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Antonio Tarver picks Gervonta Davis vs Shakur Stevenson winner after the latter’s win against William Zepeda.

Shakur Stevenson called out Gervonta Davis following his win against William Zepeda on July 12. Stevenson proved he is just as good as he claims to be, putting on an absolute masterclass against Zepeda.

Zepeda, being the pressure fighter that he is, tried to put Stevenson in the corner and hurt him, but the WBC lightweight champion showcased his exceptional defensive work, as always. He also revealed a new wrinkle to his game with his attacks, landing multi-punch combinations on Zepeda at times.

After the win against Zepeda, Stevenson doesn’t have much competition left at 135 lbs. While Floyd Schofield could be a good opponent, the fight that actually makes the most sense is certainly against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.

Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) is currently entangled with the law and was taken into custody on charges of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend. He has since been released, but more details of the case are yet to emerge.

That said, if ‘Tank’ and Stevenson actually end up fighting, it would be a dream match-up from a boxing point of view. Davis is known for his knockout prowess, while Stevenson (24-0-0, 11 KOs) showed he can fight any style inside the ring.

Former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver has now given his prediction on how the fight could potentially play out. Speaking to Boxing Social, he said:

It’s hard not to lean to the Olympian, the silver medalist [Stevenson] that has the amateur pedigree. The man can process a fight like nobody’s business. He made two or three different changes in the game to give himself a better chance of winning.

Tarver was thoroughly impressed by Stevenson’s work on the ropes and also how he performed in the middle of the ring. Tarver added, “The man has a deep bag, deep bag of tricks.”

The William Zepeda fight was also a big boost for Shakur Stevenson in terms of fan perception. He has often been accused of being too defensive in fights and running from his opponents. Stevenson showed that it takes two to tango and a fighter like Zepeda brought the best version of him out.

Gervonta Davis has been released on bail.

Gervonta Davis found himself in hot water again after he was arrested on July 11 in Miami Beach on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Reports emerged that Davis slapped his former girlfriend in the face and hit her on the back of the head which left her with a cut inside her lip. Her mother also recorded a video where the WBA lightweight champion was seen throwing objects at the victim.

The incident occurred on Father’s Day, June 15, when Davis went to pickup his children from his exes home in Coral Gables. The former couple shares two children together.

Davis was released on bail Saturday morning and cameras were there to capture the first images of him since his arrest. He was seen walking out covering his face with a t-shirt, while multiple police officers escorted him to a vehicle, which can be viewed below.

Fans have reacted on social media to his arrest and release, with many taking a firm stance against it.

“face of boxing don’t wanna show his face “

– @NewSalvage:

“He’s a disgrace to the sport of boxing.”

– @dribblingheads

However, Davis still had some supporters in his corner.

Davis needs to stay away from that women she wants to destroy him and the worst part nobody is on his side because his a violent boxer.

Although Gervonta Davis is one of the biggest superstars in boxing, he’s certainly no role model outside the ring, often finding himself in trouble with the law. And this most recent incident put his rematch against Lamont Roach in jeopardy.

Their first encounter ended in a majority draw as ‘Tank’ took a deliberate knee but didn’t have a knockdown scored against him. Considering the controversy surrounding the fight, the rematch is massive for both fighters. Roach has claimed that the fight is still on course despite the recent turn of events.

American boxer Gervonta Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs), a world champion in the lightweight division, has been arrested in Florida.

He is facing criminal charges for committing domestic violence. The amount of bail will be determined later.

For reference, Gervonta was scheduled to hold a rematch fight against Lamont Roach on August 16 this year in Las Vegas.

As a reminder, in May 2023, a Baltimore court sentenced Davis to three years of probation, 90 days of house arrest, and 200 hours of community service for a traffic incident that occurred in November 2020.

Gervonta Davis allegedly punched ex after expressing ‘insecurities about the sexuality of their son’

Victim reported “approximately 10” prior undocumented incidents

MIAMI — More legal trouble Baltimore native and world boxing champion Gervonta Davis.

Davis was arrested Friday morning in Miami Beach, Florida, on a domestic violence warrant.

ESPN reports Davis allegedly slapped and punched the mother of his children in the head while exchanging custody last month.

According to a police report obtained by ESPN, the Father’s Day assault occurred after Davis expressed “insecurities about the sexuality of their son.”

The boxer’s ex-girlfriend told police she sought treatment at the hospital afterwards.

Police reportedly noted “approximately 10” prior physical altercations between the former couple that went undocumented.

Davis does, however, have a documented criminal record.

He was arrested for alleged domestic abuse in December 2022, and again in 2020.

Charges were ultimately dropped in both cases.

Davis also pleaded guilty to a serious hit and run crash that took place in Baltimore.

He was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest followed by three-years of probation for that incident.

Davis is next due in a Florida courtroom on July 29. He’s currently free on $10,000 bond.

DORAL, Fla. – American boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Friday morning, nearly a month after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend on Father’s Day outside her home in Doral, police said.

According to an arrest report, Davis, 30, who currently lives in Coral Springs, was taken into custody in Miami Beach before being transported to the Doral Police Department.

