GERVONTA DAVIS TANKS

After more than a year away from the ring, Gervonta Davis is back! “Tank” defends the WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach on March 1, 2025 in Brooklyn.

Davis (30-0) has held gold at super flyweight, lightweight, and super lightweight. The 2012 Golden Gloves champion won the WBA (Regular) lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2019 and has successfully defended it four times. In a fight to determine “the face of boxing,” Davis beat Ryan Garcia via knockout in April 2023. He fought a year later, knocking out Frank Martin in June.

The 30-year-old knows Roach well, as the two were frequent sparring partners over the years. Davis also went 2-0 against Roach at the amateur level. He looks to expose his opponent, this time as a pro, on fight night.

“I haven’t been watching his fights too much, but I’ve been in the gym with him, and I know how he moves,” Davis said. “I’ll get in camp and get up to date on him. I know for sure he’s definitely tough and has sneaky power. He’s had sneaky power since we were kids. We’re gonna figure out what he’s best at, and we’ll take it away from him.”

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Roach (25-1-1) failed to capture the WBO super featherweight title against Jamel Herring in 2019. Since then, the 2013 Golden Gloves winner beat Hector Luis Garcia for the WBA super featherweight title.

He competes outside his weight class, but that doesn’t bother the cool, calm, and collected 29-year-old.

“I’ve gotten better in every aspect since the amateurs,” Roach said. “I was one of the best boxers in the country as an amateur, and I’m much better now… I can do whatever I want. He’s not doing anything to me. He’s got nothing for me. It’s just me and him. He can’t be worried about these other people.”

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Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach is in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 2025. Home of the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Liberty, the arena can hold up to 19,000 people.

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Santos said that fighting Davis would be a transformative opportunity for Valenzuela, and he called on him to take the biggest step in his career to face the lightweight titleholder. He also said that both Davis and Valenzuela must decide which weight is best for them to fight at.

“He was beaten by De Los Santos, he was in a close fight the first time with Chris Colbert,” he said. “There is no guarantee that in his next fight, whoever he faces at 140, he’s gonna beat him.

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“Styles make fights, and if you have the opportunity to fight Gervonta Davis, one of the biggest names in boxing, to me you better take it because it may never come again. You know what I mean because look at what we’re trying to do here.

“You’re not protecting the undefeated record. You’ve already lost twice and there’s no guarantee that he’s going out there and will beat the next guy who may be the third ranked guy in the world or the fourth great guy in the world.”

The defeat by Valenzuela put a hold on a proposed Cruz-Davis rematch. Cruz is yet to know what’s next for him, but Santos thinks a move down to 135 pounds could be the best option for the hard-hitting fighter. He added that Cruz must adjust his style to be able to beat Valenzuela in a rematch.

“I’m not in his camp but maybe he’ll be better off to go back down to 135,” he said. “I don’t know. Maybe he just has a lot of problems with southpaws – you know a long southpaw. That’s for him and his team to assess. But I’m a big fan of ‘Pitbull.’ I love his style and I love what he brings to the sport, because one thing about Pitbull, he always comes to fight.

“He’s gonna have to make some adjustments if there’s going to be a rematch, and I’m sure his team knows this. You know, I think he could straighten out his punches a little more. You must get a better balance and things of that nature.

“If he goes into a rematch with the same strategy, then it’ll be difficult for him. Because his only savior could be a miracle punch to end the fight, but Valenzuela will be prepared for that.”

Bernard Neequaye is a sports journalist with a specialty in boxing coverage. He wrote a boxing column titled “From The Ringside” back in his native Ghana. He can be reached on X (formerly Twitter) at @BernardNeequaye, LinkedIn at Bernard Neequaye and through email at bernardneequaye@gmail.com.

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