Gervonta Davis has been called out for a money-spinning rematch, most likely at a weight where he would be forced to contend with a considerable size discrepancy.
The 31-year-old has not fought since his controversial draw with Lamont Roach, who was ultimately denied a monumental upset victory in March.
Their lightweight encounter was then followed by the bizarre news that Davis, who still holds the WBA world title at 135lbs, would be entering an exhibition match with Jake Paul.
The pair were supposed to meet at a catchweight of 195lbs on November 14, before ‘Tank’ was ruled out of their Netflix event due to fresh allegations of domestic violence.
Instead, Paul suffered a sixth-round stoppage defeat to Anthony Joshua last Friday, with Davis still facing legal action from his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel.
As of now, it is difficult to gauge whether the Baltimore man will ever return to the ring, let alone defend his WBA title against a worthy challenger.
But, nevertheless, Ryan Garcia has now thrown his hat into the ring for a potential rematch, hoping to avenge his seventh-round stoppage defeat of 2023.
The 27-year-old is expected to challenge WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios this coming February, despite suffering a points loss to Rolando Romero in May.
But while that does appear to be the plan, Garcia has nonetheless expressed his interest in a second encounter with Davis.
Sharing his thoughts on X, ‘King Ry’ signalled that he hopes to be involved in another blockbuster event, whether it be a Davis rematch or something of equal magnitude.
“To be real there hasn’t been a fight like my fight with Gervonta. We brought OG super fight back for one night. I want to do another one like that.”
Garcia has made no secret that he wants to avenge his loss to ‘Tank,’ citing the rehydration clause as the reason behind the dominant defeat. As he now campaigns at 147lbs and doesn’t look to be dropping back down, running it back with the naturally smaller Davis seems more unlikely than ever.
