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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Gervonta Davis of The United States celebrates following his fight with Liam Walsh of England in the IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship match at Copper Box Arena on May 20, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Gervonta Davis of The United States celebrates following his fight with Liam Walsh of England in the IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship match at Copper Box Arena on May 20, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
The WBA (regular) lightweight champion, Gervonta Davis, sat down at the ‘I Am Athlete’ podcast ahead of his fight against Rolando Romero. One of the most exciting fighters right now, ‘Tank’ shared his opinions and views on different avenues of boxing.
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21: Gervonta Davis celebrates after he TKO’s Jesus Cuellar in the third round. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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Davis along with the hosts, Brandon Marshall, Chad Ochocinco Johnson, and Adam Caparell spoke about what he thinks of Jake Paul as well as shed light on his relationship with Floyd Mayweather.
Is Gervonta Davis still under Mayweather Promotions?
Davis has been signed with the Mayweather Promotions for seven years. However, his fight against Romero in May 2022 will be his last fight under the Mayweather banner.
Gervonta Davis believes it’s time for him to get out of under Floyd Mayweather and go his own way. He stated, “It’s time to you know I mean be my own man, handle my business like me hands-on with my own you know I mean with my own business.”
Inspired by his mentor’s split with Golden Boy Promotions for his decision, Davis hopes to achieve similar success on his own two feet as things worked out splendidly for TBE.
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According to ‘Tank’, even though he might be leaving the ‘Money’ team, he appreciates everything Mayweather has done for him. He says, “I mean I can never take that away from Floyd because he the one that got me, he put me in a position to make money.”
What’s next for Tank?
After a seven-year partnership, the three-division champion has his eyes set on paving his own way through the boxing industry. Davis mentioned that he plans on becoming a promoter himself with his GTD Promotions that he launched a year ago.
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 20: Gervonta Davis of The United States celebrates with Floyd Mayweather. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
However, during the interview, ‘Tank’ addressed that his promotion company was only getting attention due to his split with Mayweather promotions. Davis will hope to recreate with GTD, what Mayweather achieved with TMT.
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What do you think of Tank’s bold move of splitting from Mayweather and venturing on his own? Let us know in the comments below.
