The gala will continue even without the only vital title fight.

confirmed that Brian Norman Jr. will no longer appear on ESPN’s November 8 show at The Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. An arm injury suffered during training camp forced the undefeated WBO welterweight champion to withdraw from his defense against Derrieck Cuevas.

Norman-Cuevas was scheduled to co-headline the show. Dan Rafael of Fight Freaks Unite was the first to report that the fight would be postponed to the first quarter of 2025.

The remainder of the event – which The Ring has learned is sold out for the first show – will go ahead. Local Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 knockout) will face Argentinian Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) in a 10-round lightweight fight. For the 2020 Olympic silver medalist, this is the first hometown event Lightweight The Ring model with number 7.

Norman (26-0, 20 KO), the Ring’s fifth-ranked welterweight, was recently promoted to full WBO titleholder. He won an interim version of the belt after a tenth-round knockout of Giovani Santillan on May 18.

Norman’s conversations with IBF champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (31-0, 28 KO) were widely publicized. It’s more of a stance, although Ennis needed a better opponent. Ring’s No. 1 welterweight has been ordered to face mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian in an unnecessary rematch following his January 2023 victory.

Norman held on for as long as his team felt the undefeated Georgian was worth. When Ennis and Matchroom Boxing failed to hit that number, Norman moved up to a birdie that was already in hand – a spot on Davis’ card.

Now he will have to wait for his first title defense. The upcoming postponed gala will also be Cuevas’ first title fight in his career.

Top officials were unable to comment on the development as the news is not official (yet). However, The Ring has learned that the likely candidate for the fresh joint film will be from the planned lineup, provided there is an appropriate update in the coming days.

Davis’ goal is to restore the tradition of boxing in Norfolk once established by the slow Hall of Fame great Pernell Whitaker in the 1980s and 1990s.

Whitaker played at the Scope Arena ten times, including a revenge-fueled victory over Jose Luis Ramirez in August 1989 to avenge his controversial first career loss. His last fight was a repeat victory over James “Buddy” McGirt and defense of the lineal champion and WBC welterweight championship in October 1994.

Former Ring/lineal heavyweight champion Hall of Famer Larry Holmes fought the final fight of his legendary career at the Scope Arena. This came after a July 2002 decision victory over Eric “Butterbean” Esch.

Davis dominated with a ten-round unanimous decision over Miguel Madueno (31-3, 28 KO) on July 6 in Newark, Recent Jersey. The seventh lightweight fighter of The Ring organization served as a support for long-time friend and three-division champion Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KO).

Five months earlier, he defeated former two-division champion Jose Pedraza (29-6-1, 14 KO). This fight took place on the Top Rank card before the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

“The Businessman” is now at the forefront of his quest to become the lightweight champion.

It will face the toughest test in its history, at least on paper.

Argentine Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) was unlucky to suffer a lone defeat in his last fight.

The 28-year-old from Argentina was attacking Brooklyn’s Richardson Hitchins, who made an unpopular decision during the DAZN main event on April 6 in Las Vegas. Most viewers and those in attendance felt that Lemos deserved the nod for the IBF 140-pound title.

Lemos will fight in the United States for the second time in a row. His proposed fight with Davis will mean a return to lightweight.

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Author: Sean Crose

“The World Boxing Championships (WBA) Committee has granted special permission to Super Featherweight World Champion Lamont Roach Jr. to move up in class and face Gervonta Davis for the lightweight championship on December 14.” And so, after the above statement, it seems that the mighty, popular and undefeated Gervonta Davis has her next opponent.

“NoXcuse Boxing Promotions submitted a formal application on September 13,” the WBA continued in its public announcement, “which was accepted by the committee for consideration and consultation with Albert Batyrgaziev’s team, which has a mandatory weight of 130 pounds. challenger… after appropriate analysis and based on the internal rules of the organization, it was decided to grant Roach’s request under certain conditions.” One of these conditions concerns Roach’s possible win.

“If Roach defeats Davis in the fight, he will have five days to submit to the WBA a decision on which of the two titles he will retain and defend,” the WBA said. “On the other hand, if he were to lose the fight, he would have to fight an official 130-pound challenger within 120 days of the Davis fight.”

The Association then showcased the true effectiveness of Roach, the super featherweight champion, as Davis’ opponent. “Roach has a long history in the WBA, during which he won regional titles and elimination fights before becoming champion on November 25, 2023, defeating Hector Garcia in Las Vegas. On June 28, he completed his first defense against Feargal McCrory in Washington, D.C. with a knockout victory.

No matter how much the WBA praises Roach, few will expect him to ever defeat Davis in a professional fight. After all, Davis has a brutal, flashy fighting style that has yet to let him down in a career spanning 30 fights over more than a decade. Although Roach boasts a 25-1-1 record, he has never attracted the attention and fanfare that Davis has. But again, anything can happen in the ring.

Still, it’s going to be challenging for this fight – if indeed signed – to become a roaring financial success when the media likes headlines like “Gervonta Davis’ Next Fight Confirmed and Fans Are Not Impressed,” which appeared on Tuesday. however, he was never known for great fight reports. Add to that the fact that Davis has a gigantic fan base and the result could be significant pay per view buys. Probably not as much as the promotion would like.