10 h. ago Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach rematch set to be ordered after ‘very controversial night’

Davis and Roach drew, though the latter was arguably denied a rightful win when ‘Tank’ took a knee yet escaped a knockdown ruling

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11 h. ago Gervonta Davis explains knee controversy in shock draw with Lamont Roach Jr

Roach said the referee made the wrong call after Davis was allowed to get away with taking a knee during the ninth round of their controversial draw

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13 h. ago The bloom is off the Gervonta Davis rose after a referee’s critical blunder | Thomas Hauser

An egregious non-call in the ninth round allowed Tank Davis to avoid a knockdown, altering the course of his title fight against Lamont Roach Jr on Saturday nightAn egregious non-call by referee Steve Willis allowed Gervonta Davis to salvage a draw on the judges’ scorecards in Davis’s WBA 135lb title defense against Lamont Roach at Barclays Center on Saturday night.Davis (now 30-0-1, 28 KOs), has been fighting professionally for 12 years. At age 30, he’s an elite fighter with a fervent fanbase that includes 7.6m followers on Instagram. He has yet to permeate the consciousness of mainstream sports fans. But for his admirers, every Gervonta Davis fight is a happening. Davis v Roach set the all-time event attendance record in the history of Barclays Center. The sold-out crowd of 19,250 engendered the arena’s second-largest gross ever, eclipsed only by the Rolling Stones. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago A referee’s blunder spared Gervonta Davis, but the bloom is off the rose | Thomas Hauser

An egregious non-call in the ninth round allowed Tank Davis to avoid a knockdown, altering the course of his title fight against Lamont Roach Jr on Saturday nightAn egregious non-call by referee Steve Willis allowed Gervonta Davis to salvage a draw on the judges’ scorecards in Davis’s WBA 135lb title defense against Lamont Roach at Barclays Center on Saturday night.Davis (now 30-0-1, 28 KOs), has been fighting professionally for 12 years. At age 30, he’s an elite fighter with a fervent fanbase that includes 7.6m followers on Instagram. He has yet to permeate the consciousness of mainstream sports fans. But for his admirers, every Gervonta Davis fight is a happening. Davis v Roach set the all-time event attendance record in the history of Barclays Center. The sold-out crowd of 19,250 engendered the arena’s second-largest gross ever, eclipsed only by the Rolling Stones. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Gervonta Davis blames shock draw on hair product and missing ring girls

Davis blinded by hair product and lost track of roundsFight report: Davis keeps title after controversial drawGervonta Davis v Lamont Roach Jr – as it happenedThere was plenty of blame to go around in the wee hours of Sunday morning after the controversial majority draw that nearly cost Gervonta Davis his World Boxing Association lightweight championship and undefeated record.Not long after the three-division champion from Baltimore survived 12 hairy rounds with Lamont Roach Jr to narrowly retain his title, Davis blamed the would-be knockdown that should have swung the fight to his opponent on a cosmetic malfunction. He blamed his losing track of which round it was on the absence of ring girls. Most of all, he blamed himself for the flattest performance of a 13-year professional career. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Gervonta Davis blames hair product after knockdown controversy against Lamont Roach Jr

Davis retains WBA lightweight title with majority draw after taking a knee

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40 h. ago Gervonta Davis keeps title after disputed draw with Lamont Roach Jr

Davis retains WBA lightweight title on majority drawBaltimore native improves to 31-0 with 28 knockoutsGervonta Davis v Lamont Roach Jr – live reactionGervonta Davis held onto his WBA lightweight title on Saturday night after a majority draw with Lamont Roach, though a contentious moment in the ninth round could have handed Davis the first defeat of his career.One judge scored the bout 115-113 in Davis’s favor, while the other two had it level at 114-114, ensuring the unbeaten Baltimore fighter remained without a loss. (The Guardian had it 117-111 to Roach.) Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Gervonta Davis barely keeps title after disputed draw with Lamont Roach Jr

Davis retains WBA lightweight title on majority drawKnockdown controversy likely swings fight’s outcomeGervonta Davis v Lamont Roach Jr – as it happenedGervonta Davis held onto his World Boxing Association lightweight title by the narrowest of margins on Saturday night, fighting to a majority draw with Lamont Roach Jr despite a highly controversial moment in the ninth round that should have saddled Davis with the first defeat of his career.The unbeaten 30-year-old southpaw nicknamed Tank could finally breathe a sigh of relief when the final scores were announced following a tightly wound 12-round affair full of two-way action. One ringside judge scored the bout 115-113 for Davis, while the other two had it level at 114-114, ensuring the three-weight champion from Baltimore remained without a loss. (The Guardian had it 117-111 to Roach.) Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Gervonta Davis v Lamont Roach Jr: WBA lightweight championship – live buildup

Davis (30-0, 28 KO) defends lightweight title in BrooklynWill the face of American boxing ever put it on the line?Bluesky Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email himThe Guardian will have round-by-round updates, analysis and instant reaction in this space.In the US, the fight will be broadcast on Amazon Prime Video Pay-Per-View. The main card begins at 8pm ET, with the main event ringwalks expected around 11.30pm ET. The pay-per-view is priced at $79.95. Thirty bouts, 30 wins, 28 knockouts. World titles at 130lb, 135lb and 140lb while selling out arenas from coast to coast. There’s a reason why the squat Baltimore southpaw nicknamed Tank has become the face of American boxing and one of its vanishingly few dependable box-office attractions. People don’t just pay to see him win. They tune in to see how he finishes the show.And once more Davis has promised them something worth watching. On Saturday night in Brooklyn, he will look to add another victim to the list when he defends his lightweig...

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61 h. ago Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

‘Tank’ defends his WBA lightweight title in main event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

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62 h. ago Boxing Tonight: TV channels, live streams, UK start times and fight cards

Tonight sees two blockbuster events in the world of boxing take place as Lewis Crocker vs Paddy Donovan is first up, but is closely followed by an epic bout between Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach

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63 h. ago How to watch Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: TV channel and live stream for boxing tonight

‘Tank’ returns as he defends his WBA lightweight title against another huge underdog in New York

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3 d. ago He’s one of boxing’s biggest stars. But will Tank Davis ever put it on the line?

The mercurial boxing savant returns to Brooklyn on Saturday with another big payday and signature knockout expected. But the real question is what comes nextGervonta Davis leaned back from the microphone, a slow grin creeping onto his face, brimming with the earned confidence of a man who’s seen this all before. “You know what I come to do, man,” the World Boxing Association’s lightweight champion said. “You know why I’m here. I don’t want to say too much. [His mother] is over there in the corner. Got to keep it polite, but y’all know: fireworks.”It was the same styling of laconic menace he’s dispensed at nearly every press conference before his fights, and yet it still sent a quiet ripple through the Barclays Center atrium on Thursday afternoon. Because when Davis says it, history has shown he’s standing on business. Thirty bouts, 30 wins, 28 knockouts. World titles at 130lb, 135lb and 140lb while selling out arenas from coast to coast. There’s a reason why the squat Baltimore sout...

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4 d. ago Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach: Date, fight time, undercard, how to watch, prediction, ring walks and odds

‘Tank’ defends his WBA lightweight title in main event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

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