We will have a WBA Lightweight Championship fight as the champion Grvonta Davis puts his title on the line against challenger Rolando Romero on May 28 inside of the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Gervonta Davis is a perfect 26-0-0 with 24 knockouts in his career, while Rolando Romero is 14-0-0 with 12 knockouts as well.
Last fight records
Gervonta Davis has been doing incredibly well and has last fought Isaac Cruz back on December 5, 2021, inside of the Staples Center. Rolando Romero has been doing incredibly well so far as he last fought back on July 17, 2021, inside of the AT&T Center against Anthony Yigit.
Davis vs Romero Betting Analysis
With both fighters heading into this fight with a heated rivalry and both undefeated, this should be an interesting matchup. Let’s dive a bit more into their recent matchups to determine where we should be betting for this fight.
Gervonta Davis
Gervonta Davis has been dominant throughout his career as he is a perfect 26-0-0 with 24 knockouts. He is coming off a unanimous decision against Isaac Cruz on December 5, 2021, and has shown the ability to do extremely well.
He is the reigning World Boxing Association World Light Title and is an experienced 27 years old. Betting on boxing can be difficult, but it is not when you put your money on Gervonta Davis to continue his dominance.
He has one of the most innate abilities to go out and end a fight at any moment, as his 92.3 knockout percentage suggests. He should be able to dominate this fight and continue his reign as the WBA Light Heavyweight Champion.
Rolando Romero
Rolando Romero has been doing incredibly well throughout his professional boxing career as he is 14-0-0 with 12 knockouts.
He has ended eight of his previous nine fights with a knockout and has not fought since July 17 of last year against Anthony Yigit. Romero has an incredible 85.7 knockout percentage and should be able to hold his own.
He only has 14 professional career fights under his belt, and the experience factor could be a difference, so he needs to protect himself as a massive underdog in this fight.
Updates
This fight was originally slated for December of 2021 but was pulled due to Romero having sexual assault allegations against him. With no charges filed, they rescheduled this fight and has no signs of being pulled once again as these fighters are ready to square off against each other.
Davis vs Romero Betting Preview
The boxing odds have this as a very one-sided fight as Gervonta Davis is currently listed as a -1300 favorite to walk out retaining his championship, while Rolando Romero is a massive +720 underdog in this fight.
Davis vs Romero Betting Prediction
It is difficult to expect anything outside of what these betting odds are telling us here, as Gervonta Davis has been doing incredibly well and has shown no sign of stopping. Both fighters are within one inch with their height and reach, so there is not a huge difference between their physical traits.
This will be Davis’ fourth title defense, and fighting close to home, as he is from Baltimore, should be a bit of an advantage for the champion. He has not shown any signs of slowing down or a sign of weakness to the point where we should be concerned.
All in all, go with Gervonta “Tank” Davis to win via knockout and improve his record to 27-0-0.
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