Tank Davis is an American professional boxer born November 7, 1994, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. His real name is Gervonta Davis. Tank is best known for his knockout-to-win percentage due to his amazing punching power. The Boxing Writers Association of America declared Davis among the 10th finest active boxers in the world. Tank makes money from his boxing profession and commercial deals. Tank Davis’s Net worth is around $4 million as of 2022.
Tank Davis Early Life
Gervonta Davis was born on November 7, 1994, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., to parents Garrin Davis and Kenya Brown. He has a younger brother named Demetris Fenwick. Davis comes from Sandtown-Winchester, located in West Baltimore. It is the most crime-ridden neighborhood in the city. Davis was 5 years old when he started boxing.
After figuring out his goal, Tank chose martial arts and started training at Upton Boxing Center, where Calvin Ford trained him. Tank went to a local magnet school called the Digital Harbor High School in Baltimore. Davis quit his school to focus on his boxing career. Later, Tank Davis received his secondary degree from a GED program.
Tank Davis Career
Let’s See Tank Davis’ amateur career first. In 2012, Tank won the National Golden Gloves Championship after training by Calvin Ford. From 2006 to 2008, Davis won Silver Gloves Championship for three continuous years. With his successful beginning career, Tank also won two National Junior Olympics Gold Medals and two Ringside World Championships. Tank Davis’s amateur career concluded with a remarkable record of 206-15. Tank Davis made his professional debut in boxing at the age of 18 in 2013. Tank fought his first match against Desi Williams at the D.C. Armory in Washington. He won the round by knockout (KO). Davis had a record of 8 wins and 0 losses till August 2014.
In October 2014, he fought his first six rounds against German Meraz. He knocked out German Meraz in rounds three and five with a score of 60-52 and won a unanimous decision (UD). He was the first boxer to win against Israel Suarez with a KO in the first round on February 20, 2015. He later scored a technical knockout within 1 min and 14 secs against Alberto Mora on May 22, 2015.
Tank won his match against Recky Dulay with a knockout in 94 seconds in September 2015, followed by another win against former featherweight medalist Cristobal Cruz on October 13, 2015. Furthermore, Tank defeated Luis Sanchez in the ninth round by KO.
On April 1, 2016, Tank Davis fought against Guillermo Avila and won by KO in the sixth round. Later, Tank defeated Mario Antonio Macias with his first punch of the fight, which lasted for only 41 seconds.
Tank Davis’s Net Worth
Tank Davis’s net worth is $4 million as of 2022. Gervonta Davis is one of the most prominent lightweight boxers at present. He owns real estate, a private jet, expensive jewelry, and watch collections. Davis has a mansion in Las Vegas and owns several luxurious cars, including a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, and a Rolls Royce. Additionally, Davis loves wearing valuable jewelry like diamond-studded necklaces, rings, bracelets, etc.
Tank Davis Annual Salary
Tank Davis earns around $2 Million on an annual basis. Currently, boxers are getting paid up to $1 Million for each fight. During his match with Santa Cruz, Tank received $16,875,000 in revenue with an assured $1 Million purse. Compared to the previous, Davis earned a total revenue of $16,125,000 with a decided purse of $1 Million from his recent fight against Mario Barrios. He is known as one of the highest-paid boxers.
Tank Davis Income Source
Gervonta Davis earned most of his fortune from his boxing profession. He also makes money from other resources like endorsement deals and PPV.
Tank Davis Achievements
Tank Davis won titles in three weight classes. In 2017, Tank Davis won the IBF super featherweight title. He received the title of the WBA (Super) featherweight twice from 2018 to August 2021. In 2019, he won the WBA (Regular) lightweight title. In the middle of June 2021 and December 2021, Tank Davis was also rewarded with the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title. Tank Davis has been rewarded with medals like “Men’s Amateur Boxing,” “Silver Gloves,” and “Golden Gloves.”
Conclusion
Gervonta Davis was born on November 7, 1994, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He is known as Tank Davis in his professional boxing career. He has a net worth of $4 Million and earns around $2 Million annually. Tank started boxing when he was five years old. Thus, he had to drop out of school to pursue his passion. Tank earned various titles like the National Golden Gloves Championship and Silver Gloves Championship for three consecutive years, two National Junior Olympics Gold Medals, and two Ringside World Championships. With his present net worth and income, Davis is living lavishly with all the luxuries in his native town Baltimore, Maryland.
