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Calvin Ford and Gervonta “Tank” Davis‘ journey to the top was marked by deep losses, especially the tragic death of Quaadir Gurley, a close family friend and a key influence in Davis’s life. For Davis, Gurley was the reason Davis stepped into the ring in the first place.

Calvin Ford VS Gervonta Davis AND Isaac Cruz

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Gurley was a father of six, a promising boxer and a mentor who first brought Davis to the gym, sparking a lifelong commitment to the sport. His story came to a tragic end in 2013 when he was shot and killed in New Jersey at just 24.

His loss sent shockwaves through the community, particularly affecting Ford and Davis, who would later dedicate fights to his memory.

Although Gurley was not Davis‘ formal coach, his influence was profound. It was Gurley’s introduction to boxing that set Davis on the path to becoming one of the sport’s brightest stars.

Davis often credits Gurley for the early inspiration that helped him rise above the struggles of their shared Baltimore upbringing and achieve greatness in the ring. Gurley’s legacy, though cut short, continues to inspire Davis and serves as a testament to the power of mentorship.

Angelo Ward, Ronald Gibbs, and Coach Calvin’s son-they’re guys who died and were such a major influence on my life.” Davis said, “Actually, many young men I used to look up to are either dead or in jail. Whenever I fight, I feel like their legacy is going into the ring with me. It’s a big responsibility, but I’ll take that.”

Who killed Quaadir Gurley?

The circumstances of Gurley’s death were particularly tragic. He was killed by Isiah Greene, who was 24 at the time and had a troubling history with the law.

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Just recently out on bail for a previous violent offense, Greene shot Gurley in a case that devastated those who knew him.

GERVONTA TANKS DAVIS

Only a few days after the shooting, Greene was arrested by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses. His bail was set at $500,000 and the legal proceedings would stretch out over years.

Greene faced three trials before any resolution was reached. He was eventually convicted of illegal firearm possession in the third trial, but the jury couldn’t agree on more serious charges, including first-degree murder.

Ultimately, Greene entered a plea deal in February 2015, pleading guilty to second-degree reckless manslaughter. He received a six-year prison sentence, running concurrently with other sentences related to weapons offenses and a separate assault case.

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After Tyson Fury’s split decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed heavyweight championship clash earlier this year, the Briton’s promoters are convinced that he can exact his revenge in their December rematch “if he doesn’t play around”

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Tyson Fury VS Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury can defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their December rematch after the “hard lesson” of their first fight, says Top Rank president Todd DuBoef.

Fury fought Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in an outstanding undisputed heavyweight world title fight earlier this year, losing by split decision.

They are set to fight again in Riyadh on December 21 and DuBoef of Top Rank, Fury’s co-promoter, believes the Briton can gain revenge in the rematch.

Not that he’s confident in that outcome.

“I was confident halfway through the fight he was going to destroy him [Usyk]. I was sitting there going what a one-sided fight this has become and then he let him off the hook. That’s what I thought,”

“[Fury] started off a little slow but then just got into his rhythm and I thought it was a whitewash. Then got hit with that one left hand, [which] got the eye and the nose. I think he got caught right then and struggled.

“I don’t have confidence in anything. I thought I was seeing this thing that was amazing.”

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DuBoef thinks Fury will win “if he stays focused. If he doesn’t play around”.

TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA.VS Daniel Dubois

“In those middle rounds it felt like he was just teeing off on him and I think he just got a little lackadaisical and confident,” DuBoef said.

“I think he learned a lesson and it was a hard lesson. But I also believe the other guy’s going to be better this time, because he has more confidence.

“I think his personality the way he [Fury] is in the ring, is just his character. But I think he’s going to not take things for granted and I think learned a hard lesson.”

Fury and his battle with Usyk will be at the centre of a new documentary series, ‘The Fight Life,’ that chronicles Top Rank boxing through the year.

Frank Warren, who also co-promotes Fury, believes the Briton can bounce back from his loss to Usyk, a first professional career defeat for Fury.

“He’s quite philosophical. He felt he won the fight. I thought he just nicked it, but it was a close fight. It could have gone either way, a lot of neutrals, like Thomas Hauser, people with no axe to grind, thought it was a draw, one round [in it], and it was a split decision,” Warren told Sky Sports.

