Gervonta Davis shocked the boxing world when he revealed he plans to retire.
‘Tank’ returns to action in March when he defends his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach, but during the launch press conference for the fight, Davis announced he will hang up the gloves at the end of 2025.
The American stated he came to the decision as he planned to focus on his family and wanted to get therapy in order to control his anger.
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‘Tank’ has reigned at super-featherweight, lightweight and super-lightweight during his career, putting together an undefeated record of 30-0 with 28 knockouts.
He has claimed victories against the likes of Ryan Garcia, Leo Santa Cruz, Rolly Romero and Frank Martin during his career, but there are plenty of big names that boxing fans still want to see Davis in the ring against.
‘Tank’ is yet to meet long-term rival and WBC champion Shakur Stevenson or IBF champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, with the announcement of his retirement potentially ending any hope of seeing those fights.
It seems that boxing fans have been given a lifeline though, as Davis has now revealed to A Safe Place Podcast that he no longer plans to retire permanently.
“Yeah I’ve been having those thoughts [on changing my mind]. I want to get myself together. I really want to get myself together. Not retire but take a break … I ain’t gonna lie, I already made a promise to Al [Haymon] we out of it … There’s stuff I need to work on, like being there for my kids, going to school, building myself up as a person, as a great human being.”
It looks like a promise set to be broken, as when asked if there is more to come after the Roach fight, Davis was defiant in his response.
“There’s definitely some more heads I got to put on a wall.”
The U-turn from Davis could now pave the way for the clash against Stevenson, who returns to action himself on February 22 when he defends his belt against Floyd Schofield.
Many top figures from the boxing world have already offered their thoughts on how a clash between ‘Tank’ and Stevenson would go, with Canelo Alvarez one of those who has his prediction.
