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WBA \u201cregular\u201d lightweight champion Gervonta \u201cTank\u201d Davis donated fight night tickets to local youths at the Kennedy Recreation Center during Wednesday\u2019s media workout that kicked off fight week activities for his world title defense against unbeaten 130lb world champion H\u00e9ctor Luis Garc\u00eda on Showtime PPV this Saturday from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Davis made the donation Wednesday alongside Delano Hunter, the Director of the Parks & Recreation Department and Danielle Hunter, the Roving Leader Manager for the department.<\/p>\n
GERVONTA DAVIS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis means a lot. I\u2019ve actually fought in this gym before as an amateur. I\u2019m happy to be home in front of a great crowd. I know that Hector Luis Garcia is going to come to fight and we\u2019re going to give the fans what they want to see.<\/p>\n \u201cGarcia did what he had to do to earn this fight. He beat a top contender and then won the belt. Giving him the shot was the perfect timing for everyone. He\u2019s earned his stripes.<\/p>\n \u201cOur main focus is Hector Luis Garcia. We know that he\u2019s a threat to everything I want to do. The goal is to put on a great performance, nothing else.<\/p>\n \u201cComing up through my whole career, back to the amateurs, I had to fight in D.C. if I wanted to get to the nationals. I\u2019ve been fighting in D.C. forever and it\u2019s like a second home to me.<\/p>\n \u201cCalvin Ford is family. My trainers have been like dads. They\u2019ve been in my corner since I was eightyearsold. We\u2019re definitely a tight unit.\u201d<\/p>\n HECTOR LUIS GARCIA<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be all about how the fight starts out. I respect him and I know what he can bring, so I\u2019m going to have to study him and see how the fight shakes out in the first few rounds.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that I have an advantage with my reach. It definitely could be a factor in this fight. But at the same time, I have to take the fight moment by moment and be attentive to every detail. It\u2019s so important against an opponent like Gervonta especially.<\/p>\n \u201cThis fight is not only important to me, but to the whole Dominican Republic. I\u2019m going up against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and I know that I have to be ready for that challenge. I\u2019m coming to show the world that superstars can fall too.<\/p>\n \u201cI can guarantee that the Dominican Republic will be proud of me. Our flag will be raised up high. Everyone can expect a great performance from me on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been fighting since I was 14 years old and I come from a very small province in the Dominican Republic. I\u2019ve had to earn everything I\u2019ve ever gotten. This is a great opportunity and I\u2019m ready to capitalize.\u201d<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n The workout also featured fighters competing on the pay-per-view undercard, including unbeaten rising star Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis and IBF #4-rated Karen Chukhadzhian, who meet for the IBF interim welterweight title in the co-main event, unbeaten welterweight contender Rashidi Ellis and Roiman Villa, who square off in an IBF welterweight title eliminator, plus undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius \u201cBoo Boo\u201d Andrade and Demond Nicholson, who kick off the pay-per-view telecast with a 10-round super middleweight matchup.<\/p>\n JARON ENNIS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling great and ready to go. Training camp has been great. I\u2019m in tremendous shape and I\u2019m 100% ready to rock and roll.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of motivation and I can\u2019t wait until Saturday night. I feel like this is another step toward greatness and getting those belts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not hard to be the next guy up. I just have to stay focused and do what I do. I know my time is coming real soon. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are holding up the division right now, but whatever way I can get my hands on the belts, I\u2019ll be ready. I just want to fight. I\u2019m young, hungry and I\u2019m going to keep shining and demolishing these guys they put in front of me.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting knockouts gives the fans what they want and makes them keep gravitating toward me. As long as I keep doing what I\u2019m doing, my fan base is just going to grow.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Spence says he\u2019s the \u2018big fish,\u2019 but we like to go fishing. If I have to sit on the side and ride a jet ski for a while, that\u2019s okay for now. You know what happens when they bring a fish to land right? They squirm.\u201d<\/p>\n KAREN CHUKHADZHIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cPeople pay to see a great fight, so I\u2019ve been training hard in order to deliver that. I want all the fans to remember that I bring action to the ring. I\u2019m coming to win this fight for everyone back in Ukraine.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m coming here to win. If he wants to avoid going toe to toe, then I\u2019ll be ready to box. If it\u2019s a battle on the inside he wants, I know that I can win that way.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that Ennis is a good fighter, but my focus is on my abilities and what I can do in the ring. I\u2019m very confident. I have everything I need to win this fight.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very motivating to be fighting in the U.S. for the first time, and on a big stage like this. My goal is to keep coming back for bigger and bigger fights.