Editorial November 13, 2024
A new date appears to have been defined for the bout which will pit Gervonta “Tank” Davis (30-0), world champion in four different weight categories and current holder of the WBA lightweight belt, against Lamont Roach Jr (25 -1-1), holder of the WBA super featherweight title.
Initially scheduled for December 14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, the match is expected to take place on March 1, 2025 in an event promoted by Al Haymon’s PBC franchise.
If the date is confirmed, the match venue cannot be the Toyota Center as the NBA basketball match between the Houston Rocket and the Sacramento Kings is scheduled for the same day.
In this case we will look for a new location in the state of Baltimore DC.
For “Tank” Davis, this will be the sixth defense of the title he won in 2019, beating the Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa, gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Games and WBA world featherweight champion, by knockout in the 12th round.
Roach has been the WBA super featherweight champion since November 2023 when he defeated the Dominican Hector Luis Garcia on points and then defended last June by beating the Irish McCrory in eight rounds.
