Gervonta Davis kept hold of his WBA Lightweight World Title in Brooklyn after a majority draw with Lamont Roach Jr.
Though Roach stepped through the ropes a heavy underdog, he impressed with his work and made it an extremely close twelve rounds. With scores of 115-113 to Davis and two 114-114s, the challenger was just a round away from causing a huge upset.
The result, then, is a sore one for Roach, since ‘Tank’ Davis took a knee in the ninth round but was not given a count by referee Steve Willis. A huge majority of big names in the sport have criticised the decision.
The New York State Athletic Commission looked into the matter, however ruled to keep the result a draw. Roach has now responded to the development via X, formerly Twitter.
“Look man I’m going tell y’all straight up, I ain’t sue nobody … MY TEAM submitted an appeal on my behalf. What it look like not having a team that don’t pull that trigger on some s**t that they know was wrong? They stood up for me. So all that lawsuit shit y’all can put to rest.”
“I’m not surprised about the decision by the NYSAC. A lil disappointed, yeah. Especially when they ACKNOWLEDGED the fact that Steve made the wrong calls in the 9th round. But I wasn’t banking on the overturn. Everyone know I won the fight and I’m satisfied with that. Part 2 on the way.”
The WBA may still order an immediate rematch, something Davis has welcomed and says he could be ready for it as early as May.
