READ MORE:<\/strong> Raiders hit with Vegas hangover as stars face suspension<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> NFL star kicked out of stadium after blowing Viking horn<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Instead, Davis (30-0-1) held onto his belt when he and Roach fought to a majority draw, with the apparent missed knockdown keeping Davis from what would have been the first loss of his career.<\/p>\n "The rules do state if you voluntarily take the knee, then that's an automatic count," Roach, the WBA super featherweight champion making his lightweight debut, said at a news conference after the fight.<\/p>\n "But it is what it is. I wasn't relying on that. I was relying on what I was doing in there. I think I was taking control, I think I was landing more shots.<\/p>\n "I think I was landing more power shots. I thought I was doing my thing. But if that was counted as a knockdown, I would win the majority decision."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoxingKingdom14\/status\/1897033692494881273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/glovesoffboxing\/status\/1897044041138888938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccordToBoxing\/status\/1897028612949467450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n The New York Athletic Commission announced on Tuesday an investigation into the incident had begun.\ufeff<\/p>\n "New York State Athletic Commission is reviewing the matter involving Saturday's match up between Lamont Roach and Gervonta Davis," a statement said.<\/p>\n "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.<\/p>\n "The commission is dedicated to preserving the integrity of combative sports and is committed to working with all promotions and production teams \u2014 on behalf of the athletes, officials, and fans \u2013 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."<\/p>\n Roach took to social media on Tuesday and seemed confident the decision would be reversed.<\/p>\n "Word round the block yall fav fight finna be 30-1 not 30-0-1\u2026 2X x 2 Division champ."<\/p>\n The WBA is reportedly pushing for a rematch.<\/p>\n One judge gave the fight to Davis 115-113, while the other two scored it 114-114.<\/p>\n After Davis knelt down near his corner in the ninth round, he leaned over the ropes so his team could towel off the area around his eye. Referee Steve Willis did not count it as a knockdown, as it should be when a knee hits the canvas. Had it been, Davis would have automatically lost a point.<\/p>\n Fellow boxers were among the stunned observers wondering how Davis escaped a deduction that seemed so obvious.<\/p>\n \u201cI never seen someone take a knee and they don\u2019t count it as a knockdown. Must of forgot the rules for tonight,\u201d multi-division champion Terence Crawford wrote on X.<\/p>\n Roach (25-1-2) fell just short in his attempt to add a belt in a second weight class after the 130-pound champion moved up to the 135-pound limit.<\/p>\n But he made it far closer than expected after Davis came in as a -1600 favourite on BetMGM, meaning a USD$1,600 wager would win just USD$100.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n