Who is Gervonta Davis fighting next? Tank Davis vs Lamont Roach fight date, time, how to watch
Gervonta “Tank” Davis has knocked out all but two opponents he’s faced en route to becoming one of boxing’s biggest box office attractions.
He’ll look to add another knockout to the list Saturday night when he defends the WBA lightweight title against the WBA 130-pound champion Lamont Roach in Brooklyn.
Roach was granted special permission from the WBA, allowing him to retain his junior lightweight title while moving up in weight to challenge Davis, who defends the title for a second time following his knockout win over Frank Martin last summer.
“Lamont’s got skills. Even at a smaller weight class,” Davis said in December. “He’s one of the guys who I came up with in the sport of boxing and he’s still doing well. He’s definitely a top opponent and everyone will see that on March 1.”
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Davis vs. Roach this weekend.
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This weekend’s four-fight PBC card, headlined by Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach, can be streamed on Prime Video pay-per-view. Prime Video will stream two free preliminary fights ahead of the pay-per-view.
The Saturday fight card, headlined by Gervonta Davis’s title defense against Lamont Roach, can be streamed on Prime Video pay-per-view for $79.95.
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Saturday’s four-fight pay-per-view will kick off on Prime Video at 7 p.m. (CT), with ring walks for the main event expected to begin at approximately 10 p.m. (CT).
The undercard for Davis vs. Roach features a pair of 140-pound title fights, as Jose Valenzuela and Alberto Puello each defend their belts for the first time against top-rated contenders.
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Gervonta Davis defends his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Davis has fought at the Barclays Center three times, most recently against Rolly Romero in 2022.
Gervonta Davis is 30-0 with 28 wins by knockout.
Davis is a two-division world champion, having previously held titles at junior lightweight. He was elevated to the WBA’s “Super” lightweight champion in 2024, marking his first full world title at 135 pounds, and defended the belt once last summer, scoring a knockout win against Frank Martin.
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Gervonta Davis 30 years old and stands at 5-foot-5½ with a 67½ inch reach.
Davis began his career fighting at catchweights around the featherweight division’s 126-pound limit, but has spent the majority of his career fighting between junior lightweight (130-pound limit) and junior welterweight (140-pound limit). Davis’s last five fight were contested at lightweight.
Lamont Roach is 25-1-1 with 10 knockouts.
Roach is the WBA junior lightweight champion, a title he’s held since November 2023 when he won a split decision over reigning champion Hector Luis Garcia. Roach defended the title last Summer in his hometown of Washington DC, scoring an eighth round TKO.
Lamont Roach is 29 years old and stands at 5-foot-7 with a 68-inch reach.
Roach has campaigned at junior lightweight since 2017, but previously fought at catchweights, weighing in as high as 137½ pounds.
Gervonta Davis has one of the lowest punch outputs of any top ranked fighter, yet he has one of the best knockout ratios in boxing at 93.33%.
Davis has the joint sixth-best plus/minus in boxing with +14.7, while his 36% total connect percentage is fourth among top boxers. He’s even more efficient with his power punching, connecting on a second-best 48.2% of those shots.
Davis throws the second fewest punches per round of any top ranked boxer, with just 32.2, landing 7.6 per round. He’s equally judicious with his power punches, throwing 19.1 per round while landing 9.2 per round.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 03: Boxing superstar and WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta … [+]
One of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world, Gervonta “Tank” Davis, returns to the ring on Saturday, March 1, to put his WBA lightweight title on the line against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Prime PPV. Below is a look at the Davis vs. Roach fight card details.
Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: WBA lightweight title
Jose Valenzuela vs Gary Antuanne Russell: Super lightweight
Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title
Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight
Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez: Middleweight
Geo Lopez vs Alex Dilmaghani: Super featherweight
Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant: Super welterweight
Dwyke Flemmings Jr vs Florent Dervis: Super welterweight
David Whitmire vs Angel Munoz: Welterweight
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Alexis De la Cerda Landin vs Sharone Carter: Super bantamweight
Nasheed H. Smith vs Tariq Green: Super middleweight
Deric Davis vs Oscar Eduardo Gonzalez Jr: Lightweight
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Gervonta Davis (30-0 with 28 knockouts) won the IBF junior lightweight title in his 17th pro fight, scoring a seventh-round TKO win over José Pedraza in 2017. He defended that belt with two knockouts before knocking out Jesús Cuellar in the third round in their 2018 bout to capture the WBA super featherweight title. Then, in 2019, the Baltimore-born fighter moved to lightweight to fight Yuriorkis Gamboa for the vacant WBA (regular) lightweight title. Davis won that contest by TKO in the 12th round. Davis then defeated Leo Santa Cruz in 2020 by sixth-round knockout in a scrap that was for the WBA lightweight and WBA super featherweight belts. In December 2021, following a TKO over Mario Barrios in June 2021, Davis faced Isaac Cruz for the WBA lightweight strap. That contest went 12 rounds, with Davis winning via unanimous decision. Davis is 4-0 since the win over Cruz, beating Rolando Romero, Hector Garcia, Ryan Garcia, and most recently Frank Martin via knockout.
Davis and Roach were initially booked to meet in December at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, but that fight was postponed and moved to New York in November. Davis had been in talks to face Vasiliy Lomachenko, but that fight never came to fruition.
ESPN has Davis ranked as the No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer. He is the No. 1 ranked 135-pound fighter.
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Lamont Roach Jr. (25-1-1) sported a 19-0-1 record when he stepped into the ring in November 2019 to face Jamel Herring for the WBO super featherweight title. That contest went the 12-round distance, with Herring retaining his belt. Roach bounced back with four wins after that setback. Then, in November 2023, Roach got the opportunity to fight for the WBA super featherweight belt, meeting Héctor Luis García. Roach won that contest via majority decision. In his most recent outing, the Washington DC-born competitor defeated Feargal McCrory by TKO in front of a hometown crowd to retain that title.
Roach is the No. 5 ranked 130-pounder.
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“I’m gonna chop, chop, bob and weave. I’m gonna end it in the ninth round,” Davis said at the fight’s press conference.
“I like to show people that they aren’t who they say they are.” Davis added. “I like to prove it to the people they come with. My first time winning the title, the whole building doubted me.”
“Lamont’s got skills. Even at a smaller weight class,” said Davis. “He’s one of the guys who I came up with in the sport of boxing, and he’s still doing well. He’s definitely a top opponent and everyone will see that on March 1.
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“I shouldn’t be here if I didn’t believe I’m gonna win. I’ve hurt everybody that I’ve been in the ring with and this won’t be any different,” said Roach.
“This is a hell of an opportunity and we’re gonna conquer it,” added the challenger. “Everyone knows what I’m coming to do. And if you don’t, you’ll be surprised. I’m gonna show you what happens when two dogs go in the ring together.”
We will have more on the Davis vs. Roach fight card, including updated betting odds, as fight night approaches.
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Karma’S Calling? Davis’S Lackluster Promotion Could Pave The Way For Roach’S Upset Victory
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WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis says challenger Lamont Roach is in for a “rude awakening on Saturday night when they meet at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) seemed upset today about all the praise that Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) is getting from fans and the media. You could tell, as he seemed almost jealous of the attention his opponent had been getting in the buildup for their fight. He showed that by walking out of the media workout without stopping to answer questions from the reporters. Tank’s passive-aggressive behavior has sabotaged the promotion of the event.
It’s understandable why Roach, 29, has received much attention because Davis hasn’t lifted a finger to help promote the fight. Roach has been left to do all the work, drumming up interest in this fight. He’s given countless interviews, whereas Tank has been MIA.
The event will be shown on PBC on Prime Video PPV with a price tag of $79.95. That’s expensive, and that’s why it’s surprising that Tank hasn’t helped out. It’s not like he’s facing someone popular where he can afford to be non-engaged and do minimal promoting. This event needed him because Roach isn’t a household name.
It would serve Tank right if he were to lose the fight to Roach, as it would show that karma is getting back at him for not helping out with the marketing of the fight.
“Roach is in for a rude awakening, for sure. He’s trying to psyche himself up, but it comes down to skill. Whoever is the most skilled fighter will be the winner,” said Tank Davis today at the media workout.
“You’ll see fireworks. I’m sharp, fast and explosive. Lamont is sharp too. It’s going to be a banger, and the fans will be the true winners this Saturday night.”
“I want to stay in the ring more this year, hopefully with three fights. Roach comes first, and then we figure it out the rest of the way,” said Tank.
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