Gervonta Davis | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Gervonta Bryant Davis November 7, 1994 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Other names | Tank | |||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1] | |||||||||||
| Reach | 67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)[1] | |||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||
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| Total fights | 30 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 30 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 28 | |||||||||||
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Gervonta Bryant Davis[2] (/dʒərˈvɒnteɪ/ jər-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994), also known by his nickname "Tank", is an American professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023, having previously held the Regular version from 2019 to 2023. He also held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title in 2017, the WBA super featherweight title (Super version) twice between 2018 and 2020, and the WBA super lightweight title (Regular version) in 2021.
As of May 2024, Davis is ranked as the world's second best active lightweight by ESPN,[3] first by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[4] and second by The Ring magazine.[5]
- ^ a b Amazon Prime tale of the tape prior to the Frank Martin fight.
- ^ Benson, Michael (February 5, 2020). "Gervonta Davis arrested and charged after altercation with mother of his child". talkSPORT. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Divisional rankings – The best top 10 fighters per division". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "TBRB rankings". Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2021.