Gervonta Davis is a young and talented American boxer who has won two championships of featherweight in a row.
He has played against some of the most prominent and successful boxers in the world and has been able to win most of the championships he has played so far.
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Despite his young age, the talent he has is the main reason due to which he got so much fame.
Gervonta Davis Biograohy
Gervonta Davis was born in Baltimore on November 7th; 1994. He is 26 years old currently. Since his childhood, he started training for boxing as he had set his mind to achieve this goal. He lived with his parents and a brother and is very close to them.
He started his education from his school and went on to get admission in Digital Harbor high school but planned to drop out so he could focus on his career.
Though he made it a point to complete his education and did well by getting his degree through the GED program.
His weight is 59 kg and his height is 5 feet and 5 inches. He has an athletic build and is a very professional boxer.
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Gervonta Davis career
Davis started his training at the age of 5 and got a chance to debut at the age of 18 against Desi Williams and got a win in the first knockout itself.
He defeated Pedraza which was considered another great achievement in his career. He has scored many knockout victories but was able to get straight ten in a row.
He knocked out another famous boxer among the biggest crowd which boasted of 13,964 people.
He has won back to back featherweight championships and has emerged as a successful boxer. He also got WBA and IBF title in the year 2017-2018.
He has always shared with his fans that boxing game him the much needed direction in his life. He appeared in some television shows to give heartfelt confessions for his fans.
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Gervonta Davis age
Gervonta Davis is currently 28 years old and stands at a height of 1.66 m. Davis has been competing in the super featherweight (130 lbs) and lightweight category (135 lbs).
Gervonta Davis wife
Gervonta has not married his girlfriend yet but they have been in a strong relationship since a long time. Some reports clearly state that he is expecting a baby with her.
His girlfriend’s name is Ari Fletcher while his ex-girlfriend was Dretta Starr and they had two daughters from this relationship.
He has often been accused by his girlfriend for taking drugs and at the time of his daughter’s birth they had a huge fight because of it. When they both got tested it was proved that she doesn’t take any drugs.
Gervonta Davis Net worth
Net worth of Davis has been estimated to be around $2.5 million and his main profession is boxing through which he earns his money. He also liked to spend money on his parents and gifts them very expensive things on their birthday’s as well.
He also bought a mansion for his parents while has one for himself where he lives with his girlfriend.
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Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia fight details
Gervonta Davis is currently one of the top lightweights in the world, and will face off against Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound catchweight bout. The fight will take place on April 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fasn in the US can watch the live stream on Showtime PPV and DAZN PPV.
If Davis manages to beat Garcia, he can look forward to facing the undisputed champ Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, as well as Shakur Stevenson in the near future.
Gervonta Davis titles won
Gervonta Davis has won quite a list of titles throughout his career, including a super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight. Throughout his boxing career, the 28-year-old has so far held the IBF titles twice, the WBA super featherweight title, as well as the WBA super lightweight belt.
Davis won the IBF super featherweight title after beating Jose Pedraza in January 2017. The following year, Davis beat Jesus Cuellar to win the WBA super featherweight title. He then won against Yuriorkis Gamboa, in 2019, to won the WBA (regular) lightweight title. In that fight, Davis entered the 12th round for the first time in his career but he managed to win the bout by TKO.
Davis then faced off against Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020, and ended up knocking him out in six rounds to win the WBA super featherweight title. Following which in June 2021, he took down Mario Barrios to win the WBA (regular) super lightweight title.
The “Tank” is still the reigning WBA (Regular) lightweight champion, since 2019 and he has successfully defended it three times. He has beaten Isaac Cruz, Rolando Romero, and Hector Luis Garcia while defending it.
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