Tickets for the Saturday, July 27th title defense for Baltimore, MD's Gervonta "Tank" Davis will go on sale on Friday, June 7th. The bout will be held at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, making Davis, the WBA Super Featherweight champion, the first world champion from Baltimore to defend his title in Charm City in more than 80 years.
The opponent for Davis (21-0, 20 KO's) will be Ricardo "El Cientifico" Nunez of La Chorrera, Panama (21-2, 19 KO's). This is reported to be a mandatory challenge for Davis.
No word on how much they cost but tickets for the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale tomorrow, Friday, June 7th at 12 p.m. ET and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or at the Royal Farms Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET. The bout will also be shown on Showtime beginning at 9 PM ET.
"It was always a goal of mine to bring a world title fight back to my city of Baltimore," said Davis, who has not fought in Baltimore since his fourth pro fight on July 20th, 2013 when Davis scored a second-round TKO over Rafael Casias at Coppin State University. "I'm excited and grateful to my team for helping make this happen on Saturday, July 27. Tickets will go fast, so don't wait on buying them! I can't wait to put on a great show and to see all my supporters in Baltimore help me make it a night to remember at Royal Farms Arena."
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