Gervonta Davis faces calls to be stripped of title entirely if he won’t face top contender

Gevonta Davis has not won a fight since June 2024 but remains as the WBA’s champion-in-recess. Now, the man hoping to succeed Davis as WBA champion has demanded that the Baltimore-born fighter is removed from that position.

Davis drew with Lamont Roach Jr in his lone outing of 2025, meaning that he has not won a contest since knocking out Frank Martin almost two years ago. However, out-of-ring issues are largely behind the inactivity of the 31-year-old, which have led to him losing his WBA lightweight world title.

Davis has been named as the champion-in-recess rather than stripped entirely, meaning that he could be reinstated as full champion in the future or mandated to fight any new champion upon his return.

It had been believed that number one contender Floyd Schofield, ‘Kid Austin’, would take on either Lucas Bahdi or Roach in a clash for the now-vacant belt, but an announcement has yet to take place.

Posting on X, Schofield has spoken out and demanded that the WBA strip Davis of his title or mandate a fight between he and ‘Tank’.

“It’s so much politics with boxing and belts. I think we may just fight to put on great fights and vacate the WBA Boxing titles.

“If WBA Boxing and Golden Boy can not get a fight for the World Title, do we need them[?]

“They need to mandate KID vs Tank or strip him.”

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Schofield’s outburst, combined with the delayed confirmation of a bout to determine a new champion, could potentially be a sign that Davis may soon be reinstated as champion, with a pending court case expected to determine how soon before ‘Tank’ returns to action.