Update 12/31/2019 3:57pm:
Gervonta Davis took to Instagram to share a photo of his bruised and swollen face following his victorious fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa. The win allowed him to secure the vacant WBA secondary lightweight title.
He captioned the post, "Wear my war wounds proudly..I did the unthinkable I came from nothing I beat the odds..I did what most scared to do and that’s take a chance not knowing where it will take me...a lot of ya hold ourselves back from our bright future because our past...I made it this far off of heart and not giving a fuck! 3x Champion 2 weight classes #TheONE."
Original 12/29/2019 11:51am:
Gervonta Davis made his lightweight debut against Yuriorkis Gamboa and ended up making a stop in the 12th round with his third and final knockdown.
Gamboa was giving Davis a run for his money, showing a lot of heart, but it was a left uppercut to the gut in the 12th round that ultimately dropped Gamboa for the third time, which caused the referee to call the fight. As a result, Gervonta Davis was able to get the vacant WBA secondary lightweight title.
Davis spoke on the fight, saying, “I was focused on catching him with clean shots. I'm hurting him but he's not going anywhere. I knew I was in a fight and was going some rounds tonight. I'm only 25 years old so I'm learning each and every day."
source: Twitter
