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Gervonta Davis Next Fight: Possible High-Stakes December Clash With World Champion…

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Gervonta “Tank” Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is the current WBA lightweight champion and was last seen when he defeated Frank Martin on June 15 this year. It remains to be seen what comes next for “Tank” as Dan Rafael reveals via his Fight Freaks Unite Substack that Gervonta Davis could be facing WBA super featherweight titlist and promotional free agent Lamont Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) on Dec.21 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Gervonta Davis VS Frank Martin

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Gervonta Davis Next Fight: Possible December Showdown vs. Lamont Roach

Davis Eyeing Major December Bout Against World Champion

According to the report from Rafael, there were discussions for “Tank” to headline a PBC Prime Video pay-per-view event on Nov. 2, which has now been ruled out with Nov. 23 or Dec. 14 looking more likely. A third date has emerged as a possibility with December 21 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. presenting itself with WBA super featherweight champion Roach prepared to step up in weight to take on the unbeaten Baltimore fighter.

Jose Valenzuela VS Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis

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IBF champion Vasiliy Lomachenko had been the preferred opponent and had many in the boxing world dreaming of a fascinating unification match-up. PBC and Top Rank were said to be working on a deal when Lomanchenko decided to take off the rest of the year, leaving “Tank” to look elsewhere. Jose Valenzuela defeating Issac Cruz took the “Pitbull” fight away and a possible Valenzuela fight didn’t create much interest.

A fight against Roach in Washington would seemingly generate big interest with Roach from D.C. and Davis from nearby Baltimore. The two met in a 2011 amateur contest which “Tank” won via a three-round decision.

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December 21 Competition

The December 21 option against Roach is seemingly the likely option for the PBC PPV card. On that day will be the PPV between Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II, which would seemingly garner the most interest in the boxing world.

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Frontrunner To Face Gervonta Davis Next Finally Speaks Out On Fight Speculation…

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GERVONTA TANKS DAVIS

Gervonta Davis could be still be set to return this year despite no official announcement.

The WBA Lightweight World Champion defended his belt in June with an emphatic knockout of previously undefeated Frank Martin. He immediately entered talks with the IBF’s Vasiliy Lomachenko for a unification, but the Ukrainian pulled out.

Gervonta Davis vs Vasiliy Lomachenko

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Another two-belt clash with WBC’s Shakur Stevenson remains on ice, and ‘Tank’ Davis was reportedly targeting a rematch with Isaac Cruz after the Mexican became only one of two men to take him the distance back in 2021.

Those plans were scuppered by one Jose Valenzuela. ‘El Rayo’ beat Cruz for his WBA Super-Lightweight World Title in August. Naturally, many in the sport began to speculate that the winner was now in line for Davis, even despite his trainer Robert Garcia stating clearly that they wouldn’t fight again this year.

Speaking to ES News from the gym, Valenzuela shut down the speculation, saying that the contracted rematch with Cruz takes precedence.

Gervonta Davis VS Shakur Stevenson AND Devin Haney,

“I don’t got a date yet but I’m just moving around … Yeah of course the fans [are asking me about the Tank fight] because they were excited about it cause that’s what they’re hearing … Nah [not in November], I got a rematch clause with Pitbull so we’re waiting for them and we’ll go from there.”

Those who still believe the fight – which would likely see Davis step up to 140 pounds for the second time in his campaign – is next will assume a step-aside deal is being worked out with Cruz.

Gervonta Davis AND Isaac Cruz

Dan Rafael reports that ‘Tank’ could return on either November 23 or December 14, with ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez revealing that the event could be co-headlined by David Benavidez, a repeat of the Martin show in June where Benavidez made his light-heavyweight debut against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

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Trainer wants Jose Valenzuela to face Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis next…

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Jose Valenzuela VS Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis

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.

Jose Valenzuela VS Los Santos

“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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