The networks exploded. On the night of this Saturday, June 15, the official Colo Colo account paused information related to football and They took time to congratulate Gervonta Davis, who fought for the defense of the World Boxing Association (WBA) light lightweight title.. The Baltimore native knocked out his opponent Frank Martin in the eighth round and stretched his undefeated record to 30 fights, 28 of which ended by KO.
“Congratulations Gervonta! We are waiting for you at the Monumental, champion!” was the post that the club’s official account launched with a clip of the boxer’s celebration. The Albos fans revolutionized the comments, especially those who are more regular at boxing. The thing is The Tankas he is nicknamed, is one of the great sports figures and, at 29 years old, he is still more relevant than ever.
But where does this link between Gervonta Davis and Colo Colo come from? It all goes back to November 2017, a time in which the fighter never imagined that he would become one of the boxing figures most loved by the Albos. It all happened at an event for the brand that dressed Popular in that period, to which the boxer arrived wearing a Cacique sweatshirt.
At that time, The Tank was a promising 23-year-old who was even considered Floyd Mayweather’s successor. The euphoria it caused was such that the athlete only had to respond to the fans and, from there, a bond was created with the Macul cast. The thing is that, through his social networks, he was in charge of following the future of the team and, in addition, he promised to arrive in Chile to see a match of the Eternal Champion in La Ruca.
Gervonta Davis’ messages to Colo Colo
In November 2017 and after discovering the photos with the Albos shirt, Gervonta became a cabal. Less than a month later, Pablo Guede’s team played the last date against Huachipato in Concepción, and it was the boxer himself who wished the team luck. Once Colo Colo lifted the trophy, he returned to the networks to send his congratulations.
Gervonta Davis’s first approach with Colo Colo.
Gervonta congratulated Colo Colo after the 2017 title.
Gervonta Davis’ promise to Colo Colo.
What’s next for Gervonta Davis in boxing
After defeating Martin in the eighth round with a tremendous blow, Davis will have to defend his lightweight world title again. It was 14 months without officially getting into the ring and, now, it marks his return to the competition with everything.
He even already has some contenders who want to take the belt from him. Some, who are champions of different federations and associations such as the Champion of the International Boxing Federation (FIB) Vasyl Lomachenko, the World Boxing Council champion (CMB) Shakur Stevenson and the World Boxing Organization champion (OMB) Denys Berinchyk.
