time with a left uppercut to the body. 20, 2013 He knocked out Romero in the 6th round. Violence, 11 Days Before Hector Luis Garcia Fight", "Boxer Davis allegedly hit woman on side of head", "Gervonta Davis accuser walks back domestic violence claims", "Double denial issued after 'inaccurate' Gervonta Davis PPV sales report", "Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz Reportedly Bring's in 200,000225,000 PPV Buys", "Gervonta Davis Vs. Mario Barrios Reportedly Brings in Approximately 210k-215k PPV Buys", "Gervonta Davis-Hector Luis Garcia PPV Buy Rate To Come In Between 200K & 225K", Gervonta Davis Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gervonta_Davis&oldid=1141523257, World super-featherweight boxing champions, International Boxing Federation champions, World light-welterweight boxing champions, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles using sports links with data from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 13:54. The Baltimore Sun stated that Davis and Wheeler both embraced and walked out of the courtroom together. [48] Prior to the fight, Alberto Machado, the WBA (Super) champion at the same weight class, was inexplicably downgraded to 'Regular' champion, and the Davis-Cuellar fight was upgraded to be for Machado's WBA (Super) super featherweight title. [88], On March 22, 2021, he was indicted on fourteen counts for allegedly running a red light after a November 2020 birthday party in downtown Baltimore. When asked about the prospect of facing other top lightweights in the division, specifically undefeated champions George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney, as well as Ryan Garca, Davis did not directly answer, although he opined, "All them guys is easy work. Coming into this fight, I knew Gamboa was a tough opponent, even though everybody was writing him off, Davis said. Cruz charged at the defending champion, pinning him against the ropes and wailing away. I could take it and dish it out." They watched Cruz, now 22-2-1, pursue Davis early, gloves held high, bobbing and weaving like an early-career Mike Tyson. State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, GervontaDavis WINS against YuriorkisGamboa by KO in position: sticky; [17], On May 22, 2015, at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Davis scored a technical knockout (TKO) against Alberto Mora (53, 1 KO) 1 minute 14 seconds into the fight. Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, Gervonta WINS against RolandoRomero by TKO in } Davis immediately began trending on social media ascelebrities from Lebron James to "Magic" Johnson reacted to the knockout. [CDATA[/* >