Gervonta Davis says recent birth of son has him ready to retire after 2025

Gervonta “Tank” Davis may have been four hours and 28 minutes late for his originally scheduled press conference on Tuesday. But if he follows through on his surprising announcement to retire at the end of 2025, Davis may have only a handful of press conferences left to worry about in the future.

Davis, one of the biggest stars in the sport, stunned onlookers when he announced at the kickoff presser on Tuesday for his upcoming WBA lightweight championship with Lamont Roach that he doesn’t plan on fighting past next year. 

Davis, 30-0 (28 KOs), expanded on that intention to a group of news media members following the press conference, saying the recent birth of his son has caused him to reconsider the future of his boxing career. 

“It’s over with after this year,” Davis said of his career while slumped in a chair on stage. “This is trash, garbage. I’m out. I’m fed up with it. I don’t care about belts. I don’t care about none of that. I’m worried about getting my money and getting out of there. I’m just fed up. It’s not even boxing. It’s everything. I have kids, too. I just had a boy. I don’t want to have to keep fighting and getting punched and all that.”

Tank said he plans to fight three times in 2025 and then will call it a career. He mentioned a rematch with Ryan Garcia, who he stopped in April of 2023, as another fight he wants to check off his list before he sails into the sunset. Their highly lucrative showdown garnered more than 1.2 million pay-per-views and produced $22.8 million in ticket sales last year.

Davis also said he may pursue a fight with former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney as his third and final fight of 2025. 

Davis said he plans to build his real estate portfolio in retirement and “separate myself from the limelight.” Later, he added, “I just want to be able to make money and stay out of the way.”

Davis is scheduled to face Roach on March 1 in a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.