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Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: 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 this weekend. Tank was planning to defend his WBA lightweight crown on December 14 2024, but the bout was postponed until March this year. 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 in June 2024, 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 lightweight title fight is now set to take place on March 1, 2025. It is currently going to be held at the Barclays Center, 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. As of yet, no UK broadcaster has claimed the rights to this fight, but it will be shown on PPV.com for £63.30. In the US, it’s still set to be shown on Amazon Prime for $75.95. talkSPORT will have all the build-up in fight week too, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction. 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 Alex Dilmaghani vs Jonathan Lopez 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 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 this weekend.
Tank was planning to defend his WBA lightweight crown on December 14 2024, but the bout was postponed until March this year.
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 in June 2024, 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 lightweight title fight is now set to take place on March 1, 2025.
It is currently going to be held at the Barclays Center, 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.
As of yet, no UK broadcaster has claimed the rights to this fight, but it will be shown on PPV.com for £63.30.
In the US, it’s still set to be shown on Amazon Prime for $75.95.
talkSPORT will have all the build-up in fight week too, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.
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
- Alex Dilmaghani vs Jonathan Lopez
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 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.”
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