\u201d<\/p>\n RASHIDI ELLIS<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ready for any of the top dogs. I\u2019d step in there right now with anyone in the top five. Ideally, I\u2019d fight the champions, but right now I\u2019m ready for the best man available.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like it\u2019s my turn now. Especially after January 7. I think everyone is going to see that I\u2019m coming to take over.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to see what Villa brings into the ring. He\u2019s a come forward fighter, which can be a difficult task for some. He\u2019s gonna have to show me in the ring. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to be able to just walk me down.<\/p>\n \u201cI see a lot of things that I can do in there, that I don\u2019t think he\u2019s capable of. I\u2019ve been the best kept secret, but I\u2019m not a secret anymore. I\u2019m here now.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really have any rivals yet because nobody wants this action. Nobody wants to get in there with me. I\u2019d love someone to talk trash with and make the fights even more exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n ROIMAN VILLA<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very thankful for this opportunity to step into the ring on Saturday night. I\u2019m beyond excited to show the whole world what I can do against Rashidi Ellis.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t as prepared for my last fight as I wanted to be, but I still got the victory. Right now, I\u2019m feeling really good and more prepared than I\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m extremely confident heading into this fight. I don\u2019t care if people say that I\u2019m the underdog, because I believe in myself and I know what I can do. It doesn\u2019t matter what Ellis can or can\u2019t do. I believe in myself and my abilities.<\/p>\n \u201cAnything is possible with a victory in this fight. I\u2019m willing to step into the ring with anybody. I trust my team, and if they want me to face Jaron Ennis next, then bring it on.\u201d<\/p>\n DEMETRIUS ANDRADE<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI jumped on the opportunity to be on this card with all these young stars. I know everyone is coming to do what they do, and I\u2019m gonna set the stage right. I respect what Nicholson can do and I know he\u2019s leaving it all in the ring. But my skills will speak louder than my words.<\/p>\n \u201cI was trying to get the big names at middleweight, I was knocking on everyone\u2019s door, but at the end of the day, it didn\u2019t happen. Everything happens for a reason, and I believe that this is the best division for me.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, all the fights at the top of the division will be tough. I would have to look real close to break down who the biggest challenge is, but I\u2019m giving them all credit and acknowledging that they\u2019re all gonna be tough fights when we get in there.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to give the sport what they\u2019re looking for. Because that\u2019s also what I want with myself. Me and Jermall Charlo have had this rivalry brewing for years. It\u2019s nothing but respect, but I want to take care of it in the ring. Who else is calling him out the way I am?<\/p>\n \u201cI want the Charlo twins, I want David Benavidez and Caleb Plant. I\u2019m ready for anyone who wants to put on a big show.\u201d<\/p>\n DEMOND NICHOLSON<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAndrade definitely has an awkward style, but I\u2019ve been boxing my whole life. When it comes to skill and timing, it wasn\u2019t hard for me to prepare. You\u2019ll see that on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is definitely the biggest stage I\u2019ve been on, but it\u2019s not my first rodeo. I\u2019m not really motivated by the crowd, I\u2019m more just excited to get this victory.<\/p>\n \u201cMy advantage right now is that I\u2019m mentally more prepared than he is. I\u2019m feeling as strong mentally as I ever have in my career.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about anything past this fight. It\u2019s only Plan A now. From here on out, I feel like I\u2019m staying at this level. This is where I belong.<\/p>\n \u201cFor this whole entire training camp I\u2019ve been envisioning the victory. I\u2019ve been playing it in my mind over and over again. The doors are wide open now. It\u2019s all about taking it Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n Rounding out the workout lineup was Vito Mielnicki Jr., who takes on Omar Rosales in a super welterweight tilt that tops the three-fight stream on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page.<\/p>\n VITO MIELNICKI JR.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe had a great training camp with \u2018Chino\u2019 Rivas and now we\u2019re just ready to put on a show. I\u2019m excited to be back in a position to showcase my talent on a big stage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 154-pound division, and the divisions around it, are all really exciting. There are a lot of top guys and eventually the big fights will be able to get made. Right now we\u2019re in the growing stage of my career and we\u2019re going to keep learning. When the time comes, we\u2019ll be ready.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone goes on their own path in this sport. It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint. Sometimes you see fighters rush and their career doesn\u2019t go the way it should. We\u2019re going to take our time. We\u2019ll know when it\u2019s time to take that next step.