Gervonta “Tank” Davis has announced that he will soon be returning from boxing.
“After next year, I’m out of it,” Davis said at a press conference for his WBA lightweight title defense against WBA super featherweight champion Lamont Roach. “Yeah, out of this sport.”
“Sh-t’s trash,” Davis added. “This sh-t is trash, garbage. Fed up. I’m fed up with the whole sh-t. I just want to be able to make money and stay out the way, that’s it,” Davis said. “I want to be living without being seen.”
Davis’s bout with Rosch goes down on March 1st, 2025.
‼️ Gervonta Davis saying he will retire from boxing at the end of 2025 ahead of his fight vs Lamont Roach on March 1st……
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Gervonta Davis has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title since 2023, having previously held the Regular version from 2019 to 2023. He also held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight title in 2017, the WBA super featherweight title (Super version) twice between 2018 and 2020, and the WBA super lightweight title (Regular version) in 2021. As of May 2024, Davis is ranked as the world’s second-best active lightweight by ESPN, first by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and second by The Ring magazine.