Talks with legendary IBF lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko broke down, while Keyshawn Davis has also been calling out his namesake after first dismissing Gustavo Lemos before dethroning WBO champion Denys Berinchyk to win his first world title at Madison Square Garden earlier this month.
Roach is the current WBA super-featherweight champion, having won his maiden world title with a split-decision victory over Hector Luis Garcia before successfully defending it for the first time with an eighth-round stoppage of Ireland’s Feargal McCrory in a homecoming fight in Washington D.C. last June.
‘Tank’ puts his WBA lightweight title on the line against his fellow American in his first fight since retaining the belt with an eighth-round knockout of Frank Martin in Las Vegas last summer.
Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach takes place on Saturday March 1, 2025 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Jose Valenzuela defends the WBA super-lightweight title he won with a split-decision victory over Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz last summer, battling Gary Antuanne Russell, who is seeking to bounce back from his loss to Alberto Puello, who puts his WBC belt on the line against Sandor Martin.
