After over a year of inactivity and uncertainty, Gervonta Davis looks set for a ring return this year, with plans in place for a fight later in the calendar against a man that he called out in late 2025.
Davis has not won a contest since June 2024, and the lightweight is now champion-in-recess with the WBA, but the sanctioning body is showing nothing to suggest that they will order a fight between the Baltimore-born bruiser and #1 contender, Floyd Schofield.
Instead, Davis called for a rematch with Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz back in December, with the Mexican being one of just two men to have been defeated by Davis but not knocked out, after their closely fought 2021 battle.
Now, it seems as though PBC are planning to stage that clash and that early autumn is the target, with one close source naming ‘Pitbull’ as the ‘most likely opponent’, as per BoxingScene.
“While exercising caution on the timing, PBC is aiming for the legally troubled three-division champion Davis, 30-0-1 (28 KOs), to return to the ring by the early fall.
“It would be the Baltimore fighter’s first bout since his WBA lightweight title fight draw at New York’s Barclays Center versus Roach, who was deprived of a knockdown (and victory) by referee Steve Willis.
“Although De La Hoya on Friday strongly proposed unbeaten and WBA top-ranked contender Floyd Schofield for a Davis bout, another official more connected to the PBC situation said Mexico’s former 140lbs champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is the most likely opponent at this hour.”
Should Davis-Cruz II take place, it could pave the way for Schofield to finally meet Lucas Bahdi for the vacant WBA lightweight title.
