Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach on December 14

Gervonta Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) will defend his WBA World lightweight title on December 14.

He will fight Lamont Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) the WBA World super-featherweight champion.

World Boxing Association informed that they gave approval for the fight to be held for WBA lightweight title.

“The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has granted special permission to super featherweight world champion Lamont Roach Jr. to move up in class to face Gervonta Davis for the lightweight championship on December 14. NoXcuse Boxing Promotions sent the formal request on September 13, which was received by the committee to be considered and consulted with the team of Albert Batyrgaziev, who is the mandatory 130 lbs. challenger. After the respective analysis and based on the internal rules of the organization, it was decided to grant the request to Roach under certain conditions. If Roach beats Davis in the fight, he will be given five days to send his decision to the WBA on which of the two titles he will keep and defend. On the other hand, if he were to lose the bout, he will be required to fight the official 130-pound challenger within 120 days of the Davis fight”, said WBA statement.