WBA approves Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr on December 14th
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KO), who upset Hector Luis Garcia for the belt last November, has enjoyed a profoundly weird reign. The WBA gave him two mandatories in Jono Carroll and Otar Eranosyan, then let him fight the hapless Feargal McCrory instead and made Carroll fight Albert Batyrgaziev while Eranosyan continued his year-long sit on the sidelines following his August 2023 eliminator win over Roger Gutierrez.