Roach reacts to draw with Davis: ‘I should’ve won without the knockdown’

Lamont Roach Jr. was in decent spirits following his majority draw with Gervonta “Tank” Davis … you almost wouldn’t know he got screwed out of a win earlier in the night.

Davis was a -1800 favorite coming into his WBA lightweight title defense against Roach, but “Tank’s” low output and a game performance from Roach almost resulted in him losing the first fight of his career. He should have lost if the referee had properly deducted a point in the 9th round when Davis took a knee. Judges would end up scoring it a majority draw, 115-113 for Davis, 114-114, and 114-114 (see full fight highlights here).

During the post-fight press conference Roach said he felt like he’d done enough to win even without the point deduction from the knee.

in Shakur Stevenson, who said he’d let Roach challenge for his WBC lightweight title.

“That’s why I love him,” Roach said of Stevenson. “Genuinely speaking, man, that’s what I wanna do. I wanna fight the best fights. You know, like I said, hopefully, we can get the rematch. If not, hopefully, well, more than likely, we can get in there with Shakur because we already talked. And it’s all about showing who’s the best. It’s all about good competition, and that’s when I’m on. I’m in here trying to prove that I’m the best.”