The report states that the incident in question occurred on the night of June 15.

According to police, Davis and the victim were in a romantic relationship for about four years and share two children.

Police said Davis went to the victim’s home to pick up their children for Father’s Day, but a verbal altercation between him and the victim ensued, which escalated to a physical altercation.

According to the report, Davis told his ex-girlfriend to remove their children from his car as he no longer intended to take them, but when she leaned forward to retrieve their daughter from the backseat, Davis struck her in the back of the head and then slapped her in the face, causing a minor cut to the inner area of her lip.

Police said the victim then sent a text message to her mother, informing her that Davis was assaulting her and asking her to come outside.

The victim’s mother then exited the residence and saw her daughter visibly distressed and crying while arguing with Davis, the report stated.

According to the report, the victim’s mother filmed part of the altercation on her cellphone, which showed Davis throwing a small box at the victim.

Police said Davis refused to fill out a Miranda warning form and sign it at the police department Friday.

He was arrested on a battery charge.

Davis had nothing to say as bonded out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just before 6 p.m. Friday under highly unusual circumstances: Three Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department officers escorted him out, keeping reporters at a distance.

Local 10 News is asking the agency whether this is a new MDCR protocol or just preferential treatment.

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis, 30, was arrested on Friday morning in Miami Beach, Florida, on a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend of four years.

The arrest comes nearly a month after he allegedly assaulted the mother of two of his three children on Father’s Day outside of her home in Doral, according to an incident report by the Doral Police Department.

According to the report, Davis’ ex-girlfriend told police she was involved in a verbal dispute with the boxer over “personal matters and Gervonta having insecurities about the sexuality of their son.” Davis had arrived at her residence at 5:04 p.m. ET on June 15 to pick up his children when the situation escalated. After putting both children in Davis’ car, she alleged Davis punched her “on the rear of her head with a closed fist” and slapped her in the face.

She was able to regain custody of her children, which upset Davis further, according to the report. She said Davis revved the engine of his vehicle in a threatening manner, but she was able to remove herself from the situation without further incident. Afterward, she went to a local hospital for medical treatment.

A note on the report suggested that there had been “approximately 10” undocumented physical altercations between Davis and his ex-girlfriend.

Davis was taken into custody in Miami Beach before being transported by the Doral Police Department. According to Miami-Dade County’s inmate report, Davis was being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a $10,000 bond but has since been released. He has a court hearing slated for July 29.

The star boxer has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years that included domestic violence and multiple traffic offenses. His last run-in came in December 2022 when he was arrested for allegedly striking a woman with a “closed hand type slap.” The charges were later dropped.

Davis reportedly had been linked to a rematch with Lamont Roach Jr. in August after the two battled to a controversial majority draw in March. However, Premier Boxing Champions has yet to formally announce the fight.

The world champion, nicknamed ‘Tank’, was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning

Boxing champion Gervonta Davis has been arrested on a domestic-violence battery charge.

The American, 30, was arrested in the early hours of Friday (11 July) morning in Miami Beach and booked at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

He is being held without bond, according to records at the facility.

According to a local news report from WPLG, the incident in question occurred on Father’s Day (15 June), with police saying that Davis went to the home of the victim – his ex-girlfriend – to pick up their two children.

A verbal altercation is said to have escalated into a physical one, with the victim’s mother calling the police as a result.

The news comes two-and-a-half years after Davis, nicknamed “Tank”, was arrested on a domestic-violence charge in December 2022.

On that occasion, Davis was jailed in Florida after striking a woman in the face with a “closed-hand type slap”, per police. The strike caused a small cut on the inside of the victim’s upper lip. The victim eventually withdrew the accusations against Davis.

Davis was also arrested on a domestic-violence charge in 2020. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run charge after a 2020 incident that injured four people.

The unbeaten boxer, who holds the WBA lightweight title, last fought in March, securing a controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr in New York.

Davis took a knee in that fight but was not judged by the referee to have been knocked down, and the boxer was allowed a brief, unusual break from competition to wipe his face in his corner. Davis later complained that he had hair grease in his eyes.

A rematch is expected to take place on 16 August in Las Vegas, though that could be complicated by this week’s news.

Keyshawn Davis is the new WBO lightweight world champion. The US boxer knocked out former champion Denys Berinchyk in round four.

New York – A statement victory in the “Mecca of Boxing”: Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 knockouts) defeated Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 knockouts) in convincing fashion to secure the WBO World Lightweight title. In Madison Square Garden, Davis ended the fight in the fourth round with a targeted body shot.

Davis sent the Ukrainian to the floor with a left hook to the body in the third round. Berinchyk, who was still unbeaten up to that point, was able to pull himself together, but Davis followed up consistently in round four. After another devastating combination to the body, the champion collapsed under the pressure. Referee Harvey Dock stopped the duel at 1:45 minutes of the fourth round when Berinchyk was unable to get to his feet in time.

