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On Saturday, May 28, 2022, Gervonta “Tank” Davis will take on Rolando “Rolly” Romero for the World Boxing Association “regular” lightweight title. This is a 12 round, 135 pound championship fight that will take place at the Barclay Center, live on Showtime pay-per-view, according to boxing reporter Jeremy Herriges from Fansided.

This is a fight that I've been waiting for quite some time and am excited to see. According to Bleacherreport, Davis and Romero were previously scheduled to fight Dec., 5 in Los Angeles, California, but Romero was removed from that bout after a woman said he sexually assaulted her.

This is between two fighters who are unbeaten and have never been knocked down, who simply just don’t like each other. Before we get into the pre-fight predictions, let’s discuss who these fighters are.

The Champion

Davis, a 27-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, is a two-division champion at 135 pounds and at 140 pounds. He was the former holder of the 130-pound belt as well, but recently gave it up because he didn't want fight in that weight class anymore. He is a southpaw with great speed and knock out power.

“Davis won the WBA 130-pound belt from Leo Santa Cruz last October and his legitimate 135-pound belt against Yuriorkis Gamboa at the end of 2019 and most recently, the legitimate 140-pound belt from Mario Barrios in June,” said Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook.

Having to fluctuate your weight so much as a fighter can take a big toll on your body so I see why he gave up one of his belts, especially if he's more comfortable fighting at 135 pounds or 140 pounds as he gets older.

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According to Box Live, Davis holds a record of 26 wins, 0 losses with 24 knockouts. The article also mentions how he has a 92 percent knockout ratio and averages around 4 rounds per fight. This shows you how you didn't get the name “Tank” Davis for no reason.

In his last fight however, Davis took on Isaac Cruz as a replacement for the postponed fight between him and Romero. That went all 12 rounds as Davis was taken to the limit against Cruz. I believe that even though Cruz performed well against Davis, the fight wouldn’t have lasted that long if Davis hadn’t injured his left hand halfway through the fight.

The Challenger

Romero, a 26-year-old from Las Vegas, Nevada, is an outspoken, trash talking boxer with an unorthodox style that is quickly rising to the top. He has 14 wins, no losses, and 12 wins by knockouts according to Premier Boxing Champion.

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At 5-feet-8-inches he has a 3-inch height advantage over Davis and has half an inch on him when it comes to reach at 68 inches. He has an 85.71 knockout percentage which I believe is very well for someone who's only had 14 professional fights.

In Romero’s latest fight which was against Anthony Yigit, Romero won by TKO in round seven. Yigit only had one loss coming into that fight versus Romero with a 24-1 record according to Premier boxing Champions.

Fight Prediction

I think that this is going to be a four-round fight at most, and decided by knockout. If Romero wants to win, he needs to use his length and unorthodox style to keep distance away from Davis.

In a new episode of All Access, a Showtime boxing show, documented the pre-fight between Davis and Romero, Romero said that his awkward fighting style came from growing up being a jujitsu fighter up until 17. Davis however, had a different opinion on Romero’s fighting style. In a recent press conference, Davis said, “He’s not an awkward fighter, he’s just a dumb a-- fighter.”

I also think that Romero should also consider taking a little bit from Issac Cruz’s playbook and be constantly in Davis’s face because that seemed to work well against him his last fight.

For Davis, he needs to use his speed to constantly put pressure on Romero, because whether he wants to admit it or not, everyone is scared to get a left uppercut from Davis. Romero is taller than Davis though, and I think that it's best that Davis starts off with breaking him down with the body shots.

That was something that I noticed worked really well when he fought Mario Barrios who is taller than both Davis and Romero at 5-feet-10-inches.  Ultimately, I'm going have to give the win to Davis with a knockout in the third round as my prediction.

I think that he just has too much experience over Romero and his power punches are just going to be too much for Romero to handle if he can't keep separation. Romero believes that Davis is too small and too weak to do any damage to him, and Davis believes that Romero talks too much and needs his mouth closed.

The time has come and now it's put up or shut up time for both of these fighters. All we know for sure is that Sunday morning, one of these fighters we'll go home with the WBA “regular” lightweight 135 pound belt, and the other will go home with a big giant one added to the loss column of their record.