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 28 wins, 0 loses and 0 draws. He is currently undefeated in a total of 28 contests. Of those 28 wins he has stopped 26 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 93%. He's boxed a total of 123 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 4.4 rounds on average.

What was Davis' last fight?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' last fight took place against Hector Luis Garcia's on 7th Jan 2023, in Washington, United States. He won by technical knockout in the 9th round. That fight was 23 days ago.

How active is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Davis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What belts does Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis hold?

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 1129 days (3 years, 1 month and 2 days) and has defended the belt 4 times. 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 lightweight is currently 28 years old. He was born on 7th November 1994, so he will turn 29 in 9 months and 8 days.

How long has Davis been fighting?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his professional debut in February 2013, so he has been a pro for 9 years and 11 months.

How good is Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis?

Davis is currently ranked 2nd by the The Ring at 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 Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, Teofimo Lopez, Vasyl Lomachenko and Frank Martin.

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

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis doesn't currently have a fight scheduled.

Some potential future fights for Davis include Shakur Stevenson, Ryan Garcia, Teofimo Lopez, Vasyl Lomachenko and Frank Martin.

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

In the UK you can usually stream Davis' fights on Fite.TV – PPV.

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

What are some recent Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis results?

Davis remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Hector Luis Garcia on 7th January 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Rolando Romero on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Isaac Cruz on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

Before that, he had won against Mario Barrios on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had beat Leo Santa Cruz on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Stats

Age	Date Of Birth	Nationality	Height	Reach	Stance	Weight Division
28	November 07, 1994	United States	168 cm	175 cm	southpaw	Lightweight (135 lb)

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Record

Professional Record	Wins	Wins By KO	Knockout Percentage	Losses	Losses By Stoppage	Draws	Pro Rounds	Debut
28-0-0	28	26	93%	0	0	0	123	2013

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Rankings

Weight	The Ring Magazine	WBC	IBF	WBA	WBO
Lightweight	2	-	-	-	-

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Recent Contests

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
2023-01-07	Hector Luis Garcia	Won (TKO 9)	Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, United States
2022-05-28	Rolando Romero	Won (TKO 6)	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2021-12-05	Isaac Cruz	Won (UD 12)	Staples Center, California, United States
2021-06-26	Mario Barrios	Won (TKO 11)	State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, United States
2020-10-31	Leo Santa Cruz	Won (KO 6)	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States
2019-12-28	Yuriorkis Gamboa	Won (TKO 12)	State Farm Arena, Georgia, United States
2019-07-27	Ricardo Nunez	Won (TKO 2)	Royal Farms Arena, Maryland, United States
2019-02-09	Hugo Ruiz	Won (KO 1)	Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States
2018-04-21	Jesus Andres Cuellar	Won (TKO 3)	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2017-08-26	Francisco Fonseca	Won (KO 8)	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
2017-05-20	Liam Walsh	Won (TKO 3)	Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom
2017-01-14	Jose Pedraza	Won (TKO 7)	Barclays Center, New York, United States
2016-06-03	Mario Macias Rorozco	Won (KO 1)	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States
2016-04-01	Guillermo Avila	Won (TKO 6)	DC Armory, Washington, United States
2015-12-18	Luis Sanchez	Won (KO 9)	Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States
2015-10-30	Cristobal Cruz	Won (TKO 3)	The Venue at UCF, Orlando, United States
2015-09-12	Recky Dulay	Won (TKO 1)	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States