Gervonta Davis made his intentions perfectly clear following his fight with Lamont Roach.
The two men met earlier this month at the Barclays Center in New York, with ‘Tank’ defending his WBA lightweight title in the contest against Roach who was stepping up from super-featherweight.
Many fans felt that Davis would win the fight comfortably, but Roach had other ideas, as he performed extremely well throughout the bout, leading to a controversial moment in the ninth round.
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‘Tank’ voluntarily took a knee and retreated to his corner, and despite the referee initially beginning to count, he chose to stop and didn’t rule it as a knockdown.
The fight went the distance and ended in a majority decision draw after scorecards of 115-113 Davis and 114-114 twice, meaning a 10-8 round for Roach in the ninth would have been enough to see him win and become the new WBA lightweight champion.
In the immediate aftermath, Davis was asked in his post-fight press conference said a rematch against Roach would not be next.
“I’m not sure. I’m definitely not sure. It probably won’t be this year. It’s definitely the one I want next but it’s not going to be next.”
Davis has now seemingly changed his mind, posting on social media that he wants the second meeting with Roach immediately, possibly as early as May.
“And say no more. I’m pushing for the rematch
The rematch can be soon too…..like [the] end of May.”
It looks like ‘Tank’ is going to get his wish, after it was revealed that the rematch between the two fighters is reportedly a ‘done deal.’
