Gervonta Davis Confirms December Fight In Houston

Gervonta Davis confirmed in the present day that his subsequent battle will likely be in December in Houston, Texas. He didn’t say who the opponent will likely be, however the WBA has already let the cat out of the bag.

They revealed that they’ve granted permission for Lamont Roach, the tremendous featherweight champion, to maneuver as much as light-weight to problem Tank for his belt.

Followers on social media aren’t overjoyed by the collection of Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) because the challenger for Tank (30-0, 28 KOs), as he lacks punching energy and seemed abysmal final November in Las Vegas, edging former Davis opponent Hector Garcia, by a 12 spherical cut up determination.

“DECEMBER, Houston #TheONE #LongLiveBABYFRANK,” stated Gervonta Davis on Instagram, making it clear that he’s preventing in December in Houston subsequent.

Tank Davis’ third Tremendous Featherweight Opponent

That is the third time Tank Davis will choose a fighter from the 130-lb division to battle at light-weight since 2020. He defeated Leo Santa Cruz and Hector Garcia, each of which have been pulled up from the tremendous featherweight division to face Tank for the WBA light-weight title.

It’s believed that PBC will use WBC interim gentle heavyweight champion David Benavidez to draw PPV buys for the Tank vs. Roach card by sticking him within the co-feature and advertising and marketing that angle to the hilt to lure followers turned off by the disappointing most important occasion. Nonetheless, Benavidez is predicted to face #14 WBC Jesse Hart as his opponent.

That’s not a PPV-level opponent to get the fence-sitters to wish to dig deep of their wallets to shell out the $75.95 to order the occasion on PBC on Prime Video PPV. That’s about all they’ve received that can curiosity followers.

They gained’t match Benavidez up with WBA ‘common’ gentle heavyweight champion David Morrell as a result of he would possibly lose. That might spoil Benavidez’s possibilities to battle the winner of the October twelfth battle between gentle heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.