Pre-fight, throughout battle and post-fight, Gervonta Davis is must-see TV. (Photograph by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Pictures)
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is heading in the right direction to return to the ring this fall.
The Ring has discovered that the reigning WBA light-weight titlist is poised to headline a Nov. 2 PBC on Prime Video Pay-Per-View occasion. Different particulars stay within the works, although TGB Promotions has a venue maintain for the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Baltimore’s Davis (30-0, 28 knockouts) is The Ring’s No. 8-rated pound-for-pound fighter.
The timeframe is in keeping with Davis’ pursued unification bouts versus IBF titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBC beltholder Shakur Stevenson. Neither possibility has panned out, for numerous causes.
Lomachenko (18-3, 12 knockouts) opted to sit down out the rest of 2024. The information was a buzzkill, because the engaging matchup would have additionally include The Ring championship at stake. Davis and Lomachenko are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, at light-weight.
Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs), No. 4 at 135, was ordered to subsequent face William Zepeda, The Ring’s No. 3-rated light-weight.
Ought to the battle transfer ahead on November 2, Davis will battle for the second time this 12 months. In his final bout on June 15, Davis knocked out obligatory challenger Frank Martin within the eighth spherical.
On the time of the stoppage, Davis was up 67-66 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Previous to that protection, Davis, had not fought in nearly 14 months. He knocked out Ryan Garcia within the seventh spherical final April 21 in Las Vegas. Three months prior, he stopped Hector Luis Garcia, after 9 rounds.
Martin and each Garcias had been unbeaten on the time they fought Davis. So, too, had been Rolando Romero and Mario Barrios, with all 5 fights ending inside the gap inside his final six begins.
Davis’ latest accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed as he tops The Ring’s light-weight rankings.
An opponent is anticipated to be revealed within the coming weeks. Davis’ staff has hinted they’re locked in talks with one focused fighter however declined specifics past that replace.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