“He’s got to go out and, what he did in that first half of the fight, he’s got to carry that through.

“I thought he genuinely was going to stop [Usyk]. That great shot, you could see it, he wobbled back. He’s game and did what he had to do.

“I just feel Tyson, he’s a smart guy, he knows what he’s got to do.”

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I don’t always agree with Claressa Shields, but this time, she is right.

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Shields recently took aim at ESPN for leaving her off an esteemed list of female athletes, and I see her point. The graphic aired on ESPN on Friday, and it recognized Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, and Caitlin Clark as trailblazers in women’s sports. ESPN made an error by not including Shields in the graphic.

Claressa Shields VS Katie Taylor

Never too shy to express her opinion, Shields didn’t let the omission slide. She took to social media to question the network’s approach and share her resume. Shields posted an image of herself with all her title belts and Olympic gold medals.

In the text portion of the post, she listed her top accomplishments as a boxer. “Wow @espn Y’all have really lost yall mind!!!!! Do I have to run my resume down to y’all!!! 2x Olympic champ 🥇 🥇 3x Undisputed champ 5 weight world champion 15x world champ WOMENS BOXING Trailblazer”

Shields has been fighting for women’s boxing and her own brand to receive the attention and respect she feels it deserves but has been lacking. Shields has even ventured into mixed martial arts to achieve fame and the paydays her male counterparts wouldn’t have to pursue.

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The size of the audience is the real factor. When stars begin to show up, the audiences will grow. It’s really that simple. We have seen this with Clark and her impact on the WNBA. Perhaps ESPN is saying Shields has not impacted the viewership for women’s boxing on a level comparable to Clark and the WNBA, Williams in women’s tennis, Biles in women’s gymnastics, and Ledecky in women’s swimming.

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova

You could argue that all those outstanding athletes had a predecessor who laid the groundwork for them on every level. In any case, ESPN omitting Shields from this list likely aligns with the other forms of disrespect she believes she has endured throughout her career.

As I said, I don’t always agree with Shields’ cries for respect and attention, but she deserves to be on this list. It’s odd timing for ESPN in one respect as the network is set to broadcast a boxing event on Friday night, headlined by one of the most prominent female boxing stars in the past 10 years, Mikaela Mayer.

The 34-year-old Colorado Springs native will have her second chance to win a welterweight title as she challenges Sandy Ryan in the main event of a card emanating from Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. The card is co-headlined by Puerto Rican boxing sensation Xander Zayas and features rising star Bruce “Shoo Shoo” Carrington.

The network is honoring women’s boxing on a fight weekend that also features women’s world championship fights in Atlanta, with Alycia Baumgardner defending her undisputed super featherweight title against Delfine Persoon and Rhiannon Dixon defending her title against perennial contender Terri Harper on Saturday.

With so much attention being paid to women’s boxing this weekend and coverage increasing overall, it’s easier to understand why Shields would feel slighted personally and on behalf of women’s boxing. While women like Laila Ali, Christy Martin, and Holly Holm were making waves in boxing before Shields, no one has taken it to the level the self-proclaimed GWOAT has in their career.

I would love to have seen Shields wait for someone else to ask how she was left off this list. As it is, I still agree with the concept and wonder if ESPN might consider shrinking the font size and adding a panel to hold a spot for Shields.

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Terence Crawford is looking to move up two divisions to challenge Saul ‘Canelo‘ Alvarez.

Both future Hall of Famers, Crawford and Canelo are four-weight world champions each coming to the final chapter of their career. For Crawford, the final legacy-defining bout is against the Mexican, who currently holds three of the four major belts at 168 pounds.

Claressa Shields

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Speaking to Sean Zittel, five-weight world champion Claressa Shields backed Crawford should it happen.

“I think the last few fights I’ve seen Canelo slow down a little bit … Team Crawford, me. It’s gonna be a good one, but Canelo, he’s number two pound-for-pound. Pound-for-pound number one is Crawford, and that’s skill wise.”

When told that Canelo had warned Crawford there are weight classes for a reason, Shields used her own recent winning experience at heavyweight having won titles as low as super-welterweight as a rebuttal.

