About the Tank
Gervonta “Tank” Davis is one of the most feared fighters in boxing.
A knockout specialist residing from Baltimore, he first won the WBA lightweight and super featherweight titles in 2020.
He beat Leo Santa Cruz via knockout.
In his most recent fight, “Tank” Davis beat Frank Martin, via knockout.
Fans will need to take in Davis while they can, with 2025 seemingly his final year in the sport before retirement.
About Lamont Roach
Roach does not boast the unbeaten record Davis does, but still holds a mighty record.
He comes into the fight at 25-1-1.
Roach, residing from Washington, DC, lost out on the WBO super featherweight title against Jamal Herring in 2019, but won four on the bounce to recover.
He won his first title against Hector Luis Garcia in November 2023, winning the WBA super featherweight title.
Davis has been allowed to step up a weight division to fight Davis, and should he win, would have five days to decide if he would want to keep the super featherweight or lightweight title.
Full Card
Here is how the action is looking for tonight’s card:
Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach – main event
Jose Valenzuela vs Gary Antuanne Russell
Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin
Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams
Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez
Nasheed H Smith vs Tariq Green
Geo Lopez vs Grimardi Machuca
Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant
Dwyke Flemmings Jr vs Florent Dervis
David Whitmire vs Angel Munoz
Alexis De la Cerda Landin vs Sharone Carter
Deric Davis vs Jamal Johnson
Welcome to SunSport’s coverage of Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach
Fight night is LIVE from Barclays Center in Brooklyn as Gervonta Davis takes on Lamont Roach.
Davis will be putting his WBA lightweight title on the line.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis currently has a shining record of 30-0-0, with 28 KOs.
Early predictions do not give Lamont Roach much chance, but he is feeling confident ahead of the fight, saying:
“He knows damn well that s*** ain’t gonna happen.”
This fight looks to be the first of three Davis will put on this year, reportedly retiring at the end of the year.