Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach LIVE: Date, UK start time, undercard and how to follow as Tank finally defends lightweight title
Gervonta Davis is set to return to the ring to face Lamont Roach in a huge title clash tonight. Tank was planning to defend his WBA lightweight crown on December 14, but the bout was postponed until now. Davis and Roach’s long-anticipated clash is getting closerGETTY It’s still not entirely clear why the fight was postponed and pushed back, but finally after all the waiting, it’s getting closer. Davis will head into this title fight off the back of beating Frank Martin last June, a win that stretched his incredible record to 30-0-0. For this contest, he is voluntarily defending his belt, while the WBA have granted his opponent special permission to move up a weight category. Roach is the current super-featherweight WBA belt holder, but he’s prepared to take on Davis as a lightweight. Should he win, Davis looks to be on a collision course with Shakur Stevenson after his fellow American successfully defended his WBC belt unconvincingly against Josh Padley in Saudi Arabia. Davis vs Roach: Date and how to follow This 12-round lightweight title fight is now set to take place on Saturday, March 1. It is being held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Originally, the Houston Center in Texas was going to be holding the event, but it has been moved to the other side of the USA. Main event ringwalks are expected to be 3am UK time with the early fights getting started at around 11pm. In the UK and US, the fight is set to be shown on Amazon Prime Video PPV and more details can be found here. talkSPORT will have updates on all the action with the latest news and reaction available on talkSPORT.com. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Davis was far too good for Martin in June, as he has been for everyone he’s facedEsther Lin/PBC His opponent Roach has 25 wins to his nameRyan Hafey/PBC Davis vs Roach: Undercard Subject to change MAIN EVENT: Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach – for WBA lightweight title Jose Valenzuela vs Gary Antuanne Russell – for WBA Super-Lightweight title Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin – for WBC Super-Lightweight title Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez Geo Lopez vs Alex Dilmaghani Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant David Whitmire vs Angel Munoz Dwyke Flemmings Jr vs Florent Dervis Alexis De la Cerda Landin vs Sharone Carter Nasheed H. Smith vs Khainell Wheeler Deric Davis vs Jamal Johnson Tank and Roach are finally ready to throw handsEsther Lin/ PBC Davis vs Roach: What has been said? Davis has revealed that he and his team rejected the chance to face Devin Haney despite an offer from Turki Alashikh. Speaking on an episode of the A Safe Place Podcast, he said: “It’s not that. But they came at me wrong the first time they ever came at me. “And then he [Alalshikh] was saying that Devin was his guy. So I was like ‘If Devin is your guy then you have got to pay me extra now’. “Because I already know [what will happen] when I’m coming over there, you feel me. “I got to get the knockout. If not you’re going to give it to him. I see what is going on so now give me two or three Ferraris. “If not there isn’t any point in me going over there for it.”
Gervonta Davis is set to return to the ring to face Lamont Roach in a huge title clash tonight.
Tank was planning to defend his WBA lightweight crown on December 14, but the bout was postponed until now.
It’s still not entirely clear why the fight was postponed and pushed back, but finally after all the waiting, it’s getting closer.
Davis will head into this title fight off the back of beating Frank Martin last June, a win that stretched his incredible record to 30-0-0.
For this contest, he is voluntarily defending his belt, while the WBA have granted his opponent special permission to move up a weight category.
Roach is the current super-featherweight WBA belt holder, but he’s prepared to take on Davis as a lightweight.
Should he win, Davis looks to be on a collision course with Shakur Stevenson after his fellow American successfully defended his WBC belt unconvincingly against Josh Padley in Saudi Arabia.
Davis vs Roach: Date and how to follow
This 12-round lightweight title fight is now set to take place on Saturday, March 1.
It is being held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Originally, the Houston Center in Texas was going to be holding the event, but it has been moved to the other side of the USA.
Main event ringwalks are expected to be 3am UK time with the early fights getting started at around 11pm.
In the UK and US, the fight is set to be shown on Amazon Prime Video PPV and more details can be found here.
talkSPORT will have updates on all the action with the latest news and reaction available on talkSPORT.com.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Davis vs Roach: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach – for WBA lightweight title
- Jose Valenzuela vs Gary Antuanne Russell – for WBA Super-Lightweight title
- Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin – for WBC Super-Lightweight title
- Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams
- Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez
- Geo Lopez vs Alex Dilmaghani
- Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant
- David Whitmire vs Angel Munoz
- Dwyke Flemmings Jr vs Florent Dervis
- Alexis De la Cerda Landin vs Sharone Carter
- Nasheed H. Smith vs Khainell Wheeler
- Deric Davis vs Jamal Johnson
Davis vs Roach: What has been said?
Davis has revealed that he and his team rejected the chance to face Devin Haney despite an offer from Turki Alashikh.
Speaking on an episode of the A Safe Place Podcast, he said: “It’s not that. But they came at me wrong the first time they ever came at me.
“And then he [Alalshikh] was saying that Devin was his guy. So I was like ‘If Devin is your guy then you have got to pay me extra now’.
“Because I already know [what will happen] when I’m coming over there, you feel me.
“I got to get the knockout. If not you’re going to give it to him. I see what is going on so now give me two or three Ferraris.
“If not there isn’t any point in me going over there for it.”
