What a novel has been made of Gervonta Davis against Lamont Roach Jr. last weekend at the Barclays Center. The controversial gesture made by ‘Tank’ in the ninth round, seems that it could be very expensive
At the time, nothing out of the ordinary happened, but it did affect the scorecards, because if the referee had ruled his knee to the canvas as a knockdown, the judges would have given the victory to his opponent.
Gervonta justified that he only went to his corner for a towel, as he had burning in his eyes from the hair product he used. A shower of boos was heard after his explanation, and to his misfortune, his own stylist came to his defense, admitting that she never used grease and asked him not to make excuses for his poor performance in the fight
The controversy seems to have reached another level, this time far away from the ring.
They are already analysing a possible change in outcome
The New York State Athletic Commission is closely reviewing the ninth round of the epic clash between Gervonta ‘Tank‘ Davis and Lamont Roach, which thrilled the crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, last Saturday night. Tension is running high as the fate of that round could change everything!
And it was not allowed, referee Steve Willis made a mistake by allowing Gervonta to wipe his eyes in the middle of the round, in addition to not counting the knockdown. Many experts point to Steve for losing control of a fight that he had in the palm of his hand
Sources told ESPN that the New York Commission is reviewing the ninth-round incident between Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach, as a technical problem prevented the replay from being reviewed on Saturday
Lamont Roach Jr. speaks out
Rumours reached Lamont‘s ears, and he took to social media to leave a message that left the boxing community very intrigued:
“It is said that his favorite fight will be 30-1, not 30-0-1… 2X x 2 division champion,” was the boxer’s response to the supposed rumors of an investigation into that ninth round that could have changed everything.
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