Has a record of 5-0-0 (5 KO's) in world title fights.

[22][23] At the official weigh in on May 19, Davis made weight on his third attempt. “Coming into this fight, I knew Gamboa was a tough opponent, even though everybody was writing him off,” Davis said. Round 1 of 8, Apr Davis resumed his knockout ways in emphatic fashion in 2015, scoring stoppages in all five of his bouts. But it was his title-winning performance that made all sit up. Gamboa rose but limped for the rest of the frame. By August 2014, Davis had recorded 8 wins and no losses, with all wins coming inside the distance.

But he wouldn’t be without a belt for long. Walsh's legs looked to give way and Davis pounced with accurate hooks to the head, eventually dropping Walsh. [15] On April 1, 2016 at the D.C. Armory on Spike TV, Davis defeated Guillermo Avila (16–5, 13 KOs) by KO in the sixth round. People took notice. [32] At the weigh in, Fonseca came in at the 130 pound limit. [16][17] On June 3, 2016 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida as part of a Premier Boxing Champions card, Davis knocked out Mario Antonio Macias (28–18, 14 KOs) with his first punch of the fight, which lasted only 41 seconds. Gurley introduced Davis to his father, Calvin Ford, the man who would eventually become Davis’ longtime coach. [39] On January 24, 2018 Showtime announced that Davis would next appear on television on the undercard of Broner vs. Vargas on April 21 at the Barclays Center in New York. 21, 2018 • Read Bio. 01, 2014 • Round 2 of 12, Aug 20, 2015 • [48] When the fight was announced, there was a lot of talk of Mares being 'thrown to the wolves' and that he had no real chance against Davis. [47] The fight would see Mares moving up from featherweight, having lost his last fight in June 2018 against Léo Santa Cruz. Prior to the fight being announced, Mayweather Promotions matchmakers tried to make a deal for Davis to fight titleholder Jason Sosa.

Davis became a two-time 130-pound champion over his next eight bouts, all knockouts. It felt really good to fight the way I did. [4][5] Davis is trained by Calvin Ford who was the inspiration for the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise on the hit HBO television series, The Wire. He is a three-time world champion, and in two weight classes, having held the WBA (Regular) lightweight title since 2019, and previously the IBF super featherweight title in 2017 and the WBA (Super) super featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. Further, two different social media videos of Davis’ KO of Nunez drew over 1.4 million views. On July 27, 2019, Davis beat Núñez by TKO in the second round. Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, Gervonta Davis WINS against Ricardo Nunez by TKO in [30] On August 10, Ringtv reported that Davis would instead fight unbeaten prospect Francisco Fonseca (19–0–1, 13 KOs), who at the time was ranked number 7 by the IBF.

[46], In November 2018, Davis announced that he would defend his WBA title in February 2019 against former three-weight world champion Abner Mares (31–3–1, 15 KOs) in Southern California. He won the 2012 National Golden Gloves Championship, three straight National Silver Gloves Championships from 2006–2008, two National Junior Olympics gold medals, two National Police Athletic LeagueChampions… An amount of $100,000 unsecured bond was posted for Davis' release.