Gervonta Davis has received words of encouragement from Minnesota Timberwolves superstar ja Morant ahead of his match against Rolando Romero.
Gervonta Davis has won championships across multiple divisions in boxing. Ever since making his Pro Debut in 2013, he has tried himself in various divisions. He has won titles in those divisions as well: IBF Super Featherweight Champion in 2017, WBA Super Featherweight title in 2018, and win the WBA Super Lightweight Title in 2020.
As of May 2022, Davis is ranked as world’s tenth best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Davis will be taking on Rolando Romero on May 29th, 2022. This fight was scheduled to be held on December 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. But due to sexual allegations against him, Romero had to pull out.
Davis, thus, had top defend his belt against Issac Cruz. The fight against Romero was scheduled for May 29th, 2০22. Ahead of this seismic matchup, Davis has received a shoutout from Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies.
yep mhm @Gervontaa 🤝🏽 it's time
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) May 29, 2022
It will be interesting to see how Davis deals with the pressure of heading into such a match. Title defenses are never easy, and Davis knows he has to be consistent to defend his crown.
Meanwhile , Morant and his teammates were knocked out by the Golden State Warriors in the second round of their NBA playoffs.
