Gervonta “Tank” Davis will defend his World Boxing Association lightweight title against junior lightweight champion Lamont Roach Jr., on Dec. 14 at Houston’s Toyota Center.
Although there’s been no official announcement from Premier Boxing Champions, the fight is expected to be a pay-per-view event. Even without an official announcement — it’s also not listed on the Toyota Center website yet — Davis let the cat out of the bag, first by posting on Instagram last week that he’d be fighting in Houston in December, and then by following up with another Instagram post on Monday announcing the date and the opponent.
Davis (30-0, 28 KOs), who turns 30 in November, is a boxing superstar. He’s held the title at three different weight classes and been the WBA champion at 135 pounds since 2023.
This will be Davis’ first time fighting in Houston and second in Texas, having brutally knocked out Léo Santa Cruz in 2020 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) was given permission from the WBA to move up in weight to challenge Davis for his belt with an agreement that, if he wins, he’ll be given five days to decide which belt to keep and defend, and if he loses, he’ll be required to fight the 130-pound challenger within 120 days.
This will be Davis’ eighth straight time headlining a pay-per-view card. Each one has generated at least 200,000 buys with his 2023 knockout of Ryan Garcia going over 1 million.
It will be the first big fight at Toyota Center since Ryan Garcia stopped Oscar Duarte in December 2023.
