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GERVONTA DAVIS could end up calling himself a super-lightweight champion by the end of this weekend. That would be to erase the real achievements of Josh Taylor, who unified all four of the major belts at 140lbs with his recent victory over Jose Ramirez. But Mario Barrios holds a spurious WBA ‘regular’ strap and he takes on Davis at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday (June 26).

This particular belt is not

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