For Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis, the good news was that he won his bout against Francisco Fonseca on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor mega-fight Aug. 26 in Las Vegas.
The bad news was, well, just about everything else regarding what was supposed to be a showcase for the 22-year old former 130-pound International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion from West Baltimore.
Even though Davis advanced to 19-0 (18 KOs) against Fonseca, he is no longer a title-holder. The day before the fight, he missed weight coming in at 132, two pounds over the allowable limit. So when Davis and Fonseca entered the ring at the T-Mobile Arena, the weight-class championship was vacant. Fonseca, because he had successfully made weight, was eligible for the title if he had won.
