Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero: Boxing Odds, Prediction

Gervonta Davis is coming off arguably the toughest battle of his career last December, when he outlasted Isaac Cruz to claim a unanimous decision win in the second successful defence of his crown. Rolando Romero has been idle since improving his perfect professional boxing record to 14-0 with last summer’s seventh-round TKO victory over Anthony Yigit. In addition to training for his first shot at a world title, “Rolly” has also kept busy publicly antagonizing the champion ahead of a clash that fans and observers expect to be a slugfest.

While Romero has publicly predicted that he will knock out Davis in the first round, his bold promise has not convinced the oddsmakers, who have the undefeated champion perched as a massive -996 favourite to win on the boxing odds as of this writing. Conversely, Romero faces the longest odds of his career, lagging well behind Davis as a distant +475 underdog. The odds of Saturday’s clash ending in a draw sit at a lengthy +2200.

Gervonta Davis -597
Draw +2600
Rolando Romero +330

Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero Betting Analysis

Saturday night’s championship matchup is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and is available on pay-per-view. Davis brings a perfect record into his third title defence, with 24 of his 26 wins to date coming by KO or TKO. “Tank” is accustomed to going into battle as a strong betting favourite. His recent victory over Cruz paid out on short -1600 odds, and sported odds as short as -600 during his march to the top of the lightweight division.

Romero has also established himself as a knockout specialist. A dominating 12 of Romero’s 14 career wins have come inside the distance. Eight of those victories were inside two rounds. He went 12 rounds for the only time in his career in a successful bid for the vacant interim WBA lightweight crown against Jackson Martinez in August 2020.

Gervonta Davis Boxing Odds

Davis quickly emerged as a dominant force while fighting at featherweight and super featherweight. None of his 22 career fights at 130 pounds or less lasted longer than nine rounds. However, the former WBA (Super) super featherweight champion has faced a harder road since moving to the lightweight division. While he has remained undefeated, he has seen three of four fights at 135 pounds extend into the 11th round and beyond. The tougher competition is certainly a factor. But so is the influence of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., who served as a mentor to “Tank” both inside and outside the ring until their recent falling out. The undefeated former champion made a career out of avoiding getting hit, a strategy that Davis has embraced in recent contests instead of just looking for the knockout punch.

Rolando Romero Boxing Odds

While Davis has been gaining valuable experience by going deeper into fights at 135 pounds, Romero has padded his unblemished record by beating up on a steady string of overmatched opponents. Now poised for his shot at the title, Romero has chosen to make this fight personal, rehashing past disagreements with Davis in foul-mouthed tirades. But things are likely to quickly sour for Rolly if he fails to follow through on his promise of a first-round knockout. Indeed, his lack of experience against top-flight opponents in long drawn out fights will likely be his undoing against a rapidly improving champion that has learned from the best.