Gervonta Davis confirmed today that his next fight will be in December in Houston, Texas. He hasn’t said who the opponent will be, but the WBA has already let the cat out of the bag.
They revealed that they allowed Lamont Roach, the super featherweight champion, to move up to lightweight to challenge Tank for his belt.
Fans on social media are not happy with the selection of Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) as a challenger for Tank (30-0, 28 KOs), as he lacked punching power and It looked abysmal last November in Las Vegas. , defeated former Davis opponent Hector Garcia, by a split decision in 12 rounds.
“DECEMBER, Houston #TheONE #LongLiveBABYFRANK,” said Gervonta Davis on Instagrammaking it clear that he is fighting in December in Houston next.
Tank Davis’ third Super Featherweight opponent
This is the third time Tank Davis has selected a fighter from the 130 lb division to fight at lightweight since 2020. He defeated Leo Santa Cruz and Hector Garcia, both of whom were pulled from the super featherweight division to face Tank for the WBA. light title.
It is believed that the PBC will use the interim WBC lightweight champion David Benavidez to attract PPV buys for the Tank vs. Roach card by putting in the co-feature and marketing that angle to the rise to attract fans turned off by the disappointing main event. However, Benavidez is expected to face #14 WBC Jesse Hart like his opponent.
It’s not a PPV-level opponent to make fence-sitters want to dig into their wallets to shell out the $75.95 to order the event on PBC on Prime Video PPV. That’s pretty much all the fans will be interested in.
They won’t match Benavidez with WBA “regular” lightweight champion David Morrell because he could lose. That would ruin Benavidez’s chances of fighting the winner of the Oct. 12 fight between lightweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
Gervonta Davis CONFIRMS his next fight is in Houston in December‼️ pic.twitter.com/s27eNtAi2O
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Last updated on 10/02/2024
