Gervonta Davis looks ripped and ready three months out from his next outing against Lamont Roach.
‘Tank’ was initially scheduled to defend his WBA lightweight title against Roach on December 14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
However, the fight has now been pushed back three months to March 1 due to a scheduling conflict, while the venue has been changed to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Given the lengthy stretch until fight night, neither man is yet to begin their camps but you wouldn’t believe it by taking one look at Davis.
Another commented: “Tank is looking insane.”
Videos have emerged of Davis posing for the cameras at a recent press event and fans were left stunned by the condition he is in already. One supporter wrote: “Lamont Roach is in trouble. Gervonta Davis is in shape right now.”
A third posted: “His shoulders look big and strong.” A fourth fan remarked: “That champ in shape it’s up.” Meanwhile, somebody else said: “Looking in great shape already.”
Roach, the reigning WBA super featherweight champion, was granted ‘special permission’ by the major sanctioning body to move up and challenge for Davis’ title while also retaining his 130lbs strap.
Roach picked up the WBA super-featherweight strap by beating Hector Luis Garcia via split decision in November 2023 and defended it against Feargal McCrory in June.
He is now closing in on the opportunity to join an illustrious list of two-weight world champions, which includes his upcoming opponent.
Davis, who previously held the IBF and WBA super featherweight straps, was elevated from ‘regular’ to full WBA world champion in November 2023 when Devin Haney vacated the belt.
The Baltimore boxer defended the full world title for the first time in June with an eighth-round knockout win over Frank Martin.
Boxing fans were hoping to see Davis square off with Vasyl Lomachenko next in a WBA and IBF unification clash after both parties entered into negotiations earlier this year.
Lomachenko’s manager Egis Klimas insisted that his client ‘wasn’t in the mood to fight Davis right now’ and wouldn’t be returning to the ring until 2025.
The development came amid reports that Lomachenko and Davis had reached an agreement.
Although Top Rank President Todd DuBoef told talkSPORT.com in September that talks never progressed beyond the early stages with nothing more than a ‘framework’ for the deal being in place at the time of the collapse.
