Gervonta Davis has announced that he’s walking away from boxing.
During a recent press conference for his WBA Lightweight title defense on Tuesday (Dec. 2), Davis spoke of his future in the ring and that he plans to retire after 2025.
“After next year, I’m out of it,” the champion expressed. “Yeah, out of this sport…Sh*t’s trash. 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. I want to be living without being seen.”
Davis added that he wants to fight in at least three more bouts before he steps away from the ring for good. Interestingly enough, Tank hasn’t fought more than two times in a full year since 2019.
The question of who the boxer would face after his championship fight with Lamont Roach on March 1 at the Barclays Center arose at the conference. When asked about a potential showdown with WBC Lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson as one of his final matches, Davis immediately dismissed the idea.
“For what? What has Shakur done?” Davis asked rhetorically. “What has he done in the sport? He hasn’t done nothing. Keyshawn Davis is looking way better than him, and Keyshawn hasn’t even done nothing. I’m afraid of what? For us fighters to be afraid of someone, it has to be someone who’s hitting us and hurting us. [Stevenson] doesn’t have no offense, everything is defense. Defense only wins in basketball and football. That sh*t don’t win in boxing.”
Davis previously defended his title against Frank Martin in July. Davis defeated Martin with a knockout blow in the eighth round of the main event. The win carried Tank to a perfect 30-0 in his career, with 28 wins arriving by KO. Frank Martin fell to 18-1 on his career, suffering his first loss in the ring.
WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis (R) lands a body blow on Frank Martin in the sixth round of a title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Davis retained his title with an eighth-round knockout.
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