Is Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach canceled? Mass confusion as ‘Tank’ claims bout is toast, Oscar De La Hoya chimes in

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis is scheduled to fight WBA super featherweight titleholder Lamont Roach as part of a special Prime Video pay-per-view (PPV) ctheir lightweight Prime Video pay-per-view card on Sat., March 1, 2025 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Then “Tank” went and posted this:

Davis later deleted the post, leaving Roach just as confused as fans.

“The f*ck ya keep asking me for? He said that sh*t not me,” Roach responded on social media. “I’m locked in, ain’t sh*t changed.”

Promoters have yet to comment on the cancellation drama.

“Gervonta give me a call if you need a fight,” Golden Boy head cheese Oscar De La Hoya wrote on Twitter. “I have the perfect guy for you.”

eighth-round knockout victory over Frank Martin earlier this year in Las Vegas. Prior to that, “Tank” flattened Ryan Garcia with a vicious body blow back in April 2023 (watch the finish here).

As for Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) he’s bumping up from 130 pounds in hopes of knocking “Tank” off his tracks. The once-beaten brawler has not competed since wiping the floor with Feargal McCrory last June in Washington.

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