Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach Jr
Gervonta Davis spoke instantly after his controversial majority draw in opposition to Lamont Roach on Saturday evening on the Barclays Middle and once more at the post-fight presser. Nevertheless, his submit on X on Sunday introduced much more readability to his mindset following the primary blemish—of types—on his skilled document.
In response to Davis’ post, the WBA light-weight champion believes the judges took the battle from him after he took a knee and went unpenalized for it within the ninth spherical.
Davis ought to have been deducted some extent, with Roach rewarded a knockdown. Had that occurred, Roach would have received the battle through majority resolution. Even nonetheless, it’s extremely unlikely that two of the judges determined to penalize Davis on their very own to even the rating.
Davis blamed the second within the ninth spherical—when he took a knee and headed to the nook—on hair grease dripping into his eyes. It wasn’t probably the most plausible excuse when Davis gave it instantly, and it turned much less plausible when leebthebrand (on IG) the girl did his hair on Wednesday additionally mentioned that such a drip was practically inconceivable.
A number of fighters took to social media after the battle to voice their displeasure with referee Steve Willis’ resolution to permit Davis to basically name a timeout.
I used to be with the media on Saturday on the Barclays for the occasion, and nearly each author within the part felt Roach received the battle. Most believed Roach had received even with out the good thing about the knockdown being correctly dominated.
I scored the battle 116-112 in favor of Roach.
There have been some shut rounds, so I’m not fully horrified by the 114-114 playing cards. The 115-113 card is a little bit tougher to abdomen. When you think about that Davis ought to have had some extent deducted, it makes issues a bit uglier.
In any case, the battle was a large industrial and monetary success. The official attendance was 19,250 which broke the document for an occasion on the Barclays Middle. The occasion had the second-highest gate ever on the venue.
Roach gained a wealth of latest followers together with his efficiency—each in individual (the group shift was actual) and nearly (as much as 105K followers on Instagram). All of it bodes effectively for a extremely anticipated rematch someday later this yr.
Waiting for the following fights developing in 2025, here’s a have a look at the upcoming schedule.
Boxing Schedule 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
Location: Royal Albert Corridor, London, GB
Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
- The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Natasha Jonas vs. Lauren Value
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Location: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
Time: 3:00 am ET
- Keith Thurman vs. Brock Jarvis
- Michael Zerafa vs. Erkan Ay
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Location: M&S Financial institution Area, Liverpool, GB
Time: 1:00 PM (ET)
- WBA World Featherweight Championship: (c) Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Location: The Theater at MSG, New York Metropolis, US
Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
- Callum Walsh vs. Dean Sutherland
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Location: Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, US
Time: 9:00 PM (ET)
- WBO World Welterweight Championship: (c) Mikaela Mayer vs. Sandy Ryan
- Bruce “Shoo Shoo” Carrington vs. Enrique Vivas
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Location: Boardwalk Corridor, Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey, US
Time: 8:00 PM (ET)
- The Ring Welterweight Championship: (c) Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, GB
Time: 12:00 PM (ET)
- Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn
- Anthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur
- Liam Smith vs. Aaron McKenna
- Chris Billam-Smith vs. Brandon Glanton
- Cheavon Clarke vs. Viddal Riley
Saturday, Could 2, 2025
Location: Instances Sq.
Time: TBD
- Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero
- Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez
- Teofimo Lopez vs. Arnold Barboza Jr.
