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WBA officially confirmed Gervonta Davis next opponent and fight date

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In recent months it has emerged that Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis would be making a second appearance of the year during December but now the man in the opposing corner has been officially confirmed.

Davis was upgraded from WBA (Regular) lightweight champion to full world champion late last year and made a first defence of his 135lb crown when he halted Frank Martin with one of the knockouts of the year back in June.

Since then, ‘Tank’ has been linked with a plethora of names but unification bouts against either Shakur Stevenson (WBC champion) or Vasyl Lomachenko (IBF champion) have stood out as the most attractive – both to Davis and boxing fans around the globe.

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Yet, Stevenson appears to be tied up in a showdown with mandatory challenger William Zepeda, whilst ‘Loma’ has flat out refused to face the Baltimore-based power-puncher due to a lack of ‘motivation’.

As a result, Davis has been left searching for a suitable opponent for his December date, which could see David Benavidez Jr. appear on the undercard, and recent rumours suggested that WBA super-featherweight champion Lamont Roach would be the man to step up in weight and accept the challenge.

Today, the WBA have officially announced that they have granted Roach with special permission to move up to 135lbs and face Davis, outlining that he would have five days to decide whether to continue campaigning at super-featherweight or permanently move up to lightweight and keep his title – should he be successful against the self-proclaimed ‘face of boxing’.

“The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has granted special permission to super featherweight world champion Lamont Roach Jr. to move up in class to face Gervonta Davis for the lightweight championship on December 14.

“NoXcuse Boxing Promotions sent the formal request on September 13, which was received by the committee to be considered and consulted with the team of Albert Batyrgaziev, who is the mandatory 130 lbs. challenger.

“After the respective analysis and based on the internal rules of the organization, it was decided to grant the request to Roach under certain conditions.

“If Roach beats Davis in the fight, he will be given five days to send his decision to the WBA on which of the two titles he will keep and defend. On the other hand, if he were to lose the bout, he will be required to fight the official 130-pound challenger within 120 days of the Davis fight.”

The card will take place on Amazon Prime Video PPV on December 14th, with whispers that David Benavidez’s now confirmed showdown with Jesse Hart will take place as the highlight of the undercard.

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“I can’t wait to beat you on the Champions Tour”: Tiger Woods drops massive hint about future golf plans by trash talking rival

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Tiger Woods looks set to compete on the Champions’ Tour once he becomes eligible.

That’s if his trash talking with Padraig Harrington is anything to go by.

Speculation about Woods’ future in golf was a prevalent storyline during The Open Championship, as the 15-time major winner hit back at Colin Montgomerie’s calls for him to retire.

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Woods has struggled to be competitive at the majors since a near-fatal car accident in February 2021.

As his body improves, the golf legend is hoping to add more PGA Tour events to his schedule in order to improve his sharpness.

Meanwhile, Woods will also qualify for the Champions’ Tour from the beginning of 2026 after he turns 50.

The American has never committed to the senior circuit but Harrington, who has won there eight times, recently revealed it is very much part of Woods’ future plans.

“I met Tiger recently and he said he was looking forward to coming out onto the Champions Tour,” Harrington told Today’s Golfer. “So he has an intention of playing.

“I think his words were, ‘I can’t wait to beat you out on the Champions Tour’, or something like that.

“He doesn’t want me to have it all my own way, let’s put it like that! I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Interestingly, Woods would be able to use a golf cart on the Champions’ Tour, removing many of his physical challenges.

These days, much of Woods’ time is taken up by off-course matters, particularly negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund over a peace deal for golf.

The 48-year-old is also heavily invested in his kids’ budding sports careers, with son Charlie tackling the junior golf world and daughter Sam expected to become a college footballer.

Still, speaking after The Open, Woods doubled down on his plan to play more golf, not less, moving forward.

He is next expected on the course for the PNC Championship alongside Charlie in December.

Woods said: “I’m just going to keep on getting physically better and keep working on it and then hopefully come back for our fifth major [PNC Championship].

“I’m physically feeling better than I did at the beginning of the year. At the end of last year, it was tough, and I haven’t played a lot. As the year has gone on, I have got better.

“I just wish I could have played more, but I’ve been saving it for the majors just in case I do something pretty major and then take myself out of it. Hopefully next year will be better.

“I need to do a lot more work in the gym and keep progressing.”

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