Gervonta Davis is one of the bright young stars of the fight game. His career is just getting started and he has already collected one title belt with many more to come in a future in which he may go down as one of the greatest boxers of all time. In an era in which boxing needs bright young superstars to help its resurgence nobody fills the bill better than Gervonta Davis. On April 21 Davis will have the opportunity for a championship and to build on his record of excellence when he takes on Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar for the World Boxing Association Super World Super Featherweight title. Cuellar is a past champion and brings a record of hard edged veteran experience. While Davis is the heavy chalk there is no doubt that Cuellar is capable of an upset.
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Boxing Odds at BookMaker.eu
Gervonta Davis -781
Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar +563
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The bout between Gervonta Davis and Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar will take place on April 21, 2018 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York. The fight will be aired on Showtime and is scheduled for 12 rounds.
Fight Preview
Gervonta “Tank” Davis is 23 years old and ranked fourth in the world. He resides in Baltimore, Maryland where is also a native. Davis stands at five feet, five and one-half inches tall with a reach of 67 and one-half inches and fights from a southpaw stance. Incredibly enough Davis has been training at the Upton Boxing Center since he was a tender five years of age. Davis is a past champion of the National Golden Gloves and was also a three-time winner of the National Silver Gloves. Among his other accomplishments he is a two-time National Junior Olympic gold medal winner and posted two Ringside World Championships.
Davis has a perfect career record of 19-0 with 18 of his wins coming by knockout. In his last bout on August 26, 2017 Davis scored an eighth-round knockout win over Francisco Fonseca at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was scheduled for 12 rounds. Davis did not make weight which made him ineligible for the vacant International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight title that was supposed to be on the line in the fight.
On May 20, 2017 Davis scored a technical knockout win over Liam Walsh in the third round of a scheduled 12 round bout that took placed at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick. Walsh went down from a hard-overhand left shot in the third round. As a result of the win Davis won the International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight title.
The 31-year-old Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar is a past World Boxing Association featherweight champion from 2015-2016. A native of Jose C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina he still resides there. Cuellar has a career record of 28 wins with two losses. He has posted 21 knockout wins while suffering just one knockout loss in his career.
Cuellar has had a long layoff since his last bout on December 10, 2016 when he lost a 12-round split decision to Abner Mares at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles. The bout was for the World Boxing Association World Featherweight title.
Boxing Betting Tips
Gervonta Davis has a brilliantly bright future with many championships to come. This fight certainly looks like one of them. From his days as a toddler he has been preparing for world dominance and to be one of the greatest boxers of all time. Cuellar is a proud past champion that is past his prime.
Boxing Odds Pick: Gervonta Davis to win at -781
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With the boxing odds at BookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from your mobile device at BookMaker Sportsbook. Gervonta Davis vs. Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar takes place on April 21, 2018 at Barclays Center. Brooklyn, New York. The fight can be seen on Showtime.
