Gervonta Davis

The Sporting News is providing round-by-round scoring and analysis for Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia. Follow along for live results from every fight ...

Andrade landed more shots to the body and head, forcing Nicholson into the corner. ET: Right as the bell rang, Andrade landed shots in the corner. Counter shots continued to land as Andrade looked crisp to open the fight. Ellis lands a left hook in round three, and Villa finally lands a right to the body. Round three saw Andrade push Nicholson into the ropes. Combination hooks in the tenth pushes Nicholson back. Combinations in the ninth back Nicholson up. ET: Ellis uses his jab to push back Villa in the first round. A three-division champion, Davis won the WBA (Regular) lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2019. He is looking to make the most of his upcoming fight while not dismissing his opponent. “The bottom line for me is that I can fight at whatever distance the fight requires me to,” Garcia stated before the fight. Garcia continues, Davis is set to appear in court in February for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020.

It's the fight before the fight. As boxing fans turn eyes and crossed fingers to a planned lightweight showdown between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, ...

The pick is Davis by stoppage in an enjoyable battle. The arm length difference is negligible and Garcia is coming up in weight to face a man who has competed successfully as high as Jr. Garcia has to turn Davis’s selective offense into a weapon in his favor without getting iced. Instead, headlining the Capital One Arena for the first time since Mike Tyson in 2005, Davis is opting for one of the best and hottest Jr. For Garcia to win, he’s going to have to thread a difficult technical needle. Returning to the mid-Atlantic area for the first time since his hometown knockout of Ricardo Nunez in 2019, Davis could have picked an easier out and gotten away with it.

While explosive and ruthless in the ring, Gervonta Davis comes across as a soft-spoken and benign young man. In his view, racking up the victories and ...

His poise is underrated, his conditioning is underrated, his chin is underrated. However, despite his overall accolades and penchant for violent KO victories, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards is under the impression that the 28-year-old isn’t revered as much as he should be. His jab is underrated, everybody says he’s all left-hand, his right-hand is underrated.

Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KO) might have his eyes on a blockbuster fight with Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KO), but there's one more order of business to take care ...

Although he's smaller as a natural super featherweight, he is the more busy fighter and has the footwork to make Davis toil to find his knockout blow. Ultimately, that's how the fight is likely to play out. AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. A loss in this tune-up fight would obviously take a lot of the wind out of the sails of that fight. He doesn't keep the "We know that he's a threat to everything I want to do. The lightweight titleholder hasn't fought since May of 2022. The goal is to put on a great performance, nothing else." Things should be interesting in the early going, and it's easy to envision a scenario in which Garcia takes the early rounds and appears to be headed toward the upset. The problem for Garcia is that Davis is a pure power puncher. If Garcia can use his jab and make Davis chase him, he has a chance to build an early lead on the cards. While Davis comes in as a massive favorite, there's a lot on the line for him.

Gervonta 'Tank' Davis looks to kick off 2023 by getting an early win under his belt this evening Hector Luis Garcia in a lightweight contest.

- Main event ringwalks (approx): 12 a.m. - Gervonta 'Tank' Davis vs. ET / 2 a.m. [Showtime PPV in the U.S. - Jaron Ennis vs. ET / 5 a.m.

Gervonta Davis defended his WBA world lightweight championship, beating Hector Luis Garcia by TKO early Sunday morning after eight rounds.

Ellis lost for the first time in 25 fights and disagreed with the decision. I felt I was in the best shape. The fight resumed for more than a minute, and Davis put on a show until the bell, landing enough blows to end the match.

Gervonta Davis has beaten Hector Luis Garcia via TKO after eight round, with Garcia heard telling his corner 'I can't see' and failing to return for round ...

I'll take a week off and I'll be back in the gym for sure.' Davis shrugged off a slow start to improve to 28-0 with 26 KOs and hand Garcia his first professional loss in his 17th match. 'He's a fighter and I know he didn't want to show it but he was hurt. After the sellout crowd of 19,731 waited until just before 1 a.m. I'm a fighter and I'm not retired so my cup is never full. 'I feel as though I have stuff to work on.

Davis found himself in a tougher fight than expected against Garcia for eight rounds before eventually landing a TKO victory which should lead to a fight in ...

The younger Garcia, for his part, took to social media to respond by expressing his confidence that he would come out on top in a clash between the pair. So we're just waiting for Ryan to accept on his side and let's get the job done... The Dominican fighter couldn't emerge for round nine, handing Davis another stoppage and later declaring that he "didn't