Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz is tentatively going to be the first major boxing or MMA event in the United States with fans in attendance since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March.
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reports that the junior lightweight title bout (set to air on Showtime PPV) will be moved back from October 24th to the 31st, as well as from Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut to San Antonio’s Alamodome.
Texas has the 2nd most COVID-19 positive cases in the United States, yet their very lenient measures on public gatherings has led to fans in attendance for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, as well as for the upcoming neutral-site Major League Baseball playoffs in Arlington.