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.
Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card
Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC PPV on Prime Video
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
Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC Prime Card
Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez: Middleweight
Geo Lopez vs Alex Dilmaghani: Super featherweight
Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC Undercard
Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant: Super welterweight
Gervonta Davis (3-0 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 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.
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.
“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.
“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.
