Gervonta Davis has blamed his hairdresser for him taking a knee throughout his controversial combat with Lamont Roach.
Davis retained his WBA lightweight title after boxing to a majority draw in opposition to Roach in Brooklyn on Saturday night time.
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Roach opened up a large underdog however he proved the bookies improper by pushing ‘Tank’ all the way in which as much as the ultimate bell.
Ultimately, the judges could not resolve on a winner with two of them scoring it a 114-114 draw whereas a 3rd official edged the combat in Davis‘ favour by a slender margin of 115-113.
Roach would have been declared the victor if referee Steve Willis had scored a knockdown within the ninth spherical when Davis took a knee.
A grazing jab appeared to compromise Davis’ imaginative and prescient briefly as he dropped to 1 knee earlier than strolling over to his nook to get a chunk of particles wiped from his eye.
Willis began a rely however cancelled it upon realising that Davis wasn’t damage – a lot to the dismay of observers.
Explaining what induced him to the touch down, Davis mentioned post-fight: “I simply obtained my hair achieved two days in the past and she or he put grease in my s***.
“If you find yourself sweating and s*** like that, the grease got here into my face and it burnt my eyes.”
A cacophony of boos then started to ring across the packed out Barclays Heart.
“Yo why you all booing like I am speaking b*****?” ‘Tank’ shouted.
“Have a look at my hair, I simply obtained my s*** achieved.”
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The draw marks the primary blemish on Davis’ in any other case good 30-0-1 document.
Each males known as for a rematch within the rapid aftermath and it appears nearly sure they may get their want given the controversy surrounding their bout.
“I positively thought I received, hopefully we are able to run it again, however Gervonta is a superb fighter,” mentioned Roach.
“I thank him for the chance to point out the world and all of the folks that have been doubting me, all of the individuals speaking s***, all of the pretend boxing media.
“That s*** obtained flipped the other way up, regardless that I did not win tonight, it’s a win for me in my ebook however we aren’t happy with that we’d like an actual W.”
Davis added: “I believe I pulled it off within the final three rounds for positive…
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“I used to be catching him with some clear photographs and breaking him down because the rounds went on.
“However he saved coming, and I didn’t need to make no errors, so I saved it cautious…
“Shoutout to Lamont Roach and his entire staff, man, hopefully we are able to run it again.”
