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Gervonta Davis leaks DM’s from Keyshawn Davis after being called out

Written by Tom Eaton on 7th November 2024.

Gervonta Davis

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis is the self-proclaimed ‘face of boxing’ but his résumé has come under scrutiny in recent months.

Now, with Keyshawn Davis the latest fighter hopeful of landing a lucrative fight against ‘Tank’, the 135lb title-holder has leaked some private messages with his new rival.

Gervonta Davis (30-0), who turned 30-years-old today, is a three-weight world champion with 30 victories and 28 inside of the distance, yet still fans are questioning the abilities of the Baltimore-born knockout artist.

The hard-hitting southpaw has now confirmed that he will be fight WBA super-featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jr. in a second defence of his lightweight world title and Davis has been criticised as a result for failing to fight natural lightweights.

Although, in his defence, there is currently a lack of high-profile and willing lightweight competitors for Davis, with Shakur Stevenson the only possible mega-fight now that Vasyl Lomachenko has openly refused a proposed showdown.

However, that is not to say that there will not be worthy contenders in the near future, in a division that is home to a number of up-and-comer’s with high expectations on their shoulders.

One of these prospects is 25-year-old Keyshawn Davis, who claimed the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and has been vocal in his call-outs of both Gervonta Davis and Teofimo Lopez.

After yet another call for the opportunity to face ‘Tank’, ‘The Businessman’ finally triggered a response from the WBA lightweight king, who shared a private exchange between the pair where Keyshawn Davis seemingly tried to sign under Gervonta’s promotional outfit ‘GTD Promotions’.

KD – “You be signing fighters?”

GD – “Yea”

KD – “If it’s cool, I’m tryna come train out in Vegas wit y’all.”

Gervonta Davis’ clash with Roach Jr. has now been rescheduled to take place in January and has been rumoured to appear on the same card as David Benavidez’s salivating meeting with David Morrell.

Meanwhile, Keyshawn Davis (11-0), who is ranked amongst the top three contenders in the world with the WBC, WBO and IBF, takes on Gustavo Lemos (29-1) on Friday night, live on DAZN.

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