height: 0; Davis finished his illustrious amateur career with an impressive record of 20615.[15]. Round 3 of 12, Jan Long before embarking on a road that would lead him to the precipice of boxing immortality, Gervonta Davis was a lost soul roaming the streets of a crime-filled section of West Baltimore, seemingly destined to become another tragic statistic. Oscar De La Hoya claims to have never received an offer for Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. [25] Davis defeated Pedraza in a seventh-round KO to win the IBF super featherweight title. Davis started working left hands to the body before landing clean to the face of Romero with a few more straight left hands from his southpaw stance. The fight was scheduled to take place on May 20, 2017, and billed as 'Show me the Money'. He and the thirteen others on board sustained no injuries. The 27-year-old Davis had been on a lengthy tear, winning all of his fights since 2015 via knockout or TKO. [78] On January 24, the WBA once again ordered Davis to make a mandatory lightweight title defense against Romero, and gave the pair until February 24 to come to terms. Is he a lanky fighter? Round 1 of 12, Apr No matter if the opponent is taller or shorter, Ive got to get through it. "[94] The woman eventually walked back her accusations, and the Hector Garcia bout pushed through.[95]. He was spotted covering his left hand after the official result. Gervonta Davis height is 5 5. With International Boxing Hall of Famer and promoter Floyd Mayweather encouraging Davis in his corner, the southpaw came out rejuvenated in the eleventh round, realizing that the fight could be close on the scorecards. [76] However, Romero was pulled from the bout due to sexual assault allegations made against him, and was subsequently replaced with Isaac Cruz. Gervonta Davis (/drvnte/ jr-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994) is an American professional boxer. [41][42] For the fight, Davis earned a purse of $600,000 compared to the amount $35,000 that Fonseca received.[43]. Davis is undoubtedly a star in the making and he has every skill set in the bag to become a true legend. For his part, Cruz said he sensed midway through the fight that Davis had injured his left hand, even as Davis continued throwing it. The IBF granted Pedraza an exemption to fight Davis, as he had a mandatory fight against Liam Walsh looming. Official time was 2:23 of the sixth. Round 12 of 12, Jun DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, GervontaDavis WINS against DesiWilliams by KO in LOS ANGELES -- Gervonta Davis shot to stardom with the 21, 2018 And lets see whos really about that.. Hes been training. Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes. Just line them up and Ill knock them out.. He struggled and got up but was wobbly the whole way and referee David Fields ended the fight. Referee Benjy Esteves Jr. stopped the action at 2 minutes 45 seconds into the round. Williams was the first of eight consecutive victories, all knockouts. He has prior professional @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { But just when it appeared as if the fight was slipping away, Cruz fought fire with fire, landing a flush uppercut seconds before the bell. BOXER BREAKDOWN | Gervonta TANK Davis: The Left HANDED DEMON 776 views Feb 1, 2022 Tank Davis is a fast rising star in the sport of boxing. #PBConSHOWTIME pic.twitter.com/cBX9OsYaSo. Round 6 of 6, GervontaDavis WINS against GermanMeraz by UD in He eventually met the limit of 130 pounds on his third attempt. NEW YORK -- Gervonta Davis wasn't letting his hands go, and Rolando Romero took advantage. I was just the better fighter tonight. [CDATA[/* >