Gervonta Davis Converts To Islam, Changes Name

Gervonta Davis has recently converted to Islam and changed his name as well. He is now to be called Abdul Wahid, which means “Servant [of the] Absolute One” or “Servant [of] Allah” in arabic.  .

Additonally, Wahid discussed fans who are itnerested in him fighting two-division undisputed champion Naoya Inoue.

“I’m not fighting him. He’s NOWHERE near my weight. [I don’t know] why this page keep posting sh-t like this,” Wahid said.

Wahid currently fights at a minimum of lightweight, two divisions higher than super-bantamweight. Inoue has made a name for himself as a generational talent at the bantamweight and super-bantamweight divisions. He is currently 26-0 after unifying the super-bantamweight title in a fight against Marlon Tapales.


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