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in great condition because I\u2019m always staying in the gym. I stay ready because you never know what type of opportunity might come your way.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The workout also featured fighters competing on the pay-per-view undercard, including unbeaten rising star Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis and IBF No.4-rated welterweight Karen Chukhadzhian, who meet for the Interim IBF Welterweight Title in the co-main event, unbeaten welterweight contender Rashidi Ellis and hard-hitting Roiman Villa, who square off in an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator, plus undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius \u201cBoo Boo\u201d Andrade and Demond Nicholson, who kick off the pay-per-view telecast at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT with a 10-round super middleweight matchup.<\/p>\n Rounding out the workout lineup was Vito Mielnicki Jr., who takes on Omar Rosales in a super welterweight tilt that tops the three-fight stream on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page.<\/p>\n Davis made the donation Wednesday alongside Delano Hunter, the Director of the Parks & Recreation Department and Danielle Hunter, the Roving Leader Manager for the department. Here is what the fighters had to say from the Kennedy Recreation Center in Washington, D.C.:<\/p>\n GERVONTA DAVIS<\/p>\n \u201cThis means a lot. I\u2019ve actually fought in this gym before as an amateur. I\u2019m happy to be home in front of a great crowd. I know that Hector Luis Garcia is going to come to fight and we\u2019re going to give the fans what they want to see.<\/p>\n \u201cGarcia did what he had to do to earn this fight. He beat a top contender and then won the belt. Giving him the shot was the perfect timing for everyone. He\u2019s earned his stripes.<\/p>\n \u201cOur main focus is Hector Luis Garcia. We know that he\u2019s a threat to everything I want to do. The goal is to put on a great performance, nothing else.<\/p>\n \u201cComing up through my whole career, back to the amateurs, I had to fight in D.C. if I wanted to get to the nationals. I\u2019ve been fighting in D.C. forever and it\u2019s like a second home to me.<\/p>\n \u201cCalvin Ford is family. My trainers have been like dads. They\u2019ve been in my corner since I was eightyearsold. We\u2019re definitely a tight unit.\u201d<\/p>\n HECTOR LUIS GARCIA<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be all about how the fight starts out. I respect him and I know what he can bring, so I\u2019m going to have to study him and see how the fight shakes out in the first few rounds.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that I have an advantage with my reach. It definitely could be a factor in this fight. But at the same time, I have to take the fight moment by moment and be attentive to every detail. It\u2019s so important against an opponent like Gervonta especially.<\/p>\n \u201cThis fight is not only important to me, but to the whole Dominican Republic. I\u2019m going up against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and I know that I have to be ready for that challenge. I\u2019m coming to show the world that superstars can fall too.<\/p>\n \u201cI can guarantee that the Dominican Republic will be proud of me. Our flag will be raised up high. Everyone can expect a great performance from me on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been fighting since I was 14yearsold and I come from a very small province in the Dominican Republic. I\u2019ve had to earn everything I\u2019ve ever gotten. This is a great opportunity and I\u2019m ready to capitalize.\u201d<\/p>\n JARON ENNIS<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling great and ready to go. Training camp has been great. I\u2019m in tremendous shape and I\u2019m 100% ready to rock and roll.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of motivation and I can\u2019t wait until Saturday night. I feel like this is another step toward greatness and getting those belts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not hard to be the next guy up. I just have to stay focused and do what I do. I know my time is coming real soon. It\u2019s that simple.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are holding up the division right now, but whatever way I can get my hands on the belts, I\u2019ll be ready. I just want to fight. I\u2019m young, hungry and I\u2019m going to keep shining and demolishing these guys they put in front of me.<\/p>\n \u201cGetting knockouts gives the fans what they want and makes them keep gravitating toward me. As long as I keep doing what I\u2019m doing, my fan base is just going to grow.<\/p>\n \u201cI know Spence says he\u2019s the \u2018big fish,\u2019 but we like to go fishing. If I have to sit on the side and ride a jet ski for a while, that\u2019s okay for now. You know what happens when they bring a fish to land right? They squirm.\u201d<\/p>\n KAREN CHUKHADZHIAN<\/p>\n \u201cPeople pay to see a great fight, so I\u2019ve been training hard in order to deliver that. I want all the fans to remember that I bring action to the ring. I\u2019m coming to win this fight for everyone back in Ukraine.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m coming here to win. If he wants to avoid going toe to toe, then I\u2019ll be ready to box. If it\u2019s a battle on the inside he wants, I know that I can win that way.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that Ennis is a good fighter, but my focus is on my abilities and what I can do in the ring. I\u2019m very confident. I have everything I need to win this fight.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very motivating to be fighting in the U.S. for the first time, and on a big stage like this. My goal is to keep coming back for bigger and bigger fights.