Boxing superstar and reigning WBA Lightweight World Champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis and WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach kicked off fight week events on Wednesday with a media workout before they square off for Davis’ title this Saturday, March 1 headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The workout also featured fighters competing on the stacked pay-per-view undercard including WBA Super Lightweight World Champion José “Rayo” Valenzuela and hard-hitting top contender Gary Antuanne Russell, who duel in the co-main event, WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Alberto Puello and top-rated mandatory challenger Sandor Martín, who meet in a pay-per-view attraction and rising star Yoenis Téllez and former unified world champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams, who kick off the pay-per-view at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT in a battle for the Interim WBA Super Welterweight Title.
Here is what the Davis had to say Wednesday from Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn:
Davis: “The atmosphere at Barclays is always amazing. I won my first championship here and I’m just excited to come back here to put on a great performance.
“Training in DC was great. It was fun. It brought the amateur style back.
“Roach is in for a rude awakening, for sure. He’s trying to psyche himself up, but it comes down to skill. Whoever is the most skilled fighter will be the winner.
“Knocking someone out feels like a home run, when it hits the sweet spot of the bat, and it goes far. That’s how it feels for me.
“I want to stay in the ring more this year, hopefully with three fights. Roach comes first, and then we figure it out the rest of the way.
“You’ll see fireworks. I’m sharp, fast and explosive. Lamont is sharp too. It’s going to be a banger, and the fans will be the true winners this Saturday night.”
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