Baltimore, Maryland, One of the biggest stars in the sport, Baltimore native Gervonta "Tank" Davis has continued his domination at the pro levelbecoming a five-time world champion, winning titles in three divisions and becoming one of the best fighters, pound for pound, in boxing today. [67] Over the course of just under six rounds, Davis had been out-landed and out-thrown by his opponent despite being the more accurate boxer: he landed 84 of 227 punches thrown (37%), while Santa Cruz landed 97 of 390 thrown (25%). [71] Speaking in his post-fight interview with Jim Gray, he was satisfied with his first win in the super lightweight division: "I definitely could have made it easier but I went up two weight classes and I got the job done. At the time of stoppage, Davis was ahead 5955 on all three judges' scorecards. Im here. Not just one knuckle, but a He struggled and got up but was wobbly the whole way and referee David Fields ended the fight. [31] Many at ringside believed the stoppage was premature, including Walsh, "That was a bad stoppage. Floyd [Mayweather] came to me and was honest and said I was down, continued Davis, who was actually ahead on all three judges scorecards at the time of the stoppage. He was scheduled to face three-division world champion Abner Mares on February 9, 2019. Davis made his debut at the age of 18 on February 22, 2013, against Desi Williams, who had a professional record of 0 wins and 4 losses, all by stoppage. Cruz showed more forward action in the first half as Davis fought on his backfoot. Two years before Gurley was shot and killed in 2013, Davis grieved the loss of Ronald Gibbs, a rising amateur boxer who was just 17 when he was stabbed to death while defending his sister during an argument. Gervonta "Tank" Davis had to overcome adversity Sunday night with an injured left hand and an opponent who simply wouldn't go away. Im going to continue to show people all over the world that Im the best. So I would try and bait him in. Tank has won belts at the super-featherweight landscape, the lightweight division, as well as the super-lightweight roster. "I hurt my left hand in probably like the sixth round, but I got through it," Davis said after the fight. [40] Fonseca appeared hurt before the knockout blow, which Davis, who was being booed by the crowd, explained to Jim Gray of Showtime in the post fight interview, "I actually caught him with a body shot before that and he was hurt. Davis drew over 200,000 searches on that Saturday alone, making him number one on Google Trends for that day. The following year, Angelo Ward, another promising amateur, was shot to death. WATCH: 55-Year-Old Mike Tyson Destroys Punching Bag in 6 Seconds. Davis declined to weigh in after two hours, forcing the IBF to strip him of the title. Pitbull snapped Davis 16-KO streak and dragged him to a full-length fight where both men had their moments of success. T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, GervontaDavis WINS against FranciscoFonseca by KO in [CDATA[/* >