His next fight, 11 months ago against Mexico's Hugo Ruiz, a late replacement, marked his eighth career first-round knockout and his first as a card headliner. Davis had a big lead on the cards at the time of the stoppage, with judges giving Gamboa only the seventh round. "Tank" … (AP Photo/Tami Chappell). And in July before a capacity crowd in his hometown of Baltimore, Davis finished off Ricardo Nunez of Panama in two rounds with a TKO. Gamboa took a beating in the fifth from Davis' left uppercuts but had plenty of punch resistance. Atlanta rapper Lil Baby performed alongside Davis as he made his entrance for the main event. But evidently, he is clearly up for it.
Davis has had one fight last into the ninth, in his 14th bout against Luis Sanchez of Mexico four years ago. Davis' handlers have cautiously laid out his career, and Gamboa, a former unified featherweight champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist at flyweight, was one of Davis' toughest matchups to date despite being past his prime. Considering they - Mayweather promotions and Top Rank - joined forces for the Pacquiao PPV in 2015, though, it is by no means impossible. Gervonta Davis, left, heads to the corner as Yuriorkis Gamboa, right, looks up at referee Jack Weiss during the WBA secondary lightweight title boxing bout early Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Atlanta. Line him up. Gervonta Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) is training hard ahead of his October 24 fight against Leo Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs). As well as writing for Forbes Sports, I edit Yellow & Green Football: a site on Brazilian soccer that is part of the Guardian Sport Network and a partner of O Globo. Jack used a couple of rights in the opening seconds of the 12th to knock down Pascal for the second time in his career. That was my main focus going in.

Gervonta Davis stayed unbeaten in his career with a 12th-round stoppage of Yuriorkis Gamboa to win the WBA secondary lightweight title Saturday night. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. His next fight, 11 months ago against Mexico's Hugo Ruiz, a late replacement, marked his eighth career first-round knockout and his first as a card headliner. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Pascal staggered to his knees and into the ropes, but quickly stood up, and the final cards read 114-112 for Jack and two 114-112s for Pascal. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. “I showed I'm an elite fighter,” Davis said. Davis' past three fights lasted no longer than three rounds. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I'm willing to fight anybody. CORRECTS DATE - Gervonta Davis, right, lands a punch on Yuriorkis Gamboa during round eight for the ... [+] WBA lightweight boxing bout Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Atlanta. Super lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine said in April that he wants a match, and Davis said last month that he's ready, too. Stacy McKinley, Gamboa's assistant trainer, said his fighter “had his ankle or his Achilles heel all messed up. Struggling to make weight for this weekend’s main event, Davis could bypass all of the above for a chance to dethrone the unified light welterweight king. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. “I'm the cash cow, I believe, so at 135 or 130, I'm selling out arenas, putting butts in the seats. ‘Tank’ Davis Taunts Ryan Garcia For $200,000 Purse—And Garcia Rips Him In Response Josh Katzowitz Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
Also listed by Crawford as one Davis should avoid, Haney was declared the WBC’s lightweight ‘Champion in Recess’ just over a fortnight ago due to a shoulder injury that will see him out of action for at least six months. It was dicey for Pascal in the eighth, getting knocked sideways into the ropes with a combination, but he came back with a flurry before the bell. I'm ready.”. You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Now based in Barcelona after six years in São Paulo, I have written on these topics at length through previews and analysis while having also covered match reports for. WBA lightweight boxing bout Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Atlanta. Davis had one fight last into the ninth, in his 14th bout against Luis Sanchez of Mexico four years ago. For weeks he was in a group chat for a Maryland English class.


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