PPV.com, which does not require a subscription, returns to this weekend to live stream, in the U.S. and Canada, an explosive battle between reigning champions from rival cities. WBA lightweight champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis (pictured, 30-0, 28 KOs), from Baltimore, will defend his title against WBA junior lightweight champion Lamont Roach, Jr. (25-1-1, 10 KOs), from Washington, D.C. The pay-per-view event, live from Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, will take place this Saturday, March 1st beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Hall of Fame boxing commentator Jim Lampley will return to ringside to co-host the exclusive and popular viewer chat in real time, throughout the PPV.com world championship event HD live stream. Lampley said, "The March 1st 135-pound matchup between Tank Davis and Lamont Roach is one of those near-inevitable boxing events which has been brewing for years, going back to their amateur days. Roach had a largely successful amateur career, but lost twice to Davis in their only meetings. And though Roach has had a mostly successful professional career, it has been Davis, with his unusual skill-and-power combination, who has built a vibrant fan base and achieved pay-per-view clout. So, Tank is the obvious favorite, though the guy who washes my car assured me Roach has “a puncher’s chance”. Maybe, but clearly the spectacular puncher in the fight is Tank Davis. He wants a win which will move him toward possible fights with Vasiliy Lomachenko, Keyshawn Davis, and/or Shakur Stevenson. Roach is a familiar face who represents a steppingstone to those bigger money fights. And regardless of what my car wash guy says, the puncher in the fight is Tank Davis."
(Lampley's eagerly anticipated memoir, It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television, complete with a foreword by Taylor Sheridan, will be released on April 15th.)
Joining Lampley on the live viewer chat will be award-winning boxing journalist Lance Pugmire and popular podcast hosts Dan Canobbio and former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri. The team will also be providing exclusive fight week commentary and reports from Brooklyn for PPV.COM's website and social platforms.
The Tank vs. Roach pay-per-view live stream undercard will feature three exciting title bouts, including: WBA junior welterweight champion Jose "Rayo" Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs), a native of Los Mochis, México, now living in Renton, Washington, in a title defense against Gary Antuanne Russell, Jr. (17-1, 17 KOs). who hails from Capitol Heights, Maryland; undefeated WBC junior welterweight champion Alberto Puello (23-0, 10 KOs), the first Dominican fighter to win a world title at 140 pounds, will make his first title defense against the WBC's #1 rated contender Sandor Martin (42-3, 15 KOs), from Barcelona; and opening the pay-per-view will be Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs), a native of Cuba now living in Stafford, Texas, against former WBA/IBF junior middleweight champion Julian "J-Rock" Williams (29-4-1, 17 KOs), from Philadelphia. Tellez and Williams will be battling for the interim WBA title.
PPV.com, which does not require a subscription, will offer Tank vs. Roach for $79.99 in the U.S. and Canada. iNDEMAND, the parent company of PPV.COM, will also be carrying the event through its network of cable and telco operators in the U.S. and Canada via providers including Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, Optimum, Fios, Rogers, Bell, SaskTel, and Telus, among others.
