{"id":159183,"date":"2019-01-30T17:26:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soulcentralmagazine.com\/?p=159183"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:26:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:26:58","slug":"gervonta-davis-relocates-training-camp-to-los-angeles-ahead-of-world-title-defense-first-u-s-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulcentralmagazine.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/30\/gervonta-davis-relocates-training-camp-to-los-angeles-ahead-of-world-title-defense-first-u-s-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"GERVONTA DAVIS RELOCATES TRAINING CAMP TO LOS ANGELES AHEAD OF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE &#038; FIRST U.S. MAIN EVENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis Will Finish Training Camp in Los Angeles ahead of Title Defense Against <\/strong><strong>Against <\/strong><br><strong>Three-Division Champion Abner Mares <\/strong><br><br><strong>Live on SHOWTIME<\/strong><strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><strong> Saturday, February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif &amp; Presented by Premier Boxing Champions<\/strong><br><strong>CARSON, CALIF. <\/strong>(January 29, 2019) &#8211; Two-time super featherweight world champion <strong>Gervonta Davis <\/strong>is\n relocating his training camp today and traveling from his hometown of \nBaltimore to finish camp in Los Angeles as he prepares defend his title \nagainst three-division world champion <strong>Abner Mares. <\/strong>Davis vs. Mares will headline a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\n tripleheader on Saturday, February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park, \nformerly StubHub Center, in Carson, California and presented by Premier \nBoxing Champions.<br><br>\nDavis, along with longtime trainer Calvin Ford, will be working at Ten \nGoose Boxing Gym as he nears this showdown that will serve as Davis\u2019 \nfirst U.S. main event.<br><br>\n\u201cCamp is going great, my weight is good and everything I had planned to \ndo is on schedule,\u201d said Davis. \u201cI decided to move camp to Los Angeles \nto train in the same weather I\u2019ll be fighting in and to get the long \nflight out of the way. Get your tickets now before they sell, because \nyou don\u2019t want to miss my first SHOWTIME main event!\u201d\n\n<br>\n\u201cWe decided to break camp and head to Los \nAngeles sooner than anticipated to allow Gervonta to get used to the \nchange in altitude and climate,\u201d said Ford. \u201cWe\u2019re also taking into \nconsideration that the fight will be outside. Everything with his \ntraining is on point and going as scheduled toward an explosive \nperformance on February 9.\u201d<br><br>\nDavis had previously scheduled a Baltimore media workout for Wednesday, \nbefore deciding to relocate for the final days of training.<br><br>\nTickets for the event, promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions\n and Ringstar Sports, are on sale now and can be purchased at AXS.com.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Featherweight Champion Gervonta Davis Will Finish Training Camp in Los Angeles ahead of Title Defense Against Against Three-Division Champion Abner Mares Live on SHOWTIME\u00ae Saturday, February 9 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif &amp; Presented by Premier Boxing ChampionsCARSON, CALIF. 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