Davis challenges the best

“Anyone who has the courage to step into the ring with me can give it a go,” Davis said confidently after the fight. “There are two champions in the 135-pound class that I really want to fight. If they have the guts to fight ‘The Businessman’, then they should send me the contract.”

Davis also emphasized that he had no major problems with Berinchyk’s unorthodox style: “The only thing that caused me a little difficulty was his constant coming in and out. But the longer the fight went on, the more comfortable I felt in the ring.”

Berinchyk loses title and unbeaten record

For Berinchyk, it was not only the first defeat of his career, but also the end of his brief title reign. The 36-year-old had won the vacant WBO title on May 18 last year with a narrow split-decision victory over Mexican Emanuel Navarrete in the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Now he has to fight his way back into the title race.

With this triumph, Davis joins the elite of the lightweight division. The other world champions in the division are Vasiliy Lomachenko (IBF), Gervonta Davis (WBA) and Shakur Stevenson (WBC). Will “The Businessman” soon step into the ring against one of these champions?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Given Bold Challenge From Shakur Stevenson: ‘Let’s Make the Fade Happen’

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Given Bold Challenge From Shakur Stevenson: ‘Let’s Make the Fade Happen’ originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta “Tank” Davis have risen in the boxing world as two of the sport’s most electrifying lightweight stars, each carving a path of dominance with unbeaten records and world titles, with Stevenson as the WBC champion and Davis holding the WBA strap. While Stevenson’s technical mastery and defensive brilliance have drawn comparisons to Floyd Mayweather, Davis has cemented his reputation as a fearsome knockout artist with mainstream appeal.

A clash between them would not only unify the division but test whether Stevenson’s elusive craft can withstand Davis’s fight-ending power, making it one of the sport’s most tantalizing matchups. Despite this, negotiations between the two fighters have constantly stalled, and boxing fans wonder whether or not this fight will ever happen.

Ahead of his long-anticipated fight with William Zepeda on July 12, Stevenson doubled down on his pursuit of Gervonta Davis during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, framing their potential clash as the fight boxing needs.

The WBC lightweight champion left no room for ambiguity, declaring, “We gotta run it. It’s a fade that’s gotta happen. I mean, everybody has been calling for it. He done said it several times. Let’s make the fade happen.”

His callout reflects years of stalled negotiations, and his growing impatience over “Tank’s” refusal to share the ring with him.

Stevenson also critiqued the shifting public perception of Davis, arguing that criticism of the WBA champion has been replaced by unwarranted immunity.

“They used to criticize Tank. If you really go back in the day, they used to criticize him all the time,” Stevenson observed. “Now they flipped the switch to where anything he does, he can’t do wrong.”

He admits, however, that Davis’ ability to sidestep scrutiny has halted as of late after his controversial draw against Lamont Roach Jr.

Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach

“I think he got a little bit of heat (after the Lamont Roach Jr. fight), but I think it was just the haters coming back out. But if you remember before the fight, he was just this untouchable, invincible guy,” Stevenson said.

Central to Stevenson’s argument is Davis’ own trash talk. He reminded Helwani that Tank has repeatedly dismissed his skills, making their rivalry personal.

“He said it in several different interviews that I was on his list, and what he was going to do to me. [He said] I don’t have power, I’m not that good. All these different things he said. If you really felt that way, then we should really get in the ring and fight.”

The fight promises a clash of styles, with Tank’s knockout artistry pitted against Stevenson’s defensive mastery. More importantly, the back-and-forth jawing between the two undefeated boxers reveals a deeper clash of egos.

Whether Davis exits the sport in 2025 or faces his most difficult test on paper, Stevenson will continue to campaign for that fight in the hopes that their bitter rivalry will culminate in the squared circle and define this era of boxing.

Boxing fans and gambling often see eye-to-eye but on this one, they couldn’t come to an agreement.
Floyd Schofield Jr. walked into his matchup with Tevin Farmer this past weekend with serious questions floating over his head. In February, the 22-year-old was laughed at for pulling out of his showdown against Shakur Stevenson after falling ill. Assumptions from his father, Floyd Sr., that his son was poisoned only brought more negative press to the withdrawal.
Still, against Farmer, Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) promised to look as explosive as ever. That statement delivered.
It took Schofield just one round to drop Farmer three times before stopping him within the first two minutes. Once it was over, Schofield began calling his shot, calling out some of the division’s top dogs such as Gervonta Davis.
Apparently, Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) didn’t appreciate the callout. So, while Schofield was in the midst of enjoying the biggest win of his career, the current WBA beltholder went to social media and told the world what would happen if they met up in the ring.
“He will get his little [expletive] whooped,” Davis said on his X account. “I’ll beat the [expletive] out of him.”
Schofield has the No. 2 slot in the WBA’s rankings. And, win, lose, or draw, William Zepeda, who holds the No. 1 spot, will either be removed from the rankings if he beats Stevenson to become WBC champion or fall a few spots if he comes up short.
Fantasizing about a matchup between Davis and Schofield, however, doesn’t mean much of anything. While it hasn’t been officially announced, Davis is set to run things back with Lamont Roach following their controversial draw earlier this year.