\u201d<\/p>\n RASHIDI ELLIS<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ready for any of the top dogs. I\u2019d step in there right now with anyone in the top five. Ideally, I\u2019d fight the champions, but right now I\u2019m ready for the best man available.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like it\u2019s my turn now. Especially after January 7. I think everyone is going to see that I\u2019m coming to take over.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to see what Villa brings into the ring. He\u2019s a come forward fighter, which can be a difficult task for some. He\u2019s gonna have to show me in the ring. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to be able to just walk me down.<\/p>\n \u201cI see a lot of things that I can do in there, that I don\u2019t think he\u2019s capable of. I\u2019ve been the best kept secret, but I\u2019m not a secret anymore. I\u2019m here now.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really have any rivals yet because nobody wants this action. Nobody wants to get in there with me. I\u2019d love someone to talk trash with and make the fights even more exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n ROIMAN VILLA<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very thankful for this opportunity to step into the ring on Saturday night. I\u2019m beyond excited to show the whole world what I can do against Rashidi Ellis.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t as prepared for my last fight as I wanted to be, but I still got the victory. Right now, I\u2019m feeling really good and more prepared than I\u2019ve ever been.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m extremely confident heading into this fight. I don\u2019t care if people say that I\u2019m the underdog, because I believe in myself and I know what I can do. It doesn\u2019t matter what Ellis can or can\u2019t do. I believe in myself and my abilities.<\/p>\n \u201cAnything is possible with a victory in this fight. I\u2019m willing to step into the ring with anybody. I trust my team, and if they want me to face Jaron Ennis next, then bring it on.\u201d<\/p>\n DEMETRIUS ANDRADE<\/p>\n \u201cI jumped on the opportunity to be on this card with all these young stars. I know everyone is coming to do what they do, and I\u2019m gonna set the stage right. I respect what Nicholson can do and I know he\u2019s leaving it all in the ring. But my skills will speak louder than my words.<\/p>\n \u201cI was trying to get the big names at middleweight, I was knocking on everyone\u2019s door, but at the end of the day, it didn\u2019t happen. Everything happens for a reason, and I believe that this is the best division for me.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, all the fights at the top of the division will be tough. I would have to look real close to break down who the biggest challenge is, but I\u2019m giving them all credit and acknowledging that they\u2019re all gonna be tough fights when we get in there.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to give the sport what they\u2019re looking for. Because that\u2019s also what I want with myself. Me and Jermall Charlo have had this rivalry brewing for years. It\u2019s nothing but respect, but I want to take care of it in the ring. Who else is calling him out the way I am?<\/p>\n \u201cI want the Charlo twins, I want David Benavidez and Caleb Plant. I\u2019m ready for anyone who wants to put on a big show.\u201d<\/p>\n DEMOND NICHOLSON<\/p>\n \u201cAndrade definitely has an awkward style, but I\u2019ve been boxing my whole life. When it comes to skill and timing, it wasn\u2019t hard for me to prepare. You\u2019ll see that on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is definitely the biggest stage I\u2019ve been on, but it\u2019s not my first rodeo. I\u2019m not really motivated by the crowd, I\u2019m more just excited to get this victory.<\/p>\n \u201cMy advantage right now is that I\u2019m mentally more prepared than he is. I\u2019m feeling as strong mentally as I ever have in my career.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not thinking about anything past this fight. It\u2019s only Plan A now. From here on out, I feel like I\u2019m staying at this level. This is where I belong.<\/p>\n \u201cFor this whole entire training camp I\u2019ve been envisioning the victory. I\u2019ve been playing it in my mind over and over again. The doors are wide open now. It\u2019s all about taking it Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n VITO MIELNICKI JR.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a great training camp with \u2018Chino\u2019 Rivas and now we\u2019re just ready to put on a show. I\u2019m excited to be back in a position to showcase my talent on a big stage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 154-pound division, and the divisions around it, are all really exciting. There are a lot of top guys and eventually the big fights will be able to get made. Right now we\u2019re in the growing stage of my career and we\u2019re going to keep learning. When the time comes, we\u2019ll be ready.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone goes on their own path in this sport. It\u2019s a marathon, not a sprint. Sometimes you see fighters rush and their career doesn\u2019t go the way it should. We\u2019re going to take our time. We\u2019ll know when it\u2019s time to take that next step.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m in great condition because I\u2019m always staying in the gym. I stay ready because you never know what type of opportunity might come your way.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\nLike this:<\/h3>\n