Who won Davis vs Romero?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 28th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.
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 vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Erislandy Lara beat Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan for the WBA World Middleweight championship, Jesus Ramos defeated Lucas Santamaria, and Luis Arias was victorious over Jimmy Williams.
Davis vs Romero stats
Back in May 2022, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Davis had a slight advantage in power over Romero, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Romero's 86%.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.
Romero had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davis. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was an orthodox fighter.
Davis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Romero's 74.
Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 135lb division.
Davis vs Romero 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 defeated Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Mario Barrios on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Leo Santa Cruz on October 31, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Before that, he had won against Yuriorkis Gamboa on December 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.
He had beaten Ricardo Nunez on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Royal Farms Arena, Maryland.
Romero had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Avery Sparrow on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jackson Marinez on August 15, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Before that, he had defeated Arturs Ahmetovs on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Juan Carlos Cordones on November 1, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had been fighting more than Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Going into this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero's last outing had been 10 months and 11 days ago.
Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
What time did Davis vs Romero start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Davis vs Romero?
The Showtime PPV show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Davis vs Romero?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero made his way into the ring at 459/100 (+460) with oddsmakers.
