Gervonta 'Tank' Davis

Gervonta Davis is a professional boxer who was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 7, 1994. Avoiding the dangerous streets is crucial for young kids in Baltimore when they are not in school, so Davis' family allowed him to spend his free time at a local boxing gym. His training started at the age of five at the Upton Boxing Center, which was owned and operated by local celebrity Calvin Ford. The HBO show "The Wire" based the character Dennis Wise on Ford.

The great training helped Gervonta Davis have an accomplished amateur boxing career. He won his first National Silver Gloves Championship in 2006 at the age of 12. He also won the tournament in 2007 and 2008. Davis added two gold medals at the Junior Olympics during this time too. Davis went through a minor adjustment period when he started facing older boxers, but he returned to prominence when he won the National Gold Gloves Championship in 2012.

After finishing his amateur career with a 206-15 record, Gervonta Davis made his professional debut on February 22, 2013. The match against Desi Williams was scheduled to go four rounds, but Williams was knocked out less than two minutes into the first round. Davis fought a total of six matches in 2013, and he easily won every fight with a knockout. He had his first competitive professional fight when he took on German Meraz on October 8, 2014. While Davis was forced to box six rounds for the first time in his career, he still came away with the unanimous decision victory.

The win over Meraz set up a match against extremely accomplished Puerto Rican boxer Israel Suarez on February 20, 2015. Suarez entered the fight with an impressive resume, but Gervonta Davis knocked him out after only 47 seconds in the first round. Gervonta got another quick first round knockout in his next fight against Alberto Mora on May 22, 2015. Suarez and Mora were both knocked out for the first time in their career.

The impressive string of knockout victories gave Davis the opportunity to fight for a large audience on television for the first time in his career. His fight against Recky Dulay was on the undercard of the pay-per-view event showcasing the match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto on September 12, 2015. Dulay entered the match with an impressive 8-1 record, but he was also knocked out in the first round.

Gervonta got the chance to fight a former world title holder for the first time when he faced Cristobal Cruz on October 30, 2015. Cruz was clearly entering the end of his career, so he did not put up much of a threat before losing by technical knockout in the third round. Davis won 15 of his first 16 professional fights by knockout before getting his first world title shot on January 14, 2017. The match was for Jose Pedraza's IBF junior lightweight title. Both boxers entered the match undefeated, but the champion ultimately got dethroned by technical knockout in the seventh round.

What is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' Record?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' record currently stands at 25 wins, 0 loses and 0 draws. He is currently undefeated in a total of 25 contests. Of those 25 wins he has stopped 24 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 96%. He's boxed a total of 96 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 3.8 rounds on average.

What was Davis' last fight?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' last fight took place against Mario Barrios' on 26th Jun 2021, in Atlanta, United States. He won by technical knockout in the 11th round. That fight was 2 months and 22 days ago.

How active is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Davis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What belts does Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis hold?

He currently holds the WBA World Super Lightweight and WBA World Lightweight championships.

He won WBA World Super Lightweight belt against Mario Barrios, beating him by technical knockout in the 11th round on 26th June 2021. He has held this belt for a total of 83 days (2 months and 21 days) and is yet to make a defence of the belt. He is yet to make a mandatory defence of this belt.

He won a vacant WBA World Lightweight belt against Yuriorkis Gamboa, beating him by technical knockout after 12 rounds on 28th December 2019. He has held this belt for a total of 629 days (1 year, 8 months and 20 days) and is yet to make a defence of the belt. He is yet to make a mandatory defence of this belt.

Where is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis From?

Davis was born in the United States.

How Old Is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

The super lightweight is currently 26 years old. He was born on 7th November 1994, so he will turn 27 in 1 month and 21 days.

How long has Davis been fighting?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his professional debut in February 2013, so he has been a pro for 8 years and 6 months.

How good is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Davis is currently ranked 6th by the The Ring at Super Lightweight.

How tall is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Davis is 5' 6" (5 Foot and 6 inches) which is 168cm (1 meter and 68 centimeters).

What is Davis' Reach?

His reach is 68.9 inches (68.9") which is 175 cm (1 meter and 75 centimeters).

What stance does Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis use?

Davis fights from a southpaw stance, which means he favours his left hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Some potential future fights for Davis include Unified Lightweight Champion Teofimo Lopez, Vasyl Lomachenko, Devin Haney, Shakur Stevenson and Tevin Farmer.

What will be Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' Next Fight?

Gervonta Davis next fight is expected to take place in early summer 2021. According to The Athletic, he could move up two weights to super lightweight to face WBA 'regular' titleholder Mario Barrios..

How can I stream Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' Fights?

In the US you can usually stream Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' fights via Fite.TV – PPV US and Showtime App PPV.

What are some recent Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis results?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Yuriorkis Gamboa on 28th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Ricardo Nunez on 27th July 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Royal Farms Arena, Maryland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hugo Ruiz on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beat Jesus Andres Cuellar on 21st April 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Hehad defeated Francisco Fonseca on 26th August 2017 by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.