
Lamont Roach Jnr motivated by being counted out against Gervonta Davis
Lamont Roach Jnr is ready to silence anyone who doesn’t believe he should be fighting Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
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Lamont Roach Jnr is ready to silence anyone who doesn’t believe he should be fighting Gervonta “Tank” Davis.

An agreement already exists for Shakur Stevenson to fight William Zepeda in the event of victory over Floyd Schofield on February 22

Former four-division titleholder Mikey Garcia believes a clash between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko would offer the boxing world a much more exciting encounter than a Davis-Shakur Stevenson fight.

Our writers draw up their big-fight wish lists for 2025

There might be some huge nights ahead in 2025, with speculation that Terence Crawford could finally land the Canelo Alvarez fight, that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will finally get to box at Wembley Stadium, and we also know that several excellent matches are on tap, not least at 175lbs where Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol rematch on February 22 and David Benavidez and David Morrell fight three weeks earlier.

Lamont Roach Snr saw the social media post from Gervonta “Tank” Davis that everyone else saw, but he says he hasn’t heard any word of the fight being off between Davis and his son Lamont Roach Jnr.

Former unified 154-pound titlist Jarrett “Swift” Hurd says he would bet on Gervonta “Tank” Davis to beat Lamont Roach Jnr on March 1.

Shawn Porter is anticipating a keenly contested clash between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach on March 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

British fighter Liam Walsh has called on Gervonta “Tank” Davis to consider fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson before bowing out of the sport.

Gervonta “Tank” Davis, the WBA lightweight titleholder, needed an opponent. Vasiliy Lomachenko, the IBF titleholder, had pulled out of negotiations for a unification bout, deciding to take off the remainder of 2024. Many believe Lomachenko will retire in 2025.