In 1976, Rocky Balboa, an unheralded Philadelphia southpaw, became the first boxer to go the distance with world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, earning a moral victory by flooring Creed in a split decision loss. Meanwhile, Gervonta Davis is now the sole WBA lightweight world champion after Devin Haney vacated, unifying the 'super' and 'regular' belts into one title.
Devin Haney every time he sees a Gervonta Davis outfit https://t.co/9iHWA3Co2y
Gervonta Davis on Devin Haney… https://t.co/dkNdfAa1sU
Gervonta Davis Now Sole Recognized WBA Lightweight Titlist; Haney Removed As 'Super' Champ https://t.co/UlgtCbngPK https://t.co/ZpXjhQiTW1
29 year old Gervonta Davis (Abdul Wahid) is now the sole WBA lightweight world champion after Devin Haney vacated. (per @MichaelBensonn) #Boxing #AbdulWahid #GervontaDavis https://t.co/PrLQSJz9vC
Gervonta Davis went through the profile to respond… https://t.co/p3rC5WvpWk
‼️ The WBA have confirmed that Gervonta Davis is now the sole WBA lightweight world champion after Devin Haney vacated. Haney previously held the 'super', while Tank had (lesser recognised) 'regular' belt, but now there is just one so Tank is the WBA lightweight world champion.
Unheralded Philadelphia southpaw Rocky Balboa became the first boxer to last the distance with the destructive world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed #OnThisDay in 1976. The moral victory was Balboa's who floored Creed in his heroic split decision loss. https://t.co/95Prr7mYvN