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Rolly Romero Backs Gervonta Davis To Beat Lamont Roach In Rematch

Rolly Romero shares take on Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach rematch.
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Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach clashed on March 1 with the WBA lightweight title fight ending in a majority draw. Davis retained his title in a controversial showdown.

'Tank' took a deliberate knee in the ninth round, which he later attributed to having grease in his hair. The incident, though, was not counted as a knockdown, causing major debate in the boxing world.

There has been talks of a rematch between Davis and Roach. Rolly Romero, who previously fought 'Tank', has now shared his take on a potential rematch.

Romero thinks Davis can make the necessary adjustments to get the job done in the rematch. Speaking to The Ring, he said:

I’d take Tank, because I think Tank will make the necessary adjustments. Lamont Roach took every person in the boxing world by surprise that day. I think he even took himself by surprise. Well, I’m not gonna say that because he went in there very confident, very composed. He fought like a real professional. And it was a very close fight. That doesn’t take anything away from Tank, though. Tank is a three-division world champion, one of the greatest fighters of our generation. Lamont Roach had a really good day against him. I feel like that rematch needs to happen because there are some controversies behind it.

Speaking about the controversial knee, Romero said:

The random knee – none of the punches hit him. And it wasn’t like an aggressive round up until that moment. So, it was just like out of nowhere, you know? So, there’s a lot of controversy. They didn’t count the knee [as a knockdown], but if they woulda counted it, Gervonta woulda lost. But like I said, Lamont Roach was very patient and took his time that fight and fought like a real professional.

Rolly Romero knows all about Gervonta Davis' prowess inside the ring. He suffered a sixth round TKO loss in their 2022 showdown. Romero is set to take on Ryan Garcia next on May 2.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.