Boxing star Gervonta “Tank” Davis retained the WBA lightweight title Saturday night after fighting Lamont Roach Jr. to a majority draw (115-113, 114-114, 114-114) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The result is the first blemish on Davis’ professional boxing record, which now stands at 30-0-1 with 28 knockouts.
Roach, the WBA junior lightweight champion, moved up in weight to challenge for a second title. Davis was around a -1800 betting favorite to win, but Roach pushed him to the limit in one of the most shocking and impressive performances in recent memory.