Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach fought to a controversial majority draw in their WBA lightweight title bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Gervonta “Tank” Davis is still unbeaten, thanks in large part to a controversial decision made by referee Steve Willis in Saturday’s WBA lightweight championship bout against Lamont Roach at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Davis took a knee in the opening minute of the ninth round so he could go back to his corner and wipe his eye after grease was bothering him. The lightweight champion did not give Willis any prior warning that he was going to do this, yet still no knockdown was counted. There are no breaks in boxing and Davis’ actions should’ve been counted as a knockdown, but they were not — and that decision by Willis ultimately saved Davis from losing what would’ve been a mammoth upset to Roach.
Davis retained his WBA lightweight title with a majority decision draw. Two judges scored the fight even 114-114, six rounds apiece, and one judge gave Davis the nod by two rounds, scoring the contest 115-113. Had the referee Willis properly called Davis’ peculiar moment in Round 9 a knockdown, Roach would’ve been declared the winner.
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Davis’ rival Terence Crawford took to social media to voice his disagreement with the call.
More on this fight coming shortly.
Get full Davis vs. Roach results and highlights below, as well as Uncrowned’s play-by-play of the pay-per-view main card.
Main Card
WBA lightweight title: Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach ends in majority draw (115-113, 114-114, 114-114)
WBA super lightweight title: Gary Antuanne Russell def. Jose Valenzuela by unanimous decision (119-109, 119-109, 120-108)
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WBC super lightweight title: Alberto Puello def. Sandor Martin via split decision (113-115, 115-113, 116-112)
WBA interim super welterweight title: Yoenis Tellez def. Julian Williams via unanimous decision (117-111, 118-110, 119-109)
Middleweight: Jarrett Hurd def. Johan Gonzalez via split decision (96-94, 94-96, 98-92)
Welterweight: David Whitmire def. Angel Munoz via unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
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