Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr., in which Tank will look to defend his WBA lightweight title, will finally take place this Saturday, March 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
According to Tank Davis‘ retirement plans, Saturday’s fight is expected to be the first of three fights he has planned before his retirement in 2025, an event that was even at risk of being canceled amid all the confusing messages sent by Gervonta in recent months, after he said he no longer enjoys boxing, which is why he intends to hang up his gloves.
The highly anticipated fight between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr has generated great interest among boxing fans. Davis, known as Tank, is considered one of the best fighters in the world and is undefeated with a record of 30 victories at 30 years of age.
In front of him will be Roach Jr, who has already suffered one defeat in his career and has 25 wins, one loss and one draw. With a duel that promises to be very close, the challenger will have to offer an outstanding performance if he wants to take the lightweight title from the champion.
How much will Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr earn?
As is customary in boxing fights, the official purses are not revealed until after the fight, but an estimate can be made based on their previous earnings. According to Sportskeeda, these old acquaintances from amateur boxing will be able to aspire to a good income in their first professional fight.
Gervonta Davis is said to have pocketed $1 million in his 2021 fight against Isaac Cruz, while he doubled in 2022 against Rolando Romero, although his earnings increased to $5 million from PPV bonuses.
In 2023, the purse was increased mainly because of his fight against Ryan Garcia, who thanks to his fame led the champion to a profit of around $50 million. However, everything went down in 2024, where he fought for $2 million in guaranteed purse, but it is said that it could rise to $10 million for the PPV, so the figure this Saturday could be similar.
Roach only earned $200,000 in his last fight against Feargal McCrory in 2024, so to face Gervonta he could aspire to a similar purse, which would be increased by bonuses and PPV.
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