Canelo Alvarez VS Edgar Berlanga

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“Oh that’s beautiful. I’m all the way a heavyweight. That’s because I got the skills, the power and everything to pay the bills. Terence Crawford’s got the skills to pay the bills, the knockout power. He’s very smart in there. And he’s sturdy. Now the weight class can matter a little bit, but boxing matters.”

It’s understood that Canelo will receive an offer now that neither man has a fight coming up. Whether or not he takes it remains to be seen, and he is demanding big money. Having just come off another title defence against Edgar Berlanga, he has shown interest in moving back up to light-heavyweight to rematch Dmitry Bivol.

There are some in the sport that believe Crawford may retire if he doesn’t land the fight, although the man himself recently hinted that he would continue on.

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TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk put their rivalries aside as they posed for an amazing selfie during Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Daniel Dubois.

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DANIEL DUBOIS VS ANTHONY JOSHUA

The historic boxing match on Saturday saw a record 96,000-strong crowd turn out at Wembley Stadium.

Famous faces including Maya Jama, Emma Bunton and Sienna Miller led a long list of glamorous names.

While fighting stars like Conor McGregor and Ricky Hatton were also in attendance at the home of English football.

The thrilling bout saw AJ put down FOUR times by Dubois, who eventually won with a fifth-round KO.

But another exciting moment had heavyweight kings Fury and Usyk reuniting at ring-side.

The Gypsy King suffered his first pro defeat at the hands of the Ukrainian earlier this year.

It saw him lose his WBC title to make Usyk the division’s top dog.

And Fury has since moaned about the manner of his points defeat.

However, there appeared to be no bad blood between the two men.

They posed for a brilliant selfie at the side of the ring, with both bruisers grinning like Cheshire cats.

Fans were certainly blown away, especially as Fury and Usyk are set for a money-spinning rematch days before Christmas in December.

Conor McGregor vs Dana White

One said: “Usyk and Fury deep down really respect each other.”

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Another declared: “They have the strangest relationship.”

One noted: “Gotta love these heart-warming moments.”

Another added: “There is no rivalry, only a lot of respect.”

With Fury and Usyk having a rematch, it leaves IBF champ Dubois facing a rematch with Joshua.

But the Brit is also eyeing a fight against the winner of Fury vs Usyk 2 in an attempt to unify the four-belt division.

Dubois told talkSPORT: “I would love a rematch but either one really, whoever pays me more money.

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS Daniel Dubois.

“If that happens (the rematch) I want to go for it. I want to do even better next time.

“I know where I need to improve, I want to prove people wrong every time.”

Fury certainly seemed gutted to see Joshua lose, exclaiming ring side: “That’s cost me £150million, the silly c***.”

He later said: “It’s heavyweight boxing, s*** happens, you get knocked spark out.

“It could have been me. In the heavyweight division, it’s what happens.

“What went wrong is what always happens in heavyweight boxing. A good right hand on the end of the chin, and that was it.

“I don’t know [if Joshua will retire]. It’s up to the man and whatever he wants to do.

“If he has good ambitions to come back again, he can make his own decisions. He’s a big boy.

“I thought it was a 50-50 fight. Dubois is a lot younger. He’s 27 years old. Joshua is 35 [sic], the same age as me. Age doesn’t wait for anybody.

“You get hit with those punches [and] you don’t see many heavyweights get hit, get knocked down, get back up, and continue on.”

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Usyk also had his say on the result, adding: “I thought Joshua should have won, but who knows? It’s boxing.

“For me, it was a surprise. I was expecting that Anthony was going to win the fight.”

‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fight

ANTHONY JOSHUA

OLEKSANdr usyk VS TYSON FURY

“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.

“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.

“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”

FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)

“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.

“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.

DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.

Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.

AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.

Here’s what they said after the fight:

DANIEL DUBOIS

“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.

“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”

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Alot of high-profile boxers are currently in holding patterns when it comes to deciding what their next moves will be. Canelo Alvarez still doesn’t have an opponent for September. No one knows what Devin Haney might do after the Ryan Garcia debacle. And Gervonta Davis just saw a potential opponent, Vasiliy Lomachenko, fall through.

