Gervonta Davis is the man to beat in the lightweight division. The WBA champion has proven to be one of the most entertaining fighters in the 135 lbs weight class, knocking out twenty-eight of his thirty opponents. The knockout artist is now on the hunt for a new opponent after stopping Frank Martin brutally in the eighth round of his last fight. However, boxing fans might be disappointed because the frontrunner in his list of opponents might not be a worthy challenger. Additionally, Davis is also not looking to unify the lightweight belts with his upcoming fight.

Boxing reporter Michael Benson took to X to inform that Davis might be fighting in November or December of this year. The shortlisted opponents are Lamont Roach and Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela. “Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach is reportedly now the frontrunner for Tank’s next fight in November/December, with Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela also a possibility,” Benson wrote on X.

The 29-year-old Maryland native, Roach, is the current WBA super-featherweight champion and will be making his debut in the lightweight division if the fight with Davis is finalized. Roach has fought the majority of his bouts in the super-featherweight division, while Davis is a natural 135-pounder. Meanwhile, Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela is a bright prospect in the super lightweight division, who pulled off an upset win against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz to win the WBA title. It just might be that Valenzuela has to fight Davis at 135 or a catchweight.

Meanwhile, witnessing his choice of opponents, former undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney, considered Davis’ pick of potential opponents laughable. On X, Haney conveyed his thoughts by reacting with a bunch of laughing emojis to Benson’s fight announcement. However, Gervonta Davis wasn’t willing to let the insult slide, as he responded to Haney’s post by posting a side-by-side photo that aimed to kill two birds with one stone.

On the left-hand side, he posted a still from his fight with Ryan Garcia last year where he knocked him down, eventually getting the knockout win over him by a brutal body shot in the seventh round. On the right side, it was a picture of Garcia knocking Haney down in their fight, who eventually got the better of ‘The Dream’ by securing a majority decision win (which was later overturned to a no-contest). Davis seemed to be reminding Haney that he decisively defeated Garcia, while Haney struggled in their encounter, implying his dominance over ‘The Dream.’

Interestingly, the opponents currently in talks for Davis’ next fight weren’t part of his original plans. His first priority was a unification bout against another world title holder in his division.

A well-timed break perhaps?

Reportedly, Gervonta Davis was in talks with Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko‘s camp earlier this year for a fight. But, the negotiations broke down after the IBF lightweight title holder decided to take some time off from boxing to spend some time with his family.

“Loma is not in the mood right now. He doesn’t have the motivation at the moment. He’s taking off. He wants to spend more time with the family. He doesn’t want to do anything till the end of the year,” a statement from the Olympic gold medalist boxer’s manager Egis Klimas read.

Klimas further stated that if Lomachenko didn’t have the motivation to fight, no amount of money would be able to lure him into a bout. “He doesn’t take anything just because of money. You can offer him millions, tens of millions of dollars. If he doesn’t have motivation, he’s not ready to prepare for the fight,” he further stated.

Lomachenko, 36, would have gotten the biggest paycheck of his career by fighting Davis, but some fight fans are insinuating that taking a hiatus was a pre-planned move from the ‘Matrix’ to duck Davis and protect his boxing legacy from an inevitable loss.

Do you think Vasyl Lomachenko will eventually fight Gervonta Davis after his return to the ring potentially next year? Let us know in the comment section below.