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All Eyes On Gervonta Davis Ahead Of Homecoming Fight At Royal Farms Arena

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Two-time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis participated in an open to the public workout on Thursday evening at his Baltimore training camp where he donated tickets to a local charity for his homecoming title defense against Ricardo Nunez.

The fight is set for Saturday, July 27, at Royal Farms Arena.

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Davis donated 100 tickets to the staff and beneficiaries at WIN Family Services. WIN (What I Need) is a Baltimore-based organization that helps "support and strengthen youth, families, organizations and communities through the creation of innovative services, products and initiatives."

"I know what's in front of me. I am living in the moment right now. I know what I have to focus on now. I know it's a big task in front of me, now and in the future," Davis said Thursday. "But my focus is on right now. I feel like the love is here right now and I don't want to look past that. I want to soak it all in."

Mayor Jack Young will honor Davis to City Hall ahead of his title defense.

Davis is the first World Champion from Baltimore to make a homecoming defense in almost 80 years and Mayor Young will honor this historic event by presenting him with a Key to the City.

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