Ellerbe On Gervonta Davis’ Future: Everything Is Cool With Tank, I’m Focused On Romero Fight

Gervonta Davis doubled down in a recent interview and insisted that his struggle Saturday night time in opposition to Rolando Romero will his final with Floyd Mayweather Jr. as his promoter. 

The Baltimore-bred Davis mentioned that his need is for him to take full management of his budding profession. 

Though there could also be trigger for concern, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe informed BoxingScene.com in an interview that “all the pieces is cool with Tank” forward of the Showtime pay-per-view struggle on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York. 

“Tank is ok. He is targeted on the issues that he needs to be targeted on. Some days are higher than others. Some days you might be pissed off. That is simply life,” mentioned Ellerbe. 

When Ellerbe was requested if Davis will probably be with Mayweather Promotions after the Romero struggle, he mentioned, “I do not give attention to these sorts of issues. There’s lots of discuss this and lots of discuss that. I do not fear about that type of stuff. I am apprehensive in regards to the issues that I can management, and I am targeted on this struggle. 

“My objective all alongside was to make him the most important star of the game, and we have completed a terrific job doing that. We’ll have one other sellout. I am simply attempting to make this occasion and each occasion we promote for him as large as potential, and we have completed that. We proceed to sit up for making him the most important star in your entire sport.”

Whether or not Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) has a change of coronary heart stays to be seen. 

To ensure that him to keep up his leverage, the knockout artist should proceed his profitable methods in opposition to Romero (14-0, 12 KOs). 

“It is a struggle that Rolly has been begging for the final couple of years. Each time I might see him, he would beg me for a struggle – and now could be the best time. It’s been a superb promotion for what will probably be an all-action struggle. There’s a large quantity of curiosity within the struggle,” mentioned Ellerbe. 

“There’s actual dangerous blood between these two. They actually do not like one another. I do not suppose these guys will ever like one another, whatever the end result. Rolly has a possibility to show he is the true deal. Tank is among the greatest points of interest within the sport as a result of he provides the followers precisely what they wish to see. He has an incredible ability set. This struggle is about respect. Tank desires to show him a lesson and shut up Rolly’s mouth. They’re each in search of a knockout, and I assure you that it’s going to finish in a KO. It is unimaginable that it will not. The followers will witness an excellent struggle between two terrific fighters. 

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