Gervonta Davis vs Vasiliy Lomachenko

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That last big name is of particular importance to Shakur Stevenson, who is coming off of a recent victory and needs a notable win to stave off the criticism. Fighting and beating Tank would certainly accomplish that, and it sounds like Stevenson is open and willing to making it happen.

Shakur Stevenson waiting for Tank Davis to make the call

Stevenson’s co-manager, Josh Dubin, spoke to BoxingScene on Tuesday and revealed that they’re just waiting on Davis to come through.

Canelo Alvarez

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It’s all up to Tank. The one thing about Shakur: he will take anyone you put in front of him. We’re here and waiting and ready to negotiate. We’ll know how realistic [it] is by how financially viable they make it for Shakur… [We] have our phone lines open, ready for a call, and they have our numbers. It’s a fight Shakur really wants. He’s been begging for it for a long time.

RYAN GARCIA VS GERVONTA TANKS

It appears that Stevenson wants it badly, but it will come down to the numbers, as is usually the case when two elite boxers try to plan a fight. We’ll see if both sides can make sacrifices and come to a compromise some time within the next couple of months.

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Olympic champion Simone Biles showed off a new epic leotard for the ‘Gold Over America Tour’ featuring teammates Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera.

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Simone Biles VS Jordan Chiles

Simone Biles is celebrating an incredible summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics by participating in the Team USA gymnastics tour across the country.

The 30-stop tour, named the ‘Gold Over America Tour,’ kicked off in California earlier this month.

Biles is joined by teammates Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera, along with US men’s bronze medalists, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, and Frederick Richard.

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Ahead of the latest show, Biles showed off an epic leotard that is only appropriate for someone with her resume.

Jordan Chiles VS Jade Carey

The black leo features gold rhinestones that form to make the outline of a goat.

The GOAT wearing a goat on the GOAT tour. How poetic.

Biles’ 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She owns seven Olympic golds, two silver, and two bronze.

The tour will make its final stop on November 3 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

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Frank Warren has explained the personal difficulties he would face if the long-awaited fight between Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury were to happen, saying his ties to both fighters would put him in a “very, very awkward position”. While talk of a rematch against Anthony Joshua is hot on the lips of boxing fans, Dubois also has his eyes on Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

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Oleksandr Usyk AND Tyson Fury VS Daniel Dubois

Promoter Frank Warren has said a fight between Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury would put him in a “very, very awkward position” but ultimately said it’s “up to them” if the pair want a title bout.
Dubois toppled Anthony Joshua in stunning fashion at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, sparking talk of three major possibilities for the IBF World Heavyweight Champion: A rematch with Joshua, a fight against Fury, or a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
But Warren said a bout between Dubois and Fury is not something he would be keen to orchestrate, due to having a foot in both fighters’ camps, but ultimately said the decision is up to them.
“I’m going to tell you straight here, I’d be in a very, very awkward position but if they wanted it and business called for it that’s up to them,” Queensberry boss Warren said.
“It’s not something I would push for. If there’s an offer made that makes a lot of sense then that’s up to them.”
Frank Warren VS Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
Fury faces Usyk in Riyadh on December 21 in a rematch of their eventual meeting in May – where the Ukrainian won by split-decision to become the first undisputed champion of the four-belt era.
And while talk about a potential rematch with Joshua has been swirling, Dubois has also set his eyes on Fury and Usyk – saying they “are my targets now”, with the heavyweight particularly keen for a rematch with undisputed champion Usyk in order to “put the wrong right”.
Fellow promoter Eddie Hearn has called for a rematch between Dubois and Joshua – suggesting there is a rematch clause which could be triggered by the latter.
Warren added a rematch is “something to be considered”, but
ultimately said Dubois’ next fight will be decided with his best interests in mind.
“They can have it if they want it anyway,” Warren said. “I think that’s something to be considered.
“Absolutely, anything is on the table. We’ll work and see what’s the best thing for Daniel. We’re in the Daniel Dubois business, the IBF business and we’ll see what’s best.”
Joshua’s knockout defeat to Dubois in the fifth-round of their Wembley bout was the fourth loss of his career, falling to Usyk in 2021 and 2022, after being stunned by Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Claressa Shields is still undecided on whether she will remain at heavyweight after she takes on Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on Saturday night, but she is open to staying in the division and becoming undisputed champ if she can get the major fights to happen.

