‘No excuse’ – Gervonta Davis hairstylist HITS BACK at grease declare

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Gervonta Davis’ hairstylist has responded to his declare that his imaginative and prescient was impaired in opposition to Lamont Roach, after getting his hair braided.

Davis was held to a majority choice draw in opposition to Roach at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn on Saturday.

The Baltimore man voluntarily took a knee within the ninth spherical and ran over to his nook the place his coach Calvin Ford wiped his face with a towel.

Referee Steve Willis opted in opposition to ruling a knockdown, a second which proved pivotal, with two judges scoring the bout 114-114 and one other at 115-113 in favour of ‘Tank’, who retained his WBA light-weight world title.

Requested to his clarify the incident within the ninth spherical, Davis claimed that his eye was burning from grease that was put in his hair two days earlier than the bout.

Davis was held to a draw with Roach Photograph Credit score: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions

“I just got my hair done two days ago and she put grease in my s***,” the 30-year-old mentioned in his post-fight interview.

“You know when you’re sweating and things like that and it burnt my eye.”

Nonetheless, the hairstylist in query, who goes by the title LeeTheBrand on Instagram, has denied his declare and posted a photograph on social media of the product used, which contained ‘no grease’, in line with the label.

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“I did his hair Wednesday, it’s Saturday,” she posted.

“He did press, fitness center and weigh in.

“That’s no excuse, how much grease did I use damn.”

Davis’ hairstylist responded on Instagram Photograph Credit score: LEETHEBRAND

Regardless of requires a rematch between the pair, Davis insists it received’t occur subsequent.

“It probably won’t be this year,” he mentioned in his post-fight press convention.

“It’s definitely the one I want next, but it’s not gonna be next.”

Roach, who moved up from tremendous featherweight, the place he holds the WBA crown mentioned he’d be open to a showdown with WBC light-weight world champion, Shakur Stevenson if he couldn’t safe a rematch with ‘Tank’.

Many felt Roach had accomplished sufficient to beat Davis Photograph Credit score: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions

“That’s what I want to do,” the 29-year-old mentioned in his post-fight press convention.

“I need to battle one of the best fights.

“Hopefully we are able to get the rematch, if not, greater than seemingly we are able to get in there with Shakur, as a result of we already talked.

And if Lamont can’t get a rematch I acquired a giant battle for him and a world title shot in opposition to me.. that’s my bro however we def could make one thing occur good shit @OneOf1x