Nickname(s) Tank Reach 69 in (175 cm) Wins 17 Height 1.68 m Division Super featherweight Parents Kenya Brown, Garrin Davis | Rated at Super featherweight Stance Southpaw Wins by KO 16 Nationality American Total fights 17 | |
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Born November 7, 1994 (age 22)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. ( 1994-11-07 ) Similar José Pedraza, Badou Jack, James DeGale, Yuri Foreman, Dejan Zlatičanin Profiles | ||
Gervonta Davis (born November 7, 1994) is an American professional boxer who has held the IBF junior lightweight title since January 2017.
Contents
- Boxing star gervonta davis has his victory vacation planned tmz sports
- Amateur career
- Early fights
- IBF junior lightweight champion
- References
Boxing star gervonta davis has his victory vacation planned tmz sports
Amateur career
Davis has been training at Upton Boxing Center since he was five years old. Davis is trained by Calvin Ford who was the inspiration for the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise on the hit HBO television series, The Wire. Davis had a very successful amateur career, winning many National Championships. He won the 2012 National Golden Gloves Championship, three straight National Silver Gloves Championships from 2006–2008, two Junior Olympics gold medals, two National Police Athletic League Championships, and two Ringside World Championships, among others. Davis finished his illustrious amateur career with an impressive record of 206–15.
Early fights
On February 20, 2015 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Davis became the first person to stop Puerto Rico’s Israel Suarez (4–4–2, 1 KO), winning in devastating fashion with a first round knockout.
On May 22, 2015 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Davis scored a technical knockout against Alberto Mora (5–3, 1 KO) of Mexico 1 minute, 14 seconds into the fight. The normally durable Mora was stopped for the first time in his career.
On September 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime as part of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto undercard, Davis defeated Recky Dulay (8–1, 5 KOs) of the Philippines in only 94 seconds.
On October 30, 2015 at The Venue at UCF in Orlando, Florida on Bounce TV, Davis defeated former featherweight world titleholder Cristobal Cruz (40–18–4, 24 KOs) of Mexico.
On December 18, 2015 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Spike TV, Davis scored a ninth-round knockout of Mexico's Luis Sanchez (17–4–1, 5 KOs).
On April 1, 2016 at the D.C. Armory on Spike TV, Davis defeated Guillermo Avila (16–5, 13 KOs) by knockout in the sixth round.
On June 3, 2016 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida as part of a Premier Boxing Champions card, Davis knocked out Mario Antonio Macias (28–18, 14 KOs) of Mexico with his first punch of the fight, which lasted only 41 seconds.
IBF junior lightweight champion
On January 14, 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Showtime, Davis defeated José Pedraza (22–0, 12 KOs) in a seventh-round knockout to win the IBF junior lightweight world title. After the fight, Davis revealed that he had studied the early career of his promoter and mentor, Floyd Mayweather Jr., in order to stay composed. Mayweather Jr. himself enthusiastically branded his protégé as the future of boxing.