Day: July 24, 2019

WBA Super Featherweight World Champion and Baltimore native Gervonta “Tank” Davis was honored…

GERVONTA DAVIS PRESENTED WITH THE KEY TO THE CITY OF BALTIMORE BY MAYOR BERNARD C. "JACK" YOUNG   (Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) Baltimore Native Makes Historic Hometown Defense Against Mandatory Challenger Ricardo Núñez This Saturday Live SHOWTIME® from Royal Farms Arena In Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions BALTIMORE (July 24, 2019) - WBA Super Featherweight World Champion and Baltimore native Gervonta "Tank" Davis was honored in his hometown Wednesday as Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young presented him with the Key to the City at a ceremony at City Hall. Davis becomes the first world champion from Baltimore to make a homecoming title defense in nearly 80 years this Saturday night live Read more [...]

Unbeaten Polish Star Kownacki Battles Former Title Challenger Arreola in Heavyweight Showdown that Headlines FOX PBC Fight Night Saturday, August 3 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn

HEAVYWEIGHTS ADAM KOWNACKI & CHRIS ARREOLA PREVIEW UPCOMING SHOWDOWN ON "PBC FACE TO FACE"     Click HERE for Video Highlight from the Show Watch the Replay Tonight on FS1 at 9:30 p.m. ET   Unbeaten Polish Star Kownacki Battles Former Title Challenger Arreola in Heavyweight Showdown that Headlines FOX PBC Fight Night Saturday, August 3 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn   BROOKLYN (July 24,2019) - Unbeaten Polish heavyweight star Adam Kownacki and former title challenger Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola exchanged words and previewed their upcoming showdown on "PBC Face to Face" ahead of their heavyweight duel Saturday, August 3 that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The program originally aired Read more [...]

Two-Time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta Davis Set to Make Baltimore Boxing History on Saturday, July 27

BALTIMORE (July 24, 2019) - Two-time super featherweight world champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis will make history on Saturday, July 27 when he becomes the first Baltimore native to make a homecoming defense in nearly 80 years. Davis will defend his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship against mandatory challenger Ricardo "Científico" Núñez live on SHOWTIME from Royal Farms Arena in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The last Baltimore-native to make a title defense in his hometown was Harry Jeffra, a featherweight world champion who defeated Spider Armstrong in July 1940 at Carlin's Park to retain his belt. At 24-years-old Davis is America's youngest reigning world champion and has proven he has the star power to put Baltimore on the map as a significant fight city. Read more [...]