Continuing Fight Week, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach Jr. host the final press conference, preview the matchup, and come face-to-face. The pair battle it out on March 1 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Five-time, three-division world champion Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) of Baltimore, MD, who said he wanted to fight three times in 2025, makes the sixth defense of his WBA lightweight title. Current WBA super featherweight champion Roach Jr. (25-1-1, 10 KOs) of Washington, D.C., looks to dethrone “Tank” and become a two-weight champion.
Also partaking in the final Tank vs Roach press conference on Thursday are the fighters battling it out on the undercard. Renton, Washington-based Jose Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) of Mexico defends his WBA super lightweight title against Gary Antuanne Russell (17-1, 17 KOs) of Capitol Heights, MD.
Dominican Alberto Puello (23-0, 10 KOs) defends his WBC super lightweight title against Sandor Martin (42-3, 15 KOs) of Spain. Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs) of Cuba and Philadelphia’s former unified super welterweight champion Julian Williams (29-4-1, 17 KOs) contest for the interim WBA belt.
The final Tank vs Roach press conference starts at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT.