Gervonta Davis announces retirement after Jake Paul fight

Gervonta Davis has erstwhile again shocked the boxing satellite by announcing his status instantly aft his November 14 combat with Jake Paul successful Miami. The undefeated WBA lightweight champion, who has a grounds of 29 wins, 1 gully and 27 knockouts, volition vie successful a lucrative accumulation bout astatine 180 pounds, but helium claims it volition beryllium his past clip successful the ring.

"Boxing has decidedly changed. This athletics has nary loyalty, truthful wherefore should I care? I'm moving with it. Boxing is dead," Davis said successful a bid of posts connected X, earlier deactivating his account. To a fan's comment, "Then retire," helium replied, "I will, successful 8 weeks."

Fight with Jake Paul

The announcement of his status came arsenic Davis was erstwhile again embroiled successful a verbal spat with Shakur Stevenson, the WBC lightweight champion. Stevenson is 24-0, and fans person been waiting a agelong clip for a combat betwixt the 2 Americans. However, Davis was adamant: – "How overmuch bash you marque warring Teofimo Lopez? You cognize you were injured and I cognize wherefore you're calling maine now. You cognize what I did to you successful sparring and you cognize however it would consciousness if I gave you a fee. But I'm turning my backmost connected you," Davis said, rejecting the anticipation of a combat with Stevenson.

Stevenson, connected the different hand, is successful last negotiations to determination up to ace lightweight and combat Lopez for the WBO loop successful January.

While Davis' determination seems impulsive, helium has repeatedly hinted that he's bushed of boxing. A combat with Paul, a YouTuber who has precocious go celebrated arsenic a quasi-boxer, could unafraid him 1 past large fee. Recall that Davis ended up successful custody successful July for alleged carnal aggression against his ex-girlfriend, was released connected $10,000 bail, and the lawsuit was dismissed past period due to the fact that the unfortunate did not privation to cooperate with the prosecution.