Gervonta “Tank” Davis is unlikely to make a comeback to the ring this year.
against December 14 in Houston, the WBA lightweight champion was scheduled to take against the WBA’s super-featherweight titlist, Lamont Roach. Nevertheless, a number of rumors have suggested that the event will instead happen in January.
In response to these allegations, Davis, who has been undefeated in 30 fights, wrote on X two days ago, “I’m still fighting in Houston” and “Everything still a go.”
According to “sources involved in the event,” the fight will not take place this year, according to veteran boxing reporter Dan Rafael’s Fight Freak newsletter. Rafael sent Davis a message asking for clarification on the situation, to which the champion replied, “January I’m hearing.”
Davis’s sole appearance in 2024 came at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, when he knocked out Frank Martin in the eighth round. There were rumors that another Davis-Benavidez doubleheader may take place in January, with Davis vs. Roach and Benavidez in a tantalizing 175-pound fight against David Morrell. The co-feature on the card was David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
