Boxing: Gervonta Davis on becoming next PPV star, Sergey Kovalev's big rebound
State of Combat with Brian Campbell
CBS Sports, Boxing, MMA
4.6 • 765 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2019
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
Brian Campbell welcomes unbeaten junior lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis to preview Saturday's Showtime tripleheader when he faces Hugo Ruiz. Davis breaks down his goal of becoming the biggest star in boxing by 2020 and talks his former beef with promoter Floyd Mayweather and whether he sees himself fighting pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko. Plus, Rafe Bartholomew helps recap big wins from Sergey Kovalev and Teofimo Lopez Jr. over the weekend.
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