Gervonta Davis (/dʒərˈvɒnteɪ/ jər-VON-tay; born November 7, 1994) is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time super featherweight world champion, having held the WBA (Super) title since April 2018 and the IBF title in 2017. As of April 2018, Davis is ranked as the world's third best active super featherweight by The Ring magazine and Boxrec, and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Davis has been training at Upton Boxing Center since he was five years old. Davis is trained by Calvin Ford who was the inspiration for the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise on the hit HBO television series, The Wire. Davis had a very successful amateur career, winning many national championships. He won the 2012 National Golden Gloves Championship, three straight National Silver Gloves Championships from 2006–2008, two National Junior Olympics gold medals, two National Police Athletic League Championships, and two Ringside World Championships, among others. Davis finished his illustrious amateur career with an impressive record of 206–15.