Gervonta Davis confirmed tonight
the power of her fists
and prevailed by knockout in an expected match against Ryan Garcia, which took place in Las Vegas.
He did it with a devastating uppercut to his opponent's liver in the seventh round of a
non-title
fight .
The nickname
Tank
delivered a warning in the second round, knocking down his rival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and sealed his victory five rounds later, stretching his record
to 29 wins in as many appearances, 27 out of them before the limit
.
After an initial round that did not deliver great actions, it was García who chained the first accurate attack by landing a series of blows that made the boxer sponsored by Floyd Mayweather stumble, who was also his promoter from 2015 until last year.
Davis seemed lost and the Californian emboldened.
However, that scenario was quickly diluted because the regular champion in the lightweight division of the World Boxing Association reacted immediately, exploded his left fist on his rival's face and confirmed the power of his fists (he came to this fight with 26 knockouts in 28 appearances) by
sending Ryan to the canvas for the first time
.
In the following rounds, both boxers lowered the intensity.
Tank
tried to close the gap on Garcia and filter his defense with his higher foot speed.
King Ry
, taller and with longer arms than his rival, did not manage to get in time or distance to land a blow until the sixth round, when he finally found his rival's humanity and was able to connect, although without doing too much to him. damage.
The
anticipated end of the contest
came in the seventh round, when Gervonta dodged a left hand from Garcia and ducked, falling under the arms of his contender.
From that place, Davis began to build the final attack: the Baltimore man lit the fuse and, as he got up,
exploded his left fist on the liver of his rival
, who took a few seconds to feel the impact, but when he did, he put his right knee on the floor and could no longer get up.
Davis thus extended his winning streak, while
undefeated Garcia
, former WBC interim lightweight champion, who had just won his 23 bouts (19 on the fast track).
"I knew what he was going to throw at me, we had studied it, I put him down with a tremendous punch, but I thought he was going to get up. I'm very excited," Davis said after the fight.
Garcia, for his part, recognized that his rival was better and deserved to win.
An expected fight and a preview with many seasonings
The negotiations to reach the definitive agreement to carry out this fight were extremely tough, mainly because the representatives of corporations located on opposite paths had to sit at the table.
On the one hand there was Golden Boy, García's promoter, and DAZN, the platform with which the Californian has an agreement.
On the other, Premier Boxing Champions, which manages Davis' interests, and Showtime, the network that broadcasts his fights.
“Gervonta and Ryan wanted this fight and they didn't want anyone to leave until this was done.
That pressure really helped us solve all the problems,” explained Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime Sports.
Last Monday, during a live broadcast on Instagram that was being followed by 188,000 people, Davis and Ryan insulted each other and agreed to an all or nothing bet: the winner would keep the million-dollar bags of both.
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