Referee Steve Willis, however, gave Davis a pass despite telling him that taking a knee “looks like a knockdown.” “During the round in question, following the commission’s request for the ...

The unusual move, essentially a timeout, should’ve been assessed as a knockdown, and referee Steve Willis appeared to begin a 10-count. But Willis then can be heard on the broadcast telling ...

The controversy from Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jr’s draw continues to unfold. ‘Tank’ kept hold of his WBA Lightweight ...

Davis and Roach drew, though the latter was arguably denied a rightful win when ‘Tank’ took a knee yet escaped a knockdown ruling ...

Because of what seems like a major blunder, Steve Willis — who is widely considered one of the greatest active boxing referees — has received a ton of criticism. And one person who took this ...

Referee Steve Willis started a mandatory 10-count before allowing Davis to resume fighting without penalty -- after Davis got his eyes wiped with a towel. Davis later said he took a knee and ...

Gervonta “Tank” Davis took a knee in the ninth round of tonight’s fight with Lamont Roach, right after a punch from Roach landed, but referee Steve Willis failed to rule the decision a ...

There was something lost in the aftermath of Saturday's PBC pay-per-view card in Brooklyn, New York, where a missed knockdown call by referee Steve Willis in the main event cost 130-pound ...

Round 9: Davis went down to one knee early, drawing questions from referee Steve Willis, who did not rule a knockdown. Davis emerged from that odd sequence with a flurry of punches that rocked ...

An article on the WBA’s website has attempted to defend Steve Willis following the referee’s decision to not award a knockdown during the controversial draw between Gervonta Davis and Lamont ...