Technical issues were the root cause of instant-replay technology not being used during Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach last weekend, the New York State Athletic Commission has revealed.

The fight, which took place at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, ended in a controversial majority draw, with scores of 115-113 for Davis and 114-114 twice.

But in the ninth round of the fight, Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) took a knee after receiving a jab to the face from Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs). 'Tank' got up almost immediately and walked to his corner, where a member of his team wiped something from his face.

Referee Steve Willis originally began to count Davis, but stopped almost immediately and even questioned Davis' motives for taking a knee.

Had it been called a knockdown, and the scores of every other round remained the same, Roach would've won the fight by unanimous decision.

After the fight, Davis blamed the incident on grease from his hair getting into his eye.

The New York State Athletic Commission has the ability to use instant-replay technology to overturn egregious refereeing decisions. But in this case, the feature wasn't used, and it's supposedly because of a technical issue that occurred on Saturday night.

A statement from NYSAC read: "During the round in question, following the commission's request for the replay video, there was a technical issue preventing the commission from receiving it within the allotted time for review. Therefore, the referee's in-ring decision was relied upon and the fight continued.

"The commission is dedicated to preserving the integrity of combative sports and is committed to working with all promotions and production teams — on behalf of the athletes, officials, and fans — to ensure technical issues do not occur in the future that prevent the delivery of ringside instant replay feeds to the commission's officials when needed."

The Ring originally reported that WBA president Gilberto Mendoza would pursue an immediate rematch between Davis and Roach.

Both Davis and Roach have made clear their intentions to rematch each other next, too.

The New York State Athletic Commission is reviewing Saturday's incident, and there's a possibility that Willis' call could be retroactively overturned.