 Nyorai kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Maererano ne TMZ Sports kutanga kwaChikunguru 2017, zvakaziviswa kuti Gervonta Davis acharatidza mumutambo mukuru weFloyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregormusi waAugust 26, 2017 paT-Mobile Arena muParadise, Nevada. Musi waChikunguru 29, The Ring Magazine yakashuma kuti Davis angangodzivirira zita rake reIBF achipesana neyaimbova WBO shasha Martínez. Musi waAugust 10, Ringtv yakashuma kuti Davis aizoita panzvimbo yekurwisa tarisiro isina kurohwa Francisco Fonseca 19-0-1, 13 KOs, uyo panguva iyoyo aive pachinzvimbo chechinomwe neIBF. Maererano nemamwe manyuko, kurwisana kwaigona kuitika naMartínez kwakadonhedzwa nekuda kwekucherechedzwa uye Martínez angadai asina nguva yakakwana yekuita muganho wemakirogiramu 130. 