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Explosive Gervonta Davis (30-0-1) should have lost against Roach, but his knee to the ground was not penalised

The controversy, as almost always, appeared on a weekend destined for the great boxing fights. The one involving Sandor Martin had its own and meant the Spaniard’s defeat to Alberto Puello after a close decision. The one involving Gervonta Davis, directly,can be treated – and is treated in the United States of America – as a scandal, because the man who was called “the face of boxing” saw his ‘0’ in the loss column saved… for a questionable reason. ‘Tank’ used his knee on the ground, should lose a point for the fall, but it was not deducted. The lightweight champion explained that there was grease from his hairstyle (dreadlocks) in his eyes, which prevented him from seeing. The judges gave a draw and Lamont Roach was left without springing the surprise in a fight that he should win according to the scoring criteria.Gervonta Davis Lamont Roach Jr

The scandal is remarkable. The hairstyle is at the center of it all and that’s where the doubts begin. “I styled him on Wednesday. The fight was on Saturday. He was with the press, he trained in the gym and the weigh-in. There are no excuses. How much grease did I use?” explained the fighter’s stylist [found by LeebTheBrand on social media]. Gervonta explained that he put his knee on the canvas because he couldn’t see and had to ask for the towel from his corner. Something that is also not possible.

The bizarre situation came after a great combination at close range from Roach. After such a close fight, it was normal in such a close fight. But the referee did not deduct points and the scorecards reflected a draw. Davis was defending his crown. For more debate, boxing history shows stars being able to overcome similar situations to those of the Baltimore fighter

Gervonta Davis will return to the ring this December when he faces Lamont Roach in a lightweight title clash.

Tank will defend his WBA lightweight crown in this bout and heads into this one off the back of beating Frank Martin in June.

That result stretched Davis’ record to 30-0-0, and he’s fast putting himself in contention as one of the greatest fighters of this generation.

For this contest, Davis is voluntarily defending his belt, while the WBA have granted his opponent special permission to move up a weight category.

Roach is the current super-featherweight WBA belt holder, but he’s prepared to take on Davis as a lightweight.

Gervonta Davis

There were reports that the event could be postponed until 2025 due to potential issues with the venue, but for now, it will take place in December.

Davis vs Roach: Date and how to follow

This lightweight title fight is set to take place on Saturday, December 14.

It is currently going to be held at the Toyota Center, Houston.

As it stands, the main event ringwalks are scheduled for around 4am UK time on Sunday morning.

As of yet, no UK broadcaster has claimed the rights to this fight, but there is plenty of time for that to change.

In the US, it’s set to be shown on Amazon Prime for $75.95.

talkSPORT will have all the build-up in fight week, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

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