Gervonta Davis

NEW YORK (AP) — Gervonta Davis seemed annoyed enough by all Rolando Romero's talking to...

In the co-feature, Erislandy Lara, the longtime 154-pound champion who has moved up to 160 and won a title, stopped Gary O’Sullivan 23 seconds into the eighth round. He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. After walking to the ring while hearing plenty of boos from the pro-Davis crowd, Romero bounced off the ropes and hopped around defiantly. Davis laughed off most of the talk, until pushing Romero on Friday and learning something about how to handle his opponent. The spokesman said there was reports of some minor injuries due to the commotion. Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes.

Rolando Romero believed Gervonta Davis was vulnerable having been forced to go the distance in his previous fight, but had no answer to the three-division ...

He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. He appeared to hurt his left hand on a punch in the fifth round, but there was nothing wrong with it in the next. The fight was then rescheduled after no charges were filed against Romero and the buildup featured plenty of trash talking from the challenger.

Undefeated lightweight star Ryan Garcia was a very interested observer on Saturday night, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia sat ringside, to watch ...

"Let me handle business on July 16th. On the other end, Garcia is contractually tied to Golden Boy Promotions, who have an exclusive deal with streaming service DAZN. Afterwards, Garcia took to social media to call for the Davis fight.

One punch was all Gervonta Davis needed to end his rivalry with Rolly Romero and retain his secondary WBA lightweight title on Saturday night.'Tank?

Romero led 48-47 on one scorecard at the time of the stoppage. Before the stoppage, Davis found himself in a highly competitive and potentially dangerous fight. He just ran right into it.

But what Gervonta does next depends entirely on how serious he is about leaving Mayweather Promotions — and probably even the entire Premier Boxing Champions ...

Davis could, as we discussed earlier in the Garcia “callout” post, potentially sign a short-term deal with DAZN, and maybe work in the same time frame with Golden Boy or with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, and get a big Garcia fight done for late this year. I don’t know that Davis would want to sign long-term with either the broadcaster or one of those promoters. You like to think the answer is yes. Garcia’s a bigger star than Kambosos or Haney. It may be unfair but it’s the way it is. Rolly Romero was already kind of a hail mary, a largely unproven, half-novice pro who talked his way into the fight and then failed to defend himself enough to not get smashed in six. Davis is right when he says that it’s not as if he’s the only guy in or around the lightweight division the last few years who hasn’t been fighting the other big names. He’s talking about fighting Davis in December. But he’s said that before. The biggest one on paper is, quite obviously, Ryan Garcia. As much as I’d love to tell you it’s the Kambosos-Haney winner, it’s not; it would be for a bunch of belts, yes, but it’s not a bigger fight. The Davis vs Cruz fight was pretty good, competitive, but I don’t think anyone’s dying to see it again other than maybe Isaac Cruz. PBC are not technically a promoter — as Al Haymon cannot legally be a promoter as well as a manager/adviser — so Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions are the usual listed promoter on events that aren’t run by the Mayweather team. Leonard Ellerbe, however, was there, was his usual self, and hasn’t been target of the same public beef with Davis that Mayweather has been. They’ve done a great job with Davis. He’s one of the most notable stars in boxing today, one of the biggest draws in the sport.

After an intense build up between the pair, Davis defended his WBA lightweight title against bitter rival Romero by landing a devastating one-punch knockout ...

I was winning that f****ng fight and I just got hit with a clean shot, that's that," he said. Romero pushed for a rematch with Davis after the loss and insisted that he was winning the fight until the knockout. There was someone in the crowd and they were telling me to press forward and I was like, not yet.

NEW YORK -- Madonna. Michael Strahan. Tracy Morgan. Every time Gervonta Davis fights, the stars come out in droves. Saturday's lightweight event at Barclays ...

What is clear: Davis doesn't need a proper dance partner to sell out arenas. No matter what city, no matter whom he faces, Davis has left no doubt he is one of the sport's most bankable athletes. Of course, Romero was being overly critical ahead of the fight, but he does make some salient points. I got to loosen him up a little more.'" He don't want to fight Tank. It's all talk. "He's been protected," Romero told ESPN on Wednesday. "Let's go down Gervonta's résumé from the time he won a world title. That would certainly remove any obstacles -- or excuses -- when it comes to pursuing the sort of high-level opponents Davis should be seeking. All talk." Francisco Fonseca, who [Davis] hit behind the head and knocked him out in the eighth round. He held on when he felt Romero's power. "Ryan Garcia knocked [Fonseca] out in one round like nothing. Davis proved once again he is one of the biggest stars in boxing.

Gervonta “Tank” Davis added to his fast-growing highlight reel and retained his WBA Lightweight Title with a sensational knockout victory over previously ...

Davis (27-0, 25 KOs), a three-division world champion, showed off his movement and boxing abilities through those rounds, while Romero (14-1, 12 KOs), who promised a first-round knockout, was unable to hurt Davis despite pushing the pace initially. The fight was fairly even statistically, with Davis only out-landing Romero 25-22, but with a significant edge in punch accuracy (30% to 19%) according to CompuBox. Davis closed the show with a fierce counter left hook that sent Romero face first into the ropes and onto the mat.

After an intense build up between the pair, Davis defended his WBA lightweight title against bitter rival Romero by landing a devastating one-punch knockout ...

I was winning that f****ng fight and I just got hit with a clean shot, that's that," he said. Romero pushed for a rematch with Davis after the loss and insisted that he was winning the fight until the knockout. There was someone in the crowd and they were telling me to press forward and I was like, not yet.

Gervonta Davis regained his knockout power and retained his lightweight title on Saturday night, stopping Rolando Romero in the sixth round.

He did score well with some shots in the second, but then lost a chance to follow up when he shoved Davis to the canvas as they clenched. The spokesman said there was reports of some minor injuries due to the commotion. Whatever the problem was didn’t last very long. Security held some fans in one area for a time until it was deemed safe to leave. He drew an arena-record 18,970 for this fight, with the first big card at Barclays Center since before the pandemic began two years ago. Davis landed a crushing left hand and Romero fell forward into the ropes.

Gervonta Davis is box office - he proved it again on Saturday night with that demolition of Rolando 'Rolly' Romero - and his next fight should be a true ...

The forgotten man of the lightweight division right now, but a fight with ‘Tank’ would still be box office. Haney is the slight preference as he again provides a contrast in styles and persona - just like Garcia. And USA vs USA likely means bigger dollars. After that, Loma underwent shoulder surgery and is now feeling his way back. His next bout could be at 140 in August. He already holds the IBF, WBA and WBO straps. And as ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is doing now.