Beyond that Gervonta Davis as Ryan Garcia They highlighted on social networks the possibility of going head to head in one of the matches with the highest tension that the light division can offer; the truth is that the real chance that they will be able to do so in the near future is not so great.
The main reason has to do with After his victory over Luke Campbell in the seventh round on January 2, Ryan García was forced by the World Boxing Council to compete for the division’s world title against Devin Haney, who comes from his last successful defense against Yuriorkis Gamboa.
On the other hand, it is difficult to think that Gervonta Davis will settle permanently at 135 pounds, because it proved to be a super natural featherweight and there he would feel most comfortable to prolong his reign. Floyd Mayweather’s student also had an unexpected challenge in recent days.
Who called him to fight is Gary Russel Jr., WBC featherweight world champion, who in February will go in search of the sixth successful defense of his belt against the Japanese Tomoki Kameda and who, if he does so, is seriously considering going up to 130 pounds, where he would like to show that he has the arguments to fight Tank.
“Davis has built his entire career fighting younger boys. The other fighters don’t have my skills or intellect. For him to say I don’t have a high enough profile to face him, that sounds bad.”, expressed in dialogue with The Last Stand podcast. And the challenge has been launched!