WBA super featherweight champion Lamont Roach of Washington D.C. held a media workout in his hometown Thursday as he takes on Gervonta “Tank” Davis of Baltimore for Davis’ WBA lightweight world title headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video on Saturday, March 1 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Here is what Roach had to say Thursday at his media day from the NoXcuse Boxing Club.
“I feel great and I can’t wait. Moving up to 135 pounds makes everything super comfortable. There’s no stress on the weight cut and I won’t feel drained at all.
“Gervonta has definitely become a world class fighter since our amateur days. We were both good as kids, but we’ve both evolved a lot. I’m going to prove that I’ve evolved more.
“This is just who I am. I’m not coming in there with a ‘b-side’ mentality. That’s a lot of people’s first mistake against ‘Tank’ especially. They’ve already fallen short before the fight ever starts.
“There’s a lot of stuff that I know based off our familiarity with ‘Tank’ that we can use, and that I will use, to my advantage.
“The IQ and the skillset that I have, compared to everyone else that he’s fought, it’s just levels above. The tenacity that I’m gonna combine with it, is definitely something he’s not used to. I’m bringing the total package.
“The hard work I’ve put in shows that I deserve a fight like this. I’ve worked to become one of the best fighters in the world, if not the best fighter in my weight class. And now I have the chance to prove myself against a pound-for-pound talent.”
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