Gervonta Davis News

Curtis Calhoun - September 22, 2025

Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis’ first pre-fight faceoff left many boxing fans perplexed by their ridiculous size difference. WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and the polarizing Jake Paul are less than two months away from squaring off in one of the biggest fights of the year in the ring. This will mark Paul’s second fight since defeating Mike Tyson last year, and comes after dismantling Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. earlier in 2025.

Curtis Calhoun - September 17, 2025

Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis will no longer take place in Georgia due to strong opposition from the state’s athletic commission to sanction the fight. Jake Paul and longtime boxing champion Gervonta Davis are scheduled to square off on November 14th at a location that was to be announced. As of this writing, it’s uncertain if the fight will be a professional bout or an exhibition, due to the significant weight difference between the two boxers.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 5, 2025

Terence Crawford finds it hard to believe that Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis will be a legit fight. Paul vs. “Tank” has been announced for an event on the Netflix streaming service on Nov. 14. It’s another lucrative Paul fight, but things are a bit different this go-around. “The Problem Child” is facing a top boxer in his prime, but the weight difference is massive. Paul has said he must make 195 pounds for the bout against “Tank,” who regularly competes in the 135-pound division.

Harry Kettle - August 27, 2025

Former boxing champion Amir Khan isn’t a fan of the planned Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis exhibition boxing match. As we know, Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis are reportedly scheduled to square off in an exhibition boxing match later this year. For a long time, the idea of something like this would’ve seemed absolutely ridiculous. Now, however, it has seemingly come to fruition, and the masses are pretty intrigued to see how things play out between these two men.

Cole Shelton - March 3, 2025

Gervonta Davis fought Lamont Roach to a draw on Saturday, but that result could be changed. The New York State athletic commission is reviewing the fight and the non-call on Davis’ controversial knee in the ninth round. Davis took a knee in the ninth round and turned to his corner so they could wipe his eye. Although Gervonta Davis took a knee, the ref didn’t rule it a knockdown or DQ him for turning away from the fight and his cornerman going through the ropes to wipe his fighter.

Harry Kettle - March 3, 2025

UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes Gervonta Davis should rematch Lamont Roach after their incredible majority draw fight last weekend. Last weekend, Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach went to war. The two battled it out in a really fascinating encounter and in the end, the judges ruled it a majority draw. While the scoring was solid, many questioned the fact that the referee didn’t rule Gervonta’s intentional knee as a knockdown in the ninth round.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 2, 2025

Gervonta Davis has explained what led to his decision to take a knee against Lamont Roach. Davis and Roach shared the ring inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY this past Saturday. “Tank” was defending the WBA lightweight title. In a highly-competitive fight, there was controversy in round nine. Referee Steve Willis did not score a knockdown despite the fact that Davis took a knee.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 2, 2025

Jake Paul shared his thoughts on the Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Lamont Roach controversy. Davis and Roach collided inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The bout ended in a majority draw, but it would’ve been a win for Roach if referee Steve Willis didn’t whiff on a clear knockdown call when “Tank’s” knee touched the canvas. It’s one of those moments that makes fight fans scream “typical boxing.”

Josh Evanoff - October 1, 2024

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis will be returning to the boxing ring in December. ‘Tank’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since a clash with Frank Martin in June. In the main event of an Amazon Prime pay-per-view card, ‘The Ghost’ found some success early against the champion. However, Gervonta Davis closed the show in round six, with a devastating knockout to secure the victory.

Josh Evanoff - July 11, 2024

According to Bob Arum, a boxing match between Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko is in the works. ‘Tank’ is fresh off his return to the boxing ring last month in Las Vegas. There, Gervonta Davis made the first defense of his WBA lightweight title, facing the undefeated Frank Martin. While the challenger had some early success, the champion wound up retaining his title by a brutal eighth-round knockout victory.

Susan Cox - June 18, 2024

Vasiliy Lomachenko is making it known that he’s interested in fighting Gervonta Davis next. Lomachenko is sporting 18 wins (12 by KO) and 3 losses in the ring.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 16, 2024

Gervonta Davis remains unbeaten in the world of pro boxing, and fighters have reacted to his knockout win over Frank Martin. Davis and Martin shared the ring inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this past Saturday night. Martin was doing well with his movement and counters, but “Tank” never stopped pressuring. Martin couldn’t land anything that gave Davis pause, which ultimately led to the eighth-round knockout.

Curtis Calhoun - June 12, 2024

WBA lightweight boxing champion Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin nearly scrapped in front of the media just hours before their scheduled bout. Davis and Martin will headline a highly anticipated boxing event this Saturday in Las Vegas. Davis will defend the WBA lightweight championship and return for the first time since knocking out Ryan Garcia in April 2023.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 27, 2024

Gervonta Davis didn’t know just how good David Benavidez is until he attended one of his fights. Benavidez is widely regarded as the best possible opponent for undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Canelo is coming off a dominant unanimous decision win over Jaime Munguia. Benavidez’s next bout will be against Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the interim WBC light heavyweight championship. If Benavidez wins, many will wonder if he’ll go for the Canelo fight or attempt to take down the likes of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev.

Josh Evanoff - May 2, 2024

Gervonta Davis is backing his boxing rival Ryan Garcia after his recent drug testing failure. ‘KingRy’ returned to the boxing ring earlier this month in New York. There, Ryan Garcia faced his former amateur rival, Devin Haney. The two fought six times in the amateurs, splitting the series at 3-3. Ultimately, it was Garcia who broke the tie with a dominant decision victory over ‘The Dream’ on DAZN pay-per-view.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 21, 2024

Ryan Garcia doesn’t see himself having a rematch against Gervonta “Tank” Davis with the exception of one stipulation. Back in April 2023, Garcia was stopped by “Tank” in the seventh round after receiving a mammoth body shot that he couldn’t recover from. “KingRy” has rebounded with two wins in a row, including the biggest victory of his pro boxing career over Devin Haney this past Saturday. Following Garcia’s win over Haney, many are wondering if it opens the door for a potential rematch between “KingRy” and “Tank.”

Harry Kettle - September 7, 2023

Marlon Vera has given his thoughts on Sean O’Malley once again calling out Gervonta Davis for a superfight. Last month, Sean O’Malley shocked the world by knocking out Aljamain Sterling to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. While some weren’t too surprised by the result, the manner of his victory was certainly memorable.

Susan Cox - August 30, 2023

Sean O’Malley is responding after Gervonta Davis’ trainer claimed that ‘Tank’ would finish him in the first round. It was at UFC 292 where Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) became the new UFC bantamweight champion, after finishing Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) by KO in round two.