A catchweight fight between Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis has finally been made official.

Davis took to Twitter on Friday to announce that he will square off with Garcia in a 136-pound catchweight fight on April 22. The two superstar boxers will meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at the moment, a venue for this bout is still to be determined.

An official announcement for a fight between these two prized boxers was years in the making. Garcia fueled speculation of a possible showdown with Davis following the latter’s sixth-round knockout win against Rolando Romero in May. Garcia noted on Twitter that he would “get tank” after his fight on July 16.

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe subsequently poured cold water on the possibility of a mega-fight between the two. Following Davis’ victory over Romero, Ellerbe claimed that Garcia “doesn’t want none of that smoke” with the reigning WBA (Regular) lightweight champion.

“Ryan don’t want to fight Tank, come on,” Ellerbe said at the post-fight press conference for Davis' bout against Romero. “Ryan Garcia, he’s a good fighter, I got nothing but respect for him, but he doesn’t want none of that smoke because if he did, he’d make Golden Boy do it.

“I’ve tried on two occasions [to make the Tank vs. Ryan Garcia fight].”

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After months of doubt on this matter, Davis and Garcia took to Instagram in November to note that they would fight in 2023, and the announcement came a month before the former confirmed that he split from Mayweather Promotions.

Davis and Garcia both reportedly signed contracts for the super fight last week. All that was left for the bout to be made official was for both Showtime and DAZN to also sign contracts, which they recently did so. This blockbuster fight will be broadcasted on Showtime PPV.

Davis last fought on Jan. 7, when he picked up a technical knockout win over Hector Luis Garcia. On the other hand, Garcia was slated to meet Mercito Gesta in January, but he opted to scrap such plans in order to shift his full focus on preparing for his upcoming duel with Davis.