WBA light-weight champion Gervonta Davis will meet with Lamont Roach subsequent Tuesday, December third, for his or her kickoff press convention to debate their important occasion combat on March 1st on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York. The 2 fighters will battle on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) and Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs_ had been initially scheduled to combat on December 14th on the Toyota Heart in Houston, Texas, however due to issues with the venue, it was rescheduled for March 1st.
The pay-per-view worth hasn’t been revealed, nevertheless it’s prone to be the identical because the $75 for Gervonta’s final title protection in opposition to Frank Martin on June fifteenth.
That’s a steep worth if the undercard isn’t loaded with massive names. Followers who see the nice playing cards stuffed with massive names for the Riyadh Season occasions could also be surprised on the sticker worth of Tank’s combat in opposition to Roach. With this combat perceived by followers as a cherry-pick, they’d anticipate the PPV worth to be dramatically diminished.
Why Roach Was Chosen
- Low-risk possibility: Selecting Roach gives Gervonta with an opponent who has no likelihood of beating him, and he continues to herald cash safely.
- Regional curiosity: Tank is from Baltimore, and Roach is from close by Washington, DC.
- Keep busy; followers in that space are accustomed to Roach and gained’t thoughts that Davis is preventing him relatively than one of many gifted contenders within the light-weight division.
- Showcase alternative: This combat provides Gervonta an opportunity to look nice in opposition to a lightweight puncher, who will put up a combat earlier than getting knocked out. It’s a a lot safer selection than if Tank fought a contender like Raymond Muratalla, Edwin De Los Santos or William Zepeda.
Followers would have most well-liked to combat over and finished with on December 14th relatively than kicking the can down the street into March 1st. Even with the extra three months that the promoters for the Tank vs. Roach occasion need to market the combat, it’s nonetheless not one that’s going to draw a whole lot of curiosity, or PPV buys.
Tank’s promoters should start matching him in opposition to higher opposition as a result of their behavior of selecting weak opposition for him is hurting his recognition. He’s loosely referred to as the ‘Face of Boxing,’ however nobody believes that. In addition to Grevonta’s match in opposition to Ryan Garcia in 2023, his fights have been on the low finish of PPV buys. It shouldn’t be that manner, however that displays the low-level opposition that Davis has been preventing.
