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World champion says he is going to retire Gervonta Davis: “I’ll be his last fight in the sport”

By @Ajori111 July 26, 2026

Gervonta Davis has been called out for a “best vs the best” encounter, which could end up being the final fight of his career.

Davis has not fought since his controversial draw with Lamont Roach, who was considered incredibly unfortunate not to emerge victorious in March 2025.

‘Tank’ then entertained talks for an immediate rematch and WBA title defence, only to instead schedule an exhibition match with Jake Paul later that year.

In the end, though, Davis was removed from the event – which was set for last November – on account of him facing allegations of domestic violence.

Since then, he has remained out of the ring but is now angling for a return, albeit after rejecting an opportunity to reclaim his WBA lightweight title against Floyd Schofield.

For Davis, however, it appears the world titles are neither here nor there, even if he has been made WBA ‘champion in recess’ at 135lbs.

And the same, it seems, could be said of Shakur Stevenson, who holds the WBO super-lightweight strap but is not overly bothered about becoming an undisputed king.

After announcing his signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, the 29-year-old told Chris Mannix that he sees his legacy being defined by the fights themselves, rather than whatever belts are on the line.

“If I go fight against Tank, no one cares whether it’s for undisputed or not. They just care that it’s the best vs the best.

“At first, [Davis] said he wouldn’t fight me. Now, I heard him say on Twitter that he will fight me, so it sounds like his tune is changing.

“He may not admit it, but I think he’s got a lot of respect for me as a fighter, which is why I think he plans on fighting me as his last fight on his way out the door.”

The two Americans have been on a collision course for quite some time, yet only now does Stevenson seem to believe there is a realistic chance of facing his rival.

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Floyd Mayweather recalls ‘crazy’ spar between Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney as fight talks star

By @Ajori111 July 1, 2026

Gervonta Davis is expected to return to action this year and Devin Haney is one name being mentioned for a potential fight, but it won’t be the first time that they have shared the ring, with one of their previous spars labelled as ‘crazy’ by Floyd Mayweather.

Davis was a Mayweather protégé early on his career and was signed with Mayweather Promotions, with ‘TBE’ guiding ‘Tank’ to world titles in the super-featherweight, lightweight and super-lightweight divisions before their split in 2022

Since then, Davis has fought just four times in four years and is winless since June 2024, with external issues being the key reason behind this latest and extended stretch of inactivity.

Despite being in line for a shot at his old WBA lightweight world title against Floyd Schofield, it seems as though Davis could pursue honours in a different weight division upon his return, after ‘reaching out’ for a fight with WBO welterweight ruler Haney.

Haney claimed that belt back in November after a unanimous decision victory over Brian Norman Jr, having previously held world honours at lightweight and super-lightweight.

Haney sparred Davis as a 16-year-old in a viral sparring session and recalling that day, Mayweather admitted that it was ‘crazy work’, as per talkSPORT.

“Tank boxed Devin Haney and Devin Haney was in good shape, Tank wasn’t in good shape but they worked. It was some crazy work. Just with him and Devin working, it was crazy entertaining work at that particular time.”

Davis is touted to make his comeback in the autumn, and with Haney now looking like the frontrunner rather than Schofield, that means ‘Kid Austin’ is set to instead face Lucas Bahdi in a challenge for the vacant WBA lightweight crown

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‘Maybe down the road’: Oscar De La Hoya pumps the brakes on Gervonta Davis vs Floyd Schofield talk

By @Ajori111 June 22, 2026

Don’t expect to actually see Tank Davis vs Floyd Schofield any time soon

Any hope some may have for a fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Floyd Schofield for the WBA lightweight title looks like it will have to wait.

There were already pretty public cracks forming in that plan, not to mention the fact that Davis (30-0-1, 28 KO) hasn’t fought since in 15 months after his controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr in March 2025, nor, frankly, that Schofield (19-0, 13 KO) hasn’t fought in a year himself.

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t outright say that the fight isn’t happening, but comes as close to that as is needed to know the fight is not happening. At least not any time soon.

“I love the fight. I love the fight for Schofield, I love the fight for Gervonta. Gervonta is one of the best fighters out there today, I love Gervonta,” De La Hoya said tonight during Golden Boy’s DAZN card.

“But the fact of the matter is, Gervonta is a champion in recess. That’s exactly what the WBA has said. So what we feel is, let Schofield fight the next available top contender, who could be maybe (Lucas) Bahdi, that would be a terrific fight for the full world title.

“Schofield will be a force to be reckoned with, a world champion, and maybe down the road, we can make that Gervonta fight happen.”

It should be noted that “champions in recess” are allowed to return and be reinstated as champion pretty easily if the involved parties want them to be able to just do so. We’ve seen the WBA do that with Seiya Tsutsumi and Antonio Vargas in recent months. Gervonta Davis has the sort of money-making potential that makes it a no-brainer that if, for instance, everyone really wanted it to happen, yes, Gervonta Davis would be reinstated as WBA champion and allowed to defend.

But there’s a lot more going on here, too. Asked if he has any information on Davis even being available, as Tank has been facing a number of legal issues outside of the ring, De La Hoya offered Davis his best wishes, and sort of framed that as another reason for Schofield to take a different WBA title fight instead — or, in reality, why Schofield may have to take a different fight instead, even if there really were desire on both sides to do the Tank fight next.

“(Tank) has to take care of his issues,” Oscar said. “And I understand if he does have issues, because every fighter goes through issues and problems. Maybe he’s trying to figure out life in general. I do wish him the best, I hope he does figure it out, because we do miss him in the ring. I hope that one day we get Floyd Schofield with Gervonta Davis.”

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