That’s all for now. Thanks as always for following along with us and be sure to read the full report after the post-fight press conference.
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“I’m a little disappointed in the decision,” Roach says. “I thought I pulled it out. That’s what two skilled fighters do, go in there and show off their craft. I definitely thought I won but we can run it back.
“Gervonta is a great fighter. I thank him for the opportunity to show all the people that were doubting me, all the fake boxing media and fans talking shit. That shit got flipped upside down. Even though I didn’t win tonight, I thought I did, but it’s a win for me in my book, but we are not satisfied with that. We need a real W.”
“I told y’all in every interview single interview since the fight got announced. I put belt to ass. And you can see that’s what I do. I’m him. I’m one of the best fighters in the world and it showed tonight.”
Roach is asked about the crucial moment of the fight in the ninth round, when Davis voluntarily took a knee near his corner before leaning over the ropes, seemingly in search of assistance to clear an issue with his eye. Under normal rules, a fighter touching the canvas with anything other than their feet is considered a knockdown, which would have cost Davis a point. However, referee Steve Willis did not rule it as such, a decision that could have altered the outcome.
“It should have been a knockdown,” Roach says. “If that was knockdown, I win the fight. He’s saying grease got in his eye, but if he takes a knee and the ref starts counting, it should be a knockdown. It is what it is. I’m not banking on that knockdown to win. I just thought I pulled it out.”
