Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis appears to have made the final decision on his future after drawing with Lamont Roach Jr.
The 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland kept a hold of his WBA lightweight title after the contest was scored a majority draw, although many fans and pundits were outraged that the challenger was not awarded the win after his incredible performance at the Barclays Center in New York.
Perhaps the most controversial moment of the entire contest came in round nine, when ‘Tank’ Davis sensationally took a knee although referee Steve Willis chose to not rule this as a knockdown, a decision that has been dubbed as a huge mistake by much of the boxing community.
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In light of his extremely underwhelming performance on Saturday night, Davis has now spoken out and addressed the situation surrounding his potential retirement from the sport, which he previously claimed could come at the end of 2025 with just two more fights after Roach.
Speaking in the post-fight press conference, the 30-year-old revealed that his retirement plans have actually changed following his draw against Roach and is planning at least four more fights.
“Yeah it definitely changed my plans, it definitely changed my plans. I probably got four more fights now.”
‘Tank’ admitted at the end of 2024 that he had ‘grown tired’ of boxing, which prompted his decision to predict he could walk away from boxing within 12-months. These plans have now been squandered by Roach, who revealed shortly after his impressive performance against Davis that he is interested in potentially facing WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, if he is unable to secure a rematch.
