American Gervonta Davis Knocks Out Ryan Garcia in Sold-Out Fight at T-Mobile Arena

American Gervonta Davis defeated compatriot Ryan Garcia by knockout in a title-less fight that was sold out on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena near Las Vegas.

Davis, nicknamed “Tank”, had sent Garcia to the mat for the first time in the second round, using his left hook to manhandle his opponent.

In the seventh round, the false leg (left-handed) lodged a new powerful blow from the left, this time to the body of his opponent. After staggering, Garcia went down on one knee with his liver damaged, gasping for breath, and failed to recover before the count was over.

“I thought he was going to get up,” said Davis, who looked very comfortable and thus won his 29th victory, including 27 by knockout, in as many fights.

“I wanted to get up, but I couldn’t,” admitted Garcia, who suffered his first defeat in 24 fights. Known for his spectacular knockouts, the Californian was rather enterprising, but discovered himself too much against the counter expert Davis.

In this duel between big punchers, the boxer from Baltimore once again proved that he was an outstanding fighter, capable of winning in one fell swoop, despite an ultra defensive style.

As for Garcia, a real star of social networks – he has nine million subscribers on Instagram in particular – he will have to get up after a humiliating defeat. His talent is not in question, his speed of the hands and his striking power make him a formidable opponent.

What he achieves through his massive social media presence has made him a mainstream celebrity, but at 24 he also saw on Saturday what separated him from a diehard boxer and the path he had left. to one day claim a top world title.

Although not at stake, the clash generated a lot of interest and attracted many celebrities, as it pitted two undefeated fighters face to face.

“The job isn’t done until I retire, so I’m going to lay low, stay humble and keep working,” said Davis, who was crowned champion in three different categories (super- feather, light and super-light).

After this victory, the protege of the legend Floyd Mayweather, crowned world champion in five categories, should face the winner of the highly anticipated fight between the American Davin Haney and the Ukrainian Vassyl Lomachenko. The first, unified champion, must put his WBA, IBF, WBC and WBO lightweight titles into play against the leaping Ukrainian on May 20 in Las Vegas.