On October 31, 2020, the 25-year-old WBA (Regular) lightweight champion, Gervonta Davis (23-0, 22 KOs), and the 32-year-old WBA (Super) lightweight champion Léo Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 3 days. Cruz was on a 5-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 8 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped Léo Santa Cruz via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight and unified the WBA lightweight title. Davis improves his record to 24-0 (23 KOs), while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 37-2-1.
On January 14, 2017, a 22-year-old Gervonta Davis (16-0, 15 KOs) got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight title held by 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer José Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs).
Davis came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 11 days. Pedraza was on a 22-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 29 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF super-featherweight champion. Davis improves his record to 17-0 (16 KOs), while Pedraza adds a loss to his record at 22-1.
On May 20, 2017, the 22-year-old IBF super-featherweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 KOs), faced a 31-year-old British boxer Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Walsh was on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Gervonta Davis made easy work of Liam Walsh, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Davis improves his record to 18-0 (17 KOs), while Walsh adds a loss to his record at 21-1.
On February 9, 2019, the 24-year-old WBA (Super) super-featherweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (20-0, 19 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Mexican boxer Hugo Ruiz (39-4, 33 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 19 days. Ruiz was on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 21 days.
Gervonta Davis made quick work of Hugo Ruiz, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Davis improves his record to 21-0 (20 KOs), while Ruiz adds a loss to his record at 39-5.
On July 27, 2019, the 24-year-old WBA (Super) super-featherweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (21-0, 20 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Panamanian boxer Ricardo Núñez (21-2, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days. Nunez was on a 10-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 27 days.
Gervonta Davis made very easy work of Ricardo Núñez, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Davis improves his record to 22-0 (21 KOs), while Nunez adds a loss to his record at 21-3.
On April 21, 2018, 23-year-old Gervonta Davis (19-0, 18 KOs) and 31-year-old Jesús Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) fought for the vacant WBA (Super) super-featherweight title.
Davis came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. Cuellar was on a -1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 11 days.
Gervonta Davis made easy work of Jesús Cuellar, stopping Cuellar via TKO in the 3rd. Davis improves his record to 20-0 (19 KOs), while Cuellar adds a loss to his record at 28-3.
On January 7, 2023, the 28-year-old WBA (Regular) lightweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Dominican boxer Héctor García (16-0, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. García was on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Gervonta Davis is crowned the new lightweight world champion. Davis improves his record to 28-0 (26 KOs), while García adds a loss to his record at 16-1.
On May 28, 2022, the 27-year-old WBA (Regular) lightweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (26-0, 24 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Rolando Romero (14-0, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days. Romero was on a 14-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 11 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped Rolando Romero via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) lightweight title. Davis improves his record to 27-0 (25 KOs), while Romero adds a loss to his record at 14-1.
On June 26, 2021, a 26-year-old Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title held by 26-year-old Mario Barrios (26-0, 17 KOs).
Davis came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. Barrios was on a 26-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 26 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) super-lightweight champion. Davis improves his record to 25-0 (24 KOs), while Barrios adds a loss to his record at 26-1.
On June 15, 2024, the 29-year-old WBA lightweight world champion, Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Frank Martin (17-0, 12 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Davis came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 24 days. Martin was on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 5 months, and 29 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped Frank Martin via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Davis improves his record to 30-0 (28 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 17-1.