Davis vs. Roach rescheduled for March 1

The WBA World lightweight fight between champion Gervonta Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) and challenger Lamont Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) have been rescheduled for March 1.

They were supposed to fight on December 14 in Houston, but fight had to be rescheduled. No reason was given for the postponement.

Davis, 30, was in negotiations to meet future Hall of Famer Vasiliy Lomachenko in a high-stakes bout this fall. But after those talks collapsed, Davis ended up with a far less appealing bout.

Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) will be moving up from 130 pounds, where he reigns as WBA champion and is ranked No. 5 by ESPN. Against Davis, he’ll be a major underdog.

Roach, from Washington, D.C., won the title with a split-decision victory over Hector Luis Garcia in November 2023. The 29-year-old retained his belt with an eighth-round TKO of Feargal McCrory in June.