Two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis will seek to conquer another division and close out the year with a bang when he takes on former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA lightweight title live on SHOWTIME on December 28 from State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a special year-end Premier Boxing Champions event.
The telecast that also features WBA interim light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal will defend against two-division champion Badou Jack in the co-feature.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions. Ticket sales information will be announced next week.
I wouldn’t necessarily say “conquer another division” if you know what I mean. 😉
What was the other division he conquered????
I agree my friend! I really would like to or better yet love to see him fight Loma.
Haney and Davis are stepping up to knock on Loma’s door. if Davis wins they will both have rights to challenge him next year. I’d love to see both those fights. Davis can’t look past Gamboa here.
Gamboa is shopworn, won’t go three…
Arum wanted Lomachenko becoming a franchise champion to avoid a possible fight with Haney, who easily could flatten him. For Davis there is a narrow path with electric barbed wires where only fighters like Mares, Gamboa, Hugo Ruiz, and some others shot fighter can fit.
OMG, you can’t be serious. Gorilla nose hasn’t done a damn thing to warrant a shot at lomachenko for starters, and only a casual thinks he could beat the pound-for-pound number one fighter in the world. It was haney’s corrupt handlers who got him an “interim title” shot because they knew it would be an instant road to a title because he could not ever beat lomachenko. Did you ever think about that? No, I’m sure you did not because you cannot think.
I’m a former Golden Glove champion, current referee and judge. Also judged a professional fight. So not casual there bud. And hoping those fights take place isn’t not thinking. It’s hoping the best fights get made. P4P is really just opinion based and money fed. Andre Ward said he felt Crawford was P4P best. I feel the same. Mr. Natural. Lol
You are as always very laughable on your comments, pretending something that you aren’t and calling everyone casual. My comments are guided by clean objectivity not by hate or emotional. Bob Arum will avoid a fight against Devin Haney because he is afraid to see Lomachenko destroyed by him. Also Lomachenko is not the best fighter in the world, just a good boxer with an excellent matchmaking. A real great fighter shouldn’t struggle with fighters like Linares or Campbell, as happened to him.
I got Gamboa for the win in this Fight…. Let’s get it On!!!!
Great card. Hopefully Gamboa isn’t washed up
Gamboa has nothing to lose. He will be putting it on the line for what arsenal he has left in the tank. Would like to see Jack beat Pascal only to switch-it-up in the division for a needed change to invigorate some controversy.
So Tank is fighting for WHAT TITLE? The WBA? Didn’t Haney just get ELECTED as a WBA champ? After Loma was graduated by the WBC as a franchise champ>>>>now it seems Loma is still WBA champ because lets face it he still is the MAN at 135 lbs. But now it seems Davis is fighting for the WBA title against Gamboa. And for anyone that is tired of this continuing tale, there are other WBA champs at 135 lbs as well. W.B.A as we know stands for Worlds BIGGEST AZZHOLES. They need to be put on a WBACOTT forever. Boxing might have a chance if we get rid of the two worst offenders WBC,WBA. A federal commissioner would be a move in the right direction to make this a valid sport once again. Do we really need 40 champs per division???
Be careful…gamboa……may get up for this one…..and drop a bomb
Not a bad card. Davis and Jack should win but it is by no means a gimme for either fighter. They are in against two older lions that can still bite if you let them.
Stank hasn’t conquered any divisions just like he won’t conquer this division by fighting someone who was never a lightweight, and is shot to shit.
Gamboa, 38 years old (5 days past his 38th birthday the night he fights Tank). 13-2 (3 KOs) since he got a decision over an undefeated Argentine fighter in Germany in late March 2010. And he has been plenty inactive over the past 10 years. He’s got discipline to stay between 131 and 135 lbs for his fights though (after the Crawford loss). Gamboa may be like a 33 to 35 year old fighter with all the inactivity, but it’s not like he’s 30 years old still. Tank’s struggles to make 130 are gone now. Tank was a 16 year old when Gamboa was 16 fights + into his pro career. Tank should be able to win this fight.