Lamont Roach Breaks His Silence With Shocking Update on Rematch Plans Following Gervonta Davis’ Arrest
Gervonta Davis was arrested on July 11 in Miami Beach due to allegations of assault on his ex-girlfriend. The reported incident took place on Father’s Day, June 15.
‘Tank’ Davis has been accused of hitting his former girlfriend on the back of the head, as well as slapping her, leaving the victim with a cut on the inner lip. The WBA lightweight champion was also filmed by the victim’s mother throwing a small object at her.
This has put serious question marks over Davis’ boxing future, including his rematch against Lamont Roach. Davis and Roach fought out a controversial majority draw in March, where ‘Tank’ took a deliberate knee but it wasn’t counted as a knockdown.
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The pair has a scheduled rematch for August 16. However, there is speculation whether the fight would go ahead at all following Davis’ run-in with the law. Lamont Roach Jr has now confirmed the status of the fight, claiming Davis is already out of jail and the clash will go ahead as planned.
I heard buddy is home already. So, for all of you people that keep talking that we’re not fighting, this and that. I just wanna let you know that the fight is still on. The fight is still scheduled for August 16. We’re just waiting on the announcement.
