Mayweather Promotions CEO Details Why Rolando Romero vs. Gervonta Davis Was Not Held in Las Vegas: “Tank Sold That B**ch Out”

A fighter has made it in the sport of boxing if they headline a match in Las Vegas, Nevada. While Gervonta Davis has had the honor of doing so for multiple fights, one of his crucial and heavily watched bouts against Rolando Romero did not locate itself in the boxing capital. Why? Leonard Ellerbe, a mastermind working for Mayweather Promotions, provides an analytical answer.

In May 2022, the Baltimore, Maryland-based fighter, Davis, now Abdul Wahid, clashed against ‘Rolly’ Romero in defense of his WBA (Regular) lightweight belt. That night, Romero did amply well, keeping a disciplined approach for the first six rounds. However, one lethal punch from Davis in the sixth round fazed the Las Vegas native, marking a victory through technical knockout. In the wake of it, till today, many argue that a fight of this mammoth magnitude deserved a Las Vegas venue. Initially, while Ellerbe argued that Vegas is where the money is at, the CEO also explained why not all fights go there.

Why not Las Vegas?

On the 20th of April, the anticipated clash between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will take place at the Barclays Center in New York, in contrast to an earlier doubled-down location in Las Vegas. While the fight is set to be one of the biggest for this year, people have protested it not getting a befitting location in Vegas. Most argued that boxing fans would not make the trip down to New York to watch the fight. One among the disappointed was Ellerbe. A fan, on the other hand, contested this and suggested that folks have decided to go to the Barclays to watch the fight.

In response, the CEO noted that the fight deserves a venue like Las Vegas. While taking digs at Oscar De La Hoya, the promoter for this fight, on X, he noted, “When you rushing and don’t have everything buttoned up this kind of shit happens. I love BK but Vegas is where the big $ are at. Not rocket science genius.” To further this debate, another user quizzed the CEO on why Tank vs. Romero, which sold a record-breaking, 16,282 tickets was held in Barclays and not Las Vegas.

Leonard Ellerbe, based on his experience organizing the fight explained, “Every fight can’t go in Vegas for a number of reasons. BK was [fire emoji] Tank sold that btch out and broke the arena record and the energy in the bldg was crazy. With you being a Twitter Promoter you should know the answer to your question!!”

Another fighter to join this debate is Gervonta Davis. Tank, who’s fought against Garcia earlier, gave his take on this front.

Gervonta Davis’ Smug Response

On De La Hoya’s post that unveiled the Brooklyn arena as the location, Tank chimed in. Last year in April, he gave ‘KingRy’ his career’s first defeat in a 7th-round knockout. That fight was a commercial success. It made $22.8 million in ticket sales – the fifth-highest in Las Vegas history. Similarly, his fight against Rolly at the Barclays was also sold out.

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While Garcia vs. Haney is also set to bring in great money, Tank noted that these fights were successful because of him. In a now-deleted reply, he remarked on X, “ See the difference.”

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