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Gervonta Davis Lamont Roach Rematch Won’t Take Place June 21 At T Mobile Arena, As Planned; New Date TBD
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Keith Idec
Keith Idec
RingMagazine.com
Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach Rematch Won’t Take Place June 21 At T-Mobile Arena, As Planned; New Date TBD
Gervonta Davis still intends to fight Lamont Roach in an immediate rematch, just not on the date his handlers had hoped.

The Ring has learned that the Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view show Davis and Roach were to headline June 21 has been pushed back to an undetermined date either late in the summer or early in the fall. TBG Promotions reserved T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for June 21 for Davis-Roach 2.

An announcement from Davis on social media was expected for more than a month. Davis decided recently, though, that he wanted more time between his infamous majority draw with Roach on March 1 and their second 12-round, 135-pound championship match.

Despite the delay, Davis, 30, and Roach, 29, are contractually committed to a second fight.

Baltimore’s Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) was a 16-1 favorite to beat Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs), an amateur rival from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in a PBC pay-per-view main event last month at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Roach silenced skeptics by giving Davis the most difficult fight of the three-division champion’s career.

Davis caused controversy when Davis looked at Willis, turned away from Roach and took a knee 43 seconds into the ninth round. Davis claimed he needed a break because a product placed on his hair during fight week went into his eyes and impacted his vision.

Regardless, referee Steve Willis failed to count what was an obvious knockdown because Davis went down to one knee. Willis also allowed Calvin Ford, Davis’ co-trainer, to step on the ring apron and wipe his face with a towel when Willis had not granted him a timeout.

Willis could’ve disqualified Davis for Ford’s interaction with him during the ninth round. Davis was not penalized for taking a knee or seeking help from his corner.

The New York State Athletic Commission’s executive director, Matt Delaglio, also told The Ring that a replay malfunction prevented the NYSAC’s replay official, Ricky Gonzalez, from looking at Davis taking a knee in a timely manner. What undoubtedly should have counted as a point deduction cost Roach a win on the scorecards.

Judge Eric Marlinski scored Davis a 115-113 winner. Judges Glenn Feldman and Steve Weisfeld had it even, 114-114 apiece, and would’ve favored Roach if he would’ve been given credit for a knockdown.

An attorney for Roach filed a protest with the NYSAC, but the official result was not changed. Davis immediately realized Roach earned a rematch, though, and remains committed to fighting the WBA super lightweight champion next.

Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. He can be reached on X @idecboxing.

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