QUALIS: Gervonta Davis atque Jack Badou met with members of the media last Saturday in Las Vegas to discuss their upcoming matchups taking place Saturday , December 28 live on SHOWTIME at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a special year-end Premier Boxing Champions event . Two-time super featherweight champion Davis will take on former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA Lightweight World Championship as the 24-year-old Davis looks to conquer another division . In the co-main event of a special holiday SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ® telecast, former two-division champion Jack will challenge WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal . Nullam enim eventus, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions , GTD Promotions and TGB Promotions , are available through Ticketmaster.com . Also participating in Saturday’s luncheon at Wolfgang Puck at MGM Grand were Leonard Ellerbe , CEO of Mayweather Promotions, and Stephen Espinoza , Praeses, Sports & res Programming, Networks Showtime Inc. Here’s what the fighters and executives had to say : GERVONTA DAVIS: Thoughts about Gamboa and moving up in weight : “We know Gamboa is a veteran and that he’s had a lot of wars , so we know we have a tough fight . He’s definitely dangerous . He can hit . Quiverit pugnare. “His last fight he made 134, so we know he can get bigger than me at that weight . I’m going into this knowing he’s a bigger fighter than me . I’m just going to bring my power and capitalize on that weight class and becoming world champion . “I believe I’m one of the top fighters in the world , but I don’t compare myself to other fighters . I just go out and get the job done . “Atlanta is my second home . I’m confident I’ll sell it out. ” On his ability and uniqueness as a fighter : “I come from a different cloth than these other guys . I’ve been through everything in my life . A lot of people haven’t experienced what I have . If I ever get beat it would have to be by someone who’s been through what I have been through . It can’t be anyone who’s just been training all their life . “Every time I step in the ring I’m willing to leave it all in there . A lot of people haven’t seen my full skills because I haven’t fought an opponent that has brought them out. ” On his potential in the sport : “The boxing world hasn’t seen my true potential as a fighter , they’ve just seen my power . I’m the type of boxer where if you don’t belong in there with me , you won’t be in there too long . Some fighters like to take their time . I’m the type , if I know you’re not on my level , I’m going to show it . The world will see . I’ll fight anybody. ” BADOU JACK: On his upcoming matchup against Pascal : “Ego sum excitatur ad hoc certamen. I actually called Pascal the day before his last fight and let him know I was rooting for him . But this is business at the end of the day . I’m coming to take back my title. ” On how he feels at this age : “I feel like a young 36 annorum. I live a clean life . I’m always in the gym training and I try not to take any punishment . I have a couple of years left and I’m more motivated now than ever . I needed that little break . I hadn’t had a break since I was an amateur twenty years ago . I took time to relax with the family and eat good food . Now I’m hungry. ” On his last performance against Marcus Browne : “Everyone who saw me in my last fight could see I was flat . My fighting instinct kicked in at that point . He was fighting a dead man. ” On the Davis vs . Gamboa matchup : “Suus 'magnum certamen. Gamboa is a little older , but he looked good in his last fight . I’m a big , big fan of Tank – the way he fights , his speed , his athleticism, omnia. He has star power . He was on my undercard , now I’m on his . He’s going to bring great things to the sport and as long as he stays focused , he’s going to be a superstar . He’s already a superstar. ” LEONARD ELLERBE: On Davis ’ position and progression in the sport : “We’re going to show everyone how he’s going to become the biggest star in the sport . In 2020 we’re going to blow this out of the water . We’ve been able to think outside the box . That’s how you grow the sport . We’ve made a concerted effort to cross him over to the mainstream ; working with the Baltimore Ravens , his parade , now Atlanta . “Our plan is to make the biggest and best fights out there . We’re going to call the shots and it’s going to be on our terms , and we’ll let everyone know when that happens . Everyone wants to fight Tank . There’s one common thing when you talk about 126, 130, 135, et nunc 140. There’s one name that’s common among the fighters and that’s Tank . This is going to be a great journey and you better get on it now . “If he can get past Gamboa on December 28, then in 2020 he’s going into that pay-per-view world . When you have that kind of star power and you’re thinking outside of the box , not just boxing fans , we’re going to make the biggest fights out there in the world. ” On Badou Jack : “Badou’s a promoter’s dream . He’s a guy who gives you no problems . He’s out there doing wonderful things for himself and his family . He’s doing so much to help so many others . He’s using his platform in the right way . It’s an honor to work with a fighter like him . “I always knew he was a great talent and sometimes you can find the diamonds in the rough . Everyone’s always looking at the guys coming out of the Olympics . We saw him in the gym and he really messed a guy up . We had an eye on him and we worked out a deal with Lou [DiBella] and the rest is history . “We had one setback , but everything happens for a reason , and he’s just taken off since . He’s a great fighter and I like the fact that he’s always willing to fight the best . Never had to second guess that he’s willing to fight everybody. ” STEPHANUS Espinoza: “There are advantages and disadvantages to promoting a show on this date . There has been a lot of success promoting music shows on that weekend . It’s not apples to apples , but it’s one of the factors that went in and there’s a way to turn this into something special and unique because of Gervonta’s fan base . “It’s great to have skilled boxers but we need , for the health of the sport , guys like Gervonta who are putting butts in the seats . That’s the key in bringing him to Atlanta . Boxing is a part of a culture that crosses over into music and sports . There’s not an athlete who doesn’t watch a pay-per-view boxing match . Tapping into that with a personality like Tank is only going to expand the sport . “There’s an authenticity and an openness about Gervonta . There’s a lot of people who’ve had setbacks who don’t talk about it , like Tank . It takes a risk to talk about that and that’s why a lot of people can relate . This is Tank . What you see is what you get . It’s very real . It’s very authentic and I think that’s why people connect with him the person as opposed to him the fighter. ” # # # Pro magis notitia visit www.SHO.com/sports , www.PremierBoxingChampions.com , Demo consequuntur @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, MayweatherPromo, @TGBPromotions and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing
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