Days after Islam acceptance, Gervonta Davis gets call out from Sean O’Malley for boxing fight

Sean O'Malley made his professional boxing debut in 2016.

Days after Islam acceptance, Gervonta Davis gets call out from Sean O’Malley for boxing fight

Sean O'Malley called out Gervonta Davis (Image via Imago)

UFC champion Sean O’Malley has expressed interest in fighting boxer Gervonta Davis. O’Malley recently took a fresh shot at Davis after his most recent religious conversion. Here is what happened:

Sean O’Malley is the UFC bantamweight champion. Even before he became champ, O’Malley had been pushing for a showdown with Gervonta Davis. After Davis recently converted to Islam, O’Malley saw the opportunity to take another shot at Davis. Taking to X, Sean O’Malley wrote: 

I'll knock out Abdul Wahid.
Sean O’Malley via X
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Gervonta Davis converted to Islam in a ceremony at a Maryland mosque on Sunday. Davis is following in the footsteps of other boxers who have converted to Islam, including Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Davis said that religion helps people become better human beings and that Islam brings accountability and responsibility. He also said that his Muslim name, Abdul Wahid, means “the servant of the one.”

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Davis is a former three-division world champion with a professional boxing record of 29-0. 27 of his wins have been by knockout. Currently, Davis is the WBA Super Featherweight Champion. Tank made his debut in February 2013, at the age of 18. He still trains under the guidance of his longtime coach, Calvin Ford, at the Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore. It was also one of his coaches who gave him the nickname “Tank” because his head is disproportionately bigger than his body.

Fans react to Sean O’Malley’s tweet of knocking Abdul Wahid out

Sean O’Malley has been pushing for a fight with Davis for a while now. Fans have reacted to Sean O’Malley’s latest dig at Gervonta Davis. Here are some of the reactions from X:

Sean O'Malley Gervonta Davis
Sean O’Malley wants to box Gervonta Davis ( Image via Imago )
https://twitter.com/ZtnBlanco/status/1741139308034035868
https://twitter.com/8LuisFernandez8/status/1741204146601197804

It is interesting to know that Sean O’Malley has boxed professionally. In 2016, he made his professional boxing debut and won the fight by TKO in the first round. O’Malley is one of the most popular UFC stars and one of the fastest-rising fighters in the fight scene. Suga Sean’s next opponent in the octagon is expected to be Marlon Vera in a rematch at UFC 299 in March 2024.

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