Gervonta Davis Retains Title in Controversial Draw Against Lamont Roach Jr

Gervonta Davis Retains Title in Controversial Draw Against Lamont Roach Jr
  • Gervonta Davis retained his WBA lightweight title with a majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr
  • The fight was marred by controversy when Davis voluntarily dropped to his knee in the ninth round
  • Roach claimed that this should have been counted as a knockdown, which would have given him the win
  • Davis claimed that the grease from his hair had gotten into his eyes, causing him to take a knee
  • The referee did not call it a knockdown, and two judges later scored the contest 114-114
  • A third judge gave the fight to Davis 115-113
  • Terence Crawford stated that Roach had won the fight and that the knockdown should have been counted
Gervonta Davis, the boxing superstar, retained his WBA lightweight title with a majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr in New York. The fight was a closely contested and scrappy affair, with both fighters giving their all in the ring. However, the fight was marred by controversy when Davis voluntarily dropped to his knee in the ninth round. According to Roach, this should have been counted as a knockdown, which would have given him the win. Davis, on the other hand, claimed that he had just gotten his hair done two days ago and the grease from his hair had gotten into his eyes, causing him to take a knee. The referee did not call it a knockdown, and two judges later scored the contest 114-114, with a third giving it to Davis 115-113. The decision was met with criticism from Roach and other boxing fans, who felt that Roach had been robbed of the win. Terence Crawford, a four-weight world champion, also weighed in on the controversy, stating that Roach had won the fight and that the knockdown should have been counted. Despite the controversy, Davis remains the WBA lightweight champion, and it will be interesting to see what his next move is in the boxing world.