Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz Title Fight Scheduled for Oct. 31

Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz have set a new date for their blockbuster lightweight bout. 

The two boxers will meet on October 31 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in a pay-per-view broadcast set to air on Showtime. According to ESPN's Ben Baby, the matchup will be the first American combat sports event to host fans since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

Davis, who is looking to defend the WBA lightweight title a third time, has already begun promoting ticket sales on his Twitter account. 

ESPN ranks Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) the No. 4 lightweight in the sport with Santa Cruz (37-1, 19 KOs) close behind at No. 8. 

The Halloween bout will mark the first time the two will meet in the ring.

It will also mark the first time in nearly a year since the 25-year-old Davis' last bout. The champ defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa via technical knockout on December 28, 2019, to claim the vacant WBA regular lightweight title. It'll end an even longer layoff for Santa Cruz, 32, who earned a unanimous decision against Miguel Flores in his last time out on November 23, 2019. 

Texas state pandemic guidelines currently allow stadiums to seat fans at 50 percent capacity for sporting events, yet the indoor Alamodome hosted just 6,182 attendees for a football game between UTSA and Middle Tennessee last week. 

It's unclear how many tickets are being sold for the Davis-Santa Cruz bout.