WBA light-weight champion Gervonta Davis’ title protection in opposition to Lamont Roach is being moved to a brand new date in January.
Dan Rafael studies that Tank Davis instructed him that it’s now not taking place on December 14th, saying, “January, I’m listening to” for when the conflict will occur.
Benavidez-Morrell Card Potential for Transfer
Tank didn’t say on what date in January his rescheduled battle with Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) will occur, but it surely’s doable that it might be packaged with the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell mild heavyweight contest on January twenty fifth.
Followers are wanting ahead to seeing that battle. If the Tank-Roach battle is moved to that card, inserting it within the co-feature spot can be smart as a result of it’s not attention-grabbing sufficient to be the principle occasion.
PBC made a large mistake selecting to match Tank Davis in opposition to tremendous featherweight Lamont Roach slightly than selecting one of many highly-ranked light-weight contenders. There have been too many poor opponents for Tank through the years, and followers don’t wish to pay $70+ for mismatches that lack any drama.
Shifting the Tank-Roach battle is mainly kicking the issue down the street, but it surely stays a battle that followers outdoors of the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. space have any curiosity in watching on PBC on Prime Video PPV. Even when it have been on common non-pay-per-view, it’s not a match that folks outdoors of that small area would have an curiosity in watching.
Roach lacks the credentials for use as an opponent for Tank Davis or any well-liked light-weight fighter. He misplaced to Jamel Herring and barely beat Hector Garcia, and the remainder of his profession resume is crammed with obscure opposition.
PBC can be doing Tank Davis an enormous favor in the event that they canceled the Roach battle, and began from scratch by selecting a top quality fighter from this checklist:
– Edwin De Los Santos
– Raymond Muratalla
– Teofimo Lopez
– William Zepeda
– Shakur Stevenson
– Floyd Schofield
– Devin Haney: At 140
