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Gervonta Davis is one of the top fighters in Floyd Mayweather’s promotion company. The young gun has displayed charismatic power, stupendous fight IQ, and, more importantly, the hunger to be the best. Davis has fought in many weight classes, but he’s an elite lightweight who’s consistently given high-profile performances in the roster.

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From the past few days, there was news all around for his boxing return. Moreover, June 4 seemed his return date.

However, ‘Tank’ took it to Twitter to clarify whether he’s fighting on this date.

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“June 4 not my date.” 

On June 4, Davis was reported to fight no one else, but arch-nemesis, Rolando Romero. The two were on the line to square off last year only, but Romero ended up in a controversy, due to which he had to withdraw from the fight.

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In his place, ‘Tank’ confronted Isaac Cruz to defend his WBA ‘regular’ lightweight strap. This was a good fight between the two men, wherein Cruz didn’t give an easy win to the undefeated champ. However, being a prolific knockout star, many expected Davis to finish this fight via T/KO.

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But the fight went the distance and due to his punching accuracy, Davis ended up on the winning side via a UD.

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After this win, the WBA ordered Davis to defend his title against Rolando Romero, as the latter is a mandatory challenger.

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Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero – Battle between the two top rivals

Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero engaged in some heavy verbal banters when the first time they were aligned to fight. Now, with Romero being the mandatory challenger, this fight seems inevitable.

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Both the men display clean boxing records and if the two fight, one of them will possibly lose his ‘O’.

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Also, the duo is extremely aggressive when it comes to fighting styles. That said, a matchup between them is one for the ages. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s a revised date for this contest, and fans get to see it before June itself.

Who will you be rooting for in this fight?

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