Gervonta Davis has wowed many by his impressive professional record.
Boxing fans are always looking forward to his fights to see whether he maintains his record.
Gervonta Tank Davis is a professional American boxer who currently fights in the lightweight division.
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The young, energetic boxer has risen to prominence following several wins in fights he has been involved in.
He follows Floyd Mayweathers footsteps to become the great fighter that Mayweather is.
Below is a biography of Gervonta Davis.
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However, the boxer later dropped out and dedicated his full time to boxing.
With his career kicking of steadily, he enrolled at GED High School and successfully earned his secondary degree.
Boxing career: from school-drop-out to ring knockouts!
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Thanks to James Walker and Edwin Hanks, the boxer’s uncles, Davis boxing career manifested.
He managed to win many national championships.
From this moment, he has proved to be a true champion.
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He defeated Jose in a seventh-round knockout and ultimately won the title.
In a fight against Liam Walsh, he managed to defend his title by stoppage.
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The match was held on May 20th, 2017 in London, England.
The title was declared vacant and could only be secured by Fonseca.
Davis ended up winning the fight, leaving the IBF title vacant.
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Gervonta won the WBA title.
He then defended his title twice in a fight against Hugo Ruiz and alsoagainst Ricardo Nunez.
He later vacated the title and moved up to lightweight.
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The Gervonta Davis vs Gamboa fight ended with Davis winning a 12th-round TKO victory against Gamboa.
Of the 23 fights he has had, he has an impressive record of 23 wins and 0 losses.
22 wins are by knockouts while one is a win by decision.
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The 25-year-old boxer is currently single with no wife.
Gervonta Davis 2020 latest news
Gervonta Davis latest news revolves around assault charges.
He is facing charges following footage of him assaulting the mother of his child in a public event.
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This is, however, not the first case of assault that he has been charged with.
According to TMZ, the assaultcharges were droppedafter the fighter reached a financial settlement.
Gervonta is currently facing domestic violence charges.
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This was after a video of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Andretta Smothers emerged.
In the video, Davis grabbed her by the neck and pulled her out of her seat.
The assault incident occurred in a charity basketball game in Miami on February 1st, 2020.
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He later on admitted on being aggressive but denied hitting her.
The Blast revealed that the championpleaded not guiltyand is scheduled to appear in court on March 3rd 2020.
The lightweight champion follows closely in his mentors footsteps following his trend in driving flashy cars.
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The young boxer revealed that the Jeep had been bought by the iconic Floyd Mayweather and gifted to him.
Mercedes-Benz E-Class E550
The boxing champion is also speculated to be driving a Mercedes-Benz E-Class E550.
He posted a picture of himself standing next to the car on his Gervonta Davis twitter account.
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According to The Sun, the boxer aimed at keeping up with boxing superstar, Mayweather.
This was ahead of his fight against Gamboa.
At hislast fight with Gamboa, he weighed a total of 134.8 pounds.
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Gervonta Davis height is 166cm.
He previously worked with Ace My Homework before joining the Briefly team in 2017.
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