{"id":78402,"date":"2019-02-07T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78402"},"modified":"2019-02-10T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T18:20:04","slug":"gervonta-davis-changing-his-ways-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78402","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis Changing His Ways? &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78402\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78402\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-66904 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LR_WEIGH-IN-GERVONTA-DAVIS-TMT-TRAPPFOTOS-06022016-7013-720x480_1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LR_WEIGH-IN-GERVONTA-DAVIS-TMT-TRAPPFOTOS-06022016-7013-720x480_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LR_WEIGH-IN-GERVONTA-DAVIS-TMT-TRAPPFOTOS-06022016-7013-720x480_1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta Davis and former world champion Hugo Ruiz were on-hand at Churchill Boxing Club in Santa Monica Wednesday as they near their showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING\u00ae Saturday, February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s workout also featured fighters who will enter the ring live on SHOWTIME in televised undercard attractions. Undefeated super lightweight Mario Barrios will be facing Mexico\u2019s Richard Zamora, while former world champion Javier Fortuna steps in against lightweight contender Sharif Bogere in the opening bout of the tripleheader beginning at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is what the fighters had to say Wednesday in Santa Monica as they prepare for their Saturday night attractions:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0HREipGw-o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>GERVONTA DAVIS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just watching Hugo Ruiz as I came in here. All I know is that he is fast, he has some speed. It looked like he has some power and good timing. I actually think that this is not a walk in the park, like people think. The fact that this is a late change doesn\u2019t concern me because once I get in there, I\u2019ll be able to make adjustments. I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to make it to this level. To have people under me like \u2018Truck\u2019 [Lorenzo Simpson], it feels amazing to inspire them to go further in life. It makes me want to push harder so that I can become the best that I can be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI come from a city with a lot of violence and things like that, but my mind was always focused on what I wanted to be in life. I traveled when I was super young, so my mindset was never like a typical eight-year-old. I won my first nationals when I was 10 years old. I\u2019ve seen the world and I\u2019ve seen the bigger picture. At that time, coming up in the gym, there were guys that I was looking up to that were getting killed in the streets. There were days in the gym where we would get a call that guys we trained with had been killed. I knew that it\u2019s either boxing or things wouldn\u2019t turn out too good. I knew I had to stay in the gym and stay focused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCamp is going great. I feel ready for Saturday night. I\u2019m disappointed that I\u2019m not facing Abner Mares but it doesn\u2019t change too much. I heard that he hurt his elbow at first, I didn\u2019t know that it was his eye. Once I heard it was his eye, I took it more seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to fight Abner. We could probably have done it back home but I gave him the chance to fight in LA. I am the champion, so I\u2019m willing to give him another shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HUGO RUIZ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great. I just came off of training for my last fight but I just feel like I\u2019m continuing that training. I think it\u2019s going to serve as great preparation for this next fight. It\u2019s only going to be a benefit for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is going to be an explosive fight. We\u2019re both known for our knockouts and this is a fight that can end at any moment. It\u2019s going to be by a knockout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of my 39 wins, 33 of them are knockouts so I can say with confidence that I can knock out Gervonta Davis. No fighter is invincible and that\u2019s a really possible outcome on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGervonta Davis is a great fighter. I\u2019ve watched him fight and I know that he\u2019s a very strong fighter with a lot in his arsenal. There\u2019s a reason why he\u2019s a world champion right now but we know what we\u2019re looking for. We have the hunger and the ambition to be triumphant. We have everything we need to beat Gervonta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took the fight on short notice and I just fought, but I am ready. I trained very hard for my last fight and I still feel more than ready to go. I\u2019m very excited to have this world championship opportunity and I am going to take advantage of it and show the world what I can do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a fight in November where I was training for a lefty. I then had another fight in January where I was preparing for a lefty. They changed my opponent last minute but I was still ready to go. I\u2019ve been preparing for a lefty for five months and I think that\u2019s a huge advantage for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason I have so many knockouts is because I like to surprise my opponents and I really think I have something that I can surprise Gervonta with. Come Saturday, we will see how many ways I can surprise him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGervonta is a fighter just like I am. We both are going in there with all the will to win and come Saturday I think we are going to give the people the show that they really want to see. I am ready to put on a spectacular show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MARIO BARRIOS<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great. I\u2019ve been training out in the Bay Area with Virgil Hunter since the beginning of December. I was getting great work, sparring with Devin Haney. We got about two or three weeks of great work just going at it. That was tremendous experience just keeping up with him. He\u2019s a very explosive fighter and ahead of the curve for his age. I finished off camp sparring with Amir Khan, who is getting ready for his Terrence Crawford fight. So overall, camp was great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be one of my toughest fights but I put in all the hard work in camp and I\u2019m going into Saturday night with no doubts. If I get him hurt, I\u2019m going to look to finish him off but the knockout is not something I\u2019ll be looking for right away in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking about the weather a little bit, but at the end of the day I\u2019m a fighter and I\u2019m going to overcome anything I have to in the ring. Whether it\u2019s raining, whether it\u2019s cold, once the bell rings it doesn\u2019t matter what the weather is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always try to go into my fights being as smart as possible. I always want to box as much as I can but at the end of the day, I\u2019m Mexican so if I get caught with a good punch I\u2019m going to want to sit there and bang. I\u2019m definitely expecting some fireworks. It\u2019s going to be an action-packed fight and I guarantee you one of us is going to go down. I\u2019ve worked my ass off to make sure I\u2019m not going to be the one on the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSparring top guys like Devin Haney and Amir Khan has been great and a huge advantage for me. People would pay top dollar to see that, but all of us were just there appreciating the work because we all need it. That was world class work. You really can\u2019t beat it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas has always been a hotbed for boxing, especially in the cities of San Antonio, Dallas and Houston. Now, we have a lot of upcoming fighters that are really showing out. It\u2019s only a matter of time before Texas becomes one of the main capitals for boxing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next 18 months, I\u2019ll hopefully get a shot at a world title. I want to face any one of the champions right now. I feel I\u2019m ready. I\u2019ve worked my ass off to get to this point and I feel it\u2019s only a matter of time before we get that title shot. Right now, my sight is set on the junior welterweight division and we\u2019re going to try to take over the division as much as I can. But at the same time, I\u2019m 6\u20191\u201d and it\u2019s only a matter of time before I outgrow the division but as long as I\u2019m here and I can make the weight healthy and I feel strong, we\u2019re going to continue to dominate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RICHARD ZAMORA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my first time in Los Angeles and I\u2019m really excited to fight in a place like LA. This is a really well-known place to fight that I\u2019ve known about my whole life and I\u2019m ready to put on a showcase that people will recognize. I want people to see me as a great fighter from here on out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been very focused this entire training camp. My opponent changed late but my objective has not changed whatsoever. Whoever I face on Saturday, I\u2019m ready to fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m only 25 years old. Some would say I got a late start because I only started training and boxing when I was 15 or 16 years old but it\u2019s always been in my blood. My grandfather was a boxer and I always knew the sport was going to be my calling at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to showing off this weekend. I\u2019m ready to show the people of the United States who I am. I want to stand out and showcase what I\u2019m all about. I\u2019ve shown what I can do in Mexico and now I want everybody in the U.S. to show who I am in America now. To be surrounded by so many talented fighters here, this is the type of fighter I want to be. I want to be recognized the same way the other top fighters around here are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that Barrios\u2019 height is something that I need to think about but I\u2019m not worried about it. I\u2019ve learned how to fight against different styles and I\u2019ve fought many different fighters so I am ready for whatever comes my way. I just want to put on a great show so the fans will only have good things to say about me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JAVIER FORTUNA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel good. We are in weight and in great shape. On Saturday, I will be the best fighter I can be. My new trainer and I are in top shape. We had a really good training camp. This fight is important for me. On Saturday my career at 135 will be defined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been working very hard in the gym. I have a great strategy and the fans will see on Saturday night what I\u2019m all about. Bogere is aggressive, he comes forward and is a very good boxer but I\u2019m not concerned. I move forward and I\u2019m aggressive too. I can take him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, that chicken Gervonta Davis will go up to 135. If not, I\u2019m willing to come down to 130 to fight him. I want his belt. I respect his promoters, they know how to take care of him and I have no problem with that but I\u2019m just hoping that he\u2019s willing to fight me. He has shown a lack of respect as a human being. He hasn\u2019t done what a champion should do and he\u2019s fighting guys he shouldn\u2019t be fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do I think of Gervonta\u2019s new opponent? Everybody has social media and can see what the fans are saying about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy fight against [Robert] Easter is hard to swallow. It was one of those fights where you go in there, you work hard, you show you are the better fighter but the judges don\u2019t reward you for it. I know I was the better fighter. I won that fight. A lot of people saw it the same way but sometimes the judges go for the business side of things. I was hoping for a rematch but nobody ever gave me the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to fight the best fighters out there. I don\u2019t care who they are. If they have a title, I\u2019ll fight them. If they are good, I\u2019ll fight them as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SHARIF BOGERE<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJavier Fortuna is a veteran. We have similar experience. He\u2019s been there for a long time but so have I. I think we\u2019re going to put a on a good show for the people. He makes mistakes and I\u2019m going to capitalize on those.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a dream for me. I\u2019ve been doing this for over 20 years since I was a little kid. I have a passion for this sport and a lot of people to make proud. Those people keep me going through all of the tough times, the injuries, the setbacks, I\u2019m just so thankful that I have another day and another blessing. I\u2019m so thankful for this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy to have an opponent finally step up to the plate. I feel people have been avoiding me but he stepped up and I think we\u2019re going to put on a great show. We both have an exciting style and I\u2019m looking forward to Saturday. In his fight against Robert Easter Jr., I think he did his best to win the fight but he came up short.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs my trainer always tells me, keep knocking on the door. One day, they\u2019re going to open the door. Saturday, they will open the door. After Saturday night, the world is going to see the \u2018The Lion\u2019 back in the top ten in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a guy [Ruiz] that just fought on the Broner card. He\u2019s in great shape, he\u2019s a great fighter and he\u2019s coming to put on a performance on Saturday night. \u2018Tank\u2019 is in great shape but he\u2019s got to be cognizant of a guy that he hasn\u2019t prepared for. We\u2019ve seen what has happened in other fights, specifically the [Jermall] Charlo fight. [Matvey] Korobov came in as a last-minute replacement and it was a tough fight. Certainly tougher than he had anticipated but that\u2019s part of the sport. \u2018Tank\u2019 has to be ready for anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGervonta has a tough opponent in front of him Saturday night. Any time you are preparing for a specific guy, it\u2019s going to take a minute to get used to your new opponent. It will be interesting. \u2018Tank\u2019 will have to figure it out but I think he will be able to go to work and figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always confident in \u2018Tank\u2019. He\u2019s one of the top fighters out there in the sport. He\u2019s the biggest puncher in the entire sport and he\u2019ll eventually be the biggest star in the sport. This is the start of a very big career for all of his U.S. fans and the international fans as well. He\u2019s ready to take over the entire sport and Saturday night is just the start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime you lose a great fighter like Abner Mares from your card, obviously there is always a little bit of a shakeup. My prayers go out to him and his family and we wish him a speedy recovery. Abner is a great champion, a great human being and a guy that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. 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