Gervonta Davis

Gervonta Davis is the most watchable puncher of his generation, and I say that knowing how loaded the claim is. At 168 centimeters he gives up height in nearly every fight, yet his timing and shot selection make the knockout feel inevitable rather than lucky; the 2020 Knockout of the Year was no accident. Coming out of Baltimore with everything stacked against him, he turned compact fury into world titles across multiple weight classes. His chaos outside the ring frustrates me because the talent inside it is so complete. When he is focused, every round carries the static charge of something about to detonate. That tension is why I never miss his fights.

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Name (English)

Gervonta Davis

Name (Japanese)

ジャーボンテイ・デービス

Reading

じゃーぼんてい・でーびす

Born

November 7, 1994 (age 31)

Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

High school

Digital Harbor High School

Awards & achievements

• IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion
• WBA World Lightweight Champion
• WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
• WBA World Super Lightweight Champion (secondary)
• WBA World Lightweight Champion (secondary)
• 2020 The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gervontaa/
• Xhttps://x.com/Gervontaa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gervonta%20Davis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24450231

Tags

• Maryland
• boxer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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