Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach Jnr announced for December 14 in Houston

Gervonta Davis has confirmed that he will defend his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jnr on December 14 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. 

Davis, 29, stopped Frank Martin in June, and Ryan Garcia in what represented the biggest fight of 2023. 

There had been speculation surrounding him fighting the IBF champion Vasiliy Lomachenko in a unification contest, but the WBA had since approved their super-featherweight champion Roach, also 29, moving up to 135lbs.

Davis’ leading divisional rival Shakur Stevenson recently signed for Matchroom, whose promoter Eddie Hearn insisted he plans to match with Davis, after a fight with William Zepeda, in 2025.

The growing demand for a fight between them and Davis’ profile as one of the sport’s leading figures regardless means that his agreeing to fight Roach will disappoint, something the challenger perhaps recognised when he posted on social media: “Me versus everybody.”

There was also a post from Davis. The official fight poster that confirmed the date and venue, complemented by, simply: “The One.”