Title Fight Ring Walk Times And Streaming Info

One of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world, Gervonta “Tank” Davis, returns to the ring on Saturday, March 1, to put his WBA lightweight title on the line against WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Prime PPV. We look at when the Davis vs. Roach fight ring walks are expected, as well as streaming information for the fight card.

Davis Vs. Roach

Gervonta Davis

Gervonta Davis (30-0 with 28 knockouts) won the IBF junior lightweight title in his 17th pro fight, scoring a seventh-round TKO win over José Pedraza in 2017. He defended that belt with two knockouts before knocking out Jesús Cuellar in the third round in their 2018 bout to capture the WBA super featherweight title. Then, in 2019, the Baltimore-born fighter moved to lightweight to fight Yuriorkis Gamboa for the vacant WBA (regular) lightweight title. Davis won that contest by TKO in the 12th round. Davis then defeated Leo Santa Cruz in 2020 by sixth-round knockout in a scrap that was for the WBA lightweight and WBA super featherweight belts. In December 2021, following a TKO over Mario Barrios in June 2021, Davis faced Isaac Cruz for the WBA lightweight strap. That contest went 12 rounds, with Davis winning via unanimous decision. Davis is 4-0 since the win over Cruz, beating Rolando Romero, Hector Garcia, Ryan Garcia, and most recently Frank Martin via knockout.

Davis and Roach were initially booked to meet in December at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, but that fight was postponed and moved to New York in November. Davis had been in talks to face Vasiliy Lomachenko, but that fight never came to fruition.

ESPN has Davis ranked as the No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer. He is the No. 1 ranked 135-pound fighter.

Lamont Roach Jr.

Lamont Roach Jr. (25-1-1) sported a 19-0-1 record when he stepped into the ring in November 2019 to face Jamel Herring for the WBO super featherweight title. That contest went the 12-round distance, with Herring retaining his belt. Roach bounced back with four wins after that setback. Then, in November 2023, Roach got the opportunity to fight for the WBA super featherweight belt, meeting Héctor Luis García. Roach won that contest via majority decision. In his most recent outing, the Washington DC-born competitor defeated Feargal McCrory by TKO in front of a hometown crowd to retain that title.

Roach is the No. 5 ranked 130-pounder.

Davis Vs. Roach Fight Ring Walk Times

The fighters competing in the main event, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach are expected to make their ring walks at around 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 1.

Davis Vs. Roach Betting Odds

When the betting line opened for the March 1 matchup between Davis and Roach, Davis was a -1600 betting favorite over Roach, who opened as the +940 betting underdog. The betting odds have shifted more in favor of Davis during fight week. Today, BetOnline has the WBA 135-pound champion is a -1500 favorite over the challenger, who checks in at +800. The over/under on the fight is 8.5 rounds. The betting odds are -115 for either outcome.

Davis Vs. Roach Tale Of The Tape

Gervonta “Tank” Davis

Record: 30 with 28 knockouts

Age: 30

Height: 5’5″

Reach: 67″

Stance: Southpaw

Lamont Roach Jr.

Record: 25-1-1 with 10 knockouts

Age: 29

Height: 5’7″

Reach: 69″

Stance: Orthodox

Davis Vs. Roach Breakdown

Davis does an excellent job using his lead hand as a probe. With that hand, he judges distance while also looking to distract his opponent. Then, when Davis has the position he wants, he unloads with a power left. Davis can be countered when he lets his probe hang, but he has the speed and smarts to counter his opponent’s counter. However, that is a risky proposition, and not one a fighter should rely on to score consistently. Davis is also very good at drawing out his opponent with feints. Look for the champ to use level changes to get his opponent to bite on those movements to get information on timing and tendencies so that he can score the head or body with power punches.

When it comes to defense, Davis has remarkable speed. He employs several countering techniques to make his opponents pay for their missed offense.

It’s no secret that the pick in this fight is Davis to win via knockout. He might score that stoppage by catching Roach when he reaches in to score a power punch. Another way Davis might score is that Roach can rush in to close range with little concern for defense.

Roach fights behind a more active jab than Davis, but he uses the lead hand in much the same way. The problem for Roach in this matchup is that he doesn’t possess the power of the lightweight champion. Roach could have success with his jab, especially if he uses it to counter the probes from Davis’s lead hand. Roach needs to be aware of Davis’s feints. His best bet in these moments is to step out of range, but he cannot retreat on a straight line.

Roach’s main power counter is his uppercut. While this technique is extremely effective when it lands when Roach misses, he leaves himself open for a counter. Roach cannot leave his head hanging out there for a power puncher like Davis.

Davis is two inches shorter than Roach. That means Roach will have the chance to catch Davis when he steps into his jabs, which he tends to do because of his size. Roach must be aware of this because Davis doesn’t spend too much time off balance in these situations. In other words, he knows what he is doing in these moments and makes up for his lack of size with defense.

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Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card

Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC PPV on Prime Video

Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: WBA lightweight title

Jose Valenzuela vs Gary Antuanne Russell: Super lightweight

Alberto Puello vs Sandor Martin: WBC super lightweight title

Yoenis Tellez vs Julian Williams: Super welterweight

Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC Prime Card

Jarrett Hurd vs Johan Gonzalez: Middleweight

Geo Lopez vs Alex Dilmaghani: Super featherweight

Davis Vs. Roach Fight Card: PBC Undercard

Cristian Cangelosi vs Jarrod Tennant: Super welterweight

Dwyke Flemmings Jr vs Florent Dervis: Super welterweight

David Whitmire vs Angel Munoz: Welterweight

Alexis De la Cerda Landin vs Sharone Carter: Super bantamweight

Nasheed H. Smith vs Tariq Green: Super middleweight

Deric Davis vs Oscar Eduardo Gonzalez Jr: Lightweight

We will have more on the Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr. fight card and the Davis Vs. Roach fight, including updated betting odds, as fight night approaches. On fight night we will have live results updates for the entire card.