Claressa Shields VS Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse

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“My goals that I have for boxing are way bigger than what everyone else can see. Everybody wants me to retire right now. I’m about to have 15 world titles, be a four-time division champion, and they’re like what else can you do? But for me, it’s plenty more you can do,” she told ESPN at the Detroit Lions’ training camp, where she visited Thursday. “There’s always going to be somebody to fight unless all the girls in the world are like, ‘Look Claressa, we’re just not fighting you,’ but that’s not going to happen because all of these girls are competitive, and they want to prove themselves. So, I’m always going to have a fight.”

Shields, the self-proclaimed GWOAT (“Greatest Woman Of All Time”), is moving up to heavyweight in an attempt to win a world title in a fourth weight class.

Lepage-Joanisse (7-1, 2 KOs) is the current WBC heavyweight champion. The vacant WBO heavyweight title will also be on the line Saturday at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) doesn’t anticipate the fight to go the distance. It is set for 10 rounds.

“I am predicting a KO. … But with this one, fighting at heavyweight, if you want to go with Round 5, you can go with Round 5, and if you’re feeling lucky, you can bet on Round 7,” Shields told ESPN. “She’s supposed to be the heavyweight, but I think that

her underestimating me is why the fight will actually end in a knockout because she’s not expecting me to hit as hard as I hit and that’s what I like.”

DAN CAMPBELL VS CLARESSA SHIELDS

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Shields will be entering the ring for the first time in over 13 months, when she defended her undisputed middleweight titles with a decision win over Maricela Cornejo at 160 pounds on June 3, 2023.

Although she is ranked No. 1 on the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound list and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the 29-year-old doesn’t feel that her greatness is truly appreciated among fans.

“I worry about appreciating me. And I do,” Shields said. “I feel like I haven’t got my utmost respect yet, but I know that I respect myself and I know that

everything I’ve accomplished has been off grit and hard work and nobody can take that away from me.

“I think that it’s getting close to being appreciated. Right now, I can’t focus on who appreciates it and who don’t,” she said. “I’ve got to make sure that I appreciate my greatness. I think that people look for too much validation from other people. I feel like if you live by the compliments you will die by the insults. We all know that fans are up and down.”

During her visit at training camp, Shields shared boxing tips with All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown as he walked off the practice field.

She was challenged to a sparring session by rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold. She also received a pep talk from coach Dan Campbell and posed for pictures with her numerous world title belts alongside owner Sheila Ford Hamp at the newly named Meijer Performance Center.

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Gervonta “Tank” Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is the current WBA lightweight champion and was last seen when he defeated Frank Martin on June 15 this year. It remains to be seen what comes next for “Tank” as Dan Rafael reveals via his Fight Freaks Unite Substack that Gervonta Davis could be facing WBA super featherweight titlist and promotional free agent Lamont Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) on Dec.21 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Gervonta Davis VS Frank Martin

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Gervonta Davis Next Fight: Possible December Showdown vs. Lamont Roach

Davis Eyeing Major December Bout Against World Champion

According to the report from Rafael, there were discussions for “Tank” to headline a PBC Prime Video pay-per-view event on Nov. 2, which has now been ruled out with Nov. 23 or Dec. 14 looking more likely. A third date has emerged as a possibility with December 21 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. presenting itself with WBA super featherweight champion Roach prepared to step up in weight to take on the unbeaten Baltimore fighter.

Jose Valenzuela VS Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis

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IBF champion Vasiliy Lomachenko had been the preferred opponent and had many in the boxing world dreaming of a fascinating unification match-up. PBC and Top Rank were said to be working on a deal when Lomanchenko decided to take off the rest of the year, leaving “Tank” to look elsewhere. Jose Valenzuela defeating Issac Cruz took the “Pitbull” fight away and a possible Valenzuela fight didn’t create much interest.

A fight against Roach in Washington would seemingly generate big interest with Roach from D.C. and Davis from nearby Baltimore. The two met in a 2011 amateur contest which “Tank” won via a three-round decision.

OLEKSANdr usyk VS TYSON FURY

December 21 Competition

The December 21 option against Roach is seemingly the likely option for the PBC PPV card. On that day will be the PPV between Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II, which would seemingly garner the most interest in the boxing world.

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