Davis vs Roach

Who won Davis vs Roach?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis drew with Lamont Roach by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 114-114, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Davis was making his 3rd defense of the WBA Super World Lightweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in January 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 480 days (1 year, 3 months and 24 days).

Also on the undercard Alberto Puello was victorious over Sandor Martin for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship, Jose Valenzuela lost to Gary Antuanne Russell for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Yoenis Tellez defeated Julian Williams for the WBA Interim World Super Welterweight title, and Jarrett Hurd was defeated by Johan Gonzalez.

Davis vs Roach stats

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lamont Roach made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davis had a massive power advantage over Roach, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 40%.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Roach had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fought out of the southpaw stance, while Lamont Roach was an orthodox fighter.

Davis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Roach, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 fewer professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Roach's 184.

Davis vs Roach form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Frank Martin on June 15, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryan Garcia on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hector Luis Garcia on January 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington.

Before that, he had defeated Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

Roach had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Feargal McCrory on June 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

Before that, he had won against Rene Alvarado on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

He had been beaten by Jamel Herring on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Lamont Roach.

Going into this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 8 months and 14 days ago, while Lamont Roach's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Roach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Roach?

The Amazon Prime PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Amazon Prime PPV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Davis vs Roach?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Lamont Roach made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.