As they took within the ultimate cease of their two-city press tour, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach Jnr stared each other down forward of their March 1 conflict at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, New York.
Roach, the reigning WBA junior light-weight titleholder, from Baltimore, is without doubt one of the largest names within the sport, and the fighters have identified one another for years. Following Tuesday’s press convention in New York, they have been in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
Roach – shifting up in weight to problem Davis – thanked his group, father, coaches and people in camp with him, – and in addition Robert Diaz and Garry Jonas: “Come March 1, we’re able to kick some ass,” stated Roach.
Davis, who needed to cease himself from thanking Showtime and as an alternative thanked broadcasters Amazon Prime, additionally saluted those that have been a part of the group and paid tribute to Roach as “a terrific fighter.”
“We’re in D.C., proper? That’s cool,” stated Davis.
“D.C. versus Baltimore come March 1, it’s at all times been a rivalry. Not with me, nevertheless it’s at all times been a rivalry between D.C. and Baltimore. With me, I really feel like D.C. is at all times residence. I needed to get via D.C. to get to the regionals or the nationals, so I needed to beat these guys. So they only grew to become my homeboys and shit like that, so all of us household now. However come March 1, it’s positively going to be a superb present.”
