Gervonta Davis will box Lamont Roach Jr. on December 14 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Amazon Prime.Â
Tank makes another defense of his WBA Lightweight Belt. He knocked out Frank Martin in his last fight, following up on his victory against Ryan Garcia last year. It was the perfect response after Davis served 44 days in prison for breaking the terms of his house arrest. A victory for Davis could line up a unification against the WBC Lightweight Champion Shakur Stevenson.
Roach’s record is 25-1-1. He will move up from 130 pounds. He stopped Hector Luis Garcia to secure the WBA belt at 130 pounds. He then defended the title with a win over Feargal McCrory in his last bout. Should Roach win, he will have five days to decide whether to defend at 130 or 135 pounds.Â
🥊 ANNOUNCED: Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA lightweight world title vs Lamont Roach on Dec 14th in Houston, Texas.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) October 6, 2024
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Im a fan of Tank but tbh this is just another guy for him to add to his highlight reel, he isnt going to learn anything from this fight nor is this fight going to do anything for his legacy. But with that being said I like the activity, but we need the Loma fight next though
— The Combat Sports Matrixer (@TheCSMatrixer) October 6, 2024
Terrible fight. Huge waste of time
— Alex M (@ThatBoxingDude) October 6, 2024
We respect all competitors
But at this point
This is just shameful
— Jean-Philippe (@mrjeanphilippe) October 6, 2024