Advanced negotiations are ongoing for Davis to fight Isaac Cruz again sometime this summer. Baltimore’s Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) defeated Mexico City’s Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs) by unanimous decision in December 2021 in Los Angeles.

A Davis-Cruz rematch would be contested at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds. Their first meeting was a lightweight title fight for Davis’ WBA belt.

Davis’ fight with Cruz was considered the most competitive contest of his career until Roach nearly upset him in March 2025 in Brooklyn. Cruz and Roach (25-1-3, 10 KOs) later settled for a majority draw December 6, when they fought for the former's WBC interim super lightweight title in San Antonio.

Davis, 31, hasn’t fought since he faced Roach, who chastised Davis for not granting him an immediate rematch.

Davis was removed from his exhibition against Jake Paul, which was scheduled for November 14 in Miami, because an ex-girlfriend accused him of domestic violence. Davis was arrested January 28 in Miami related to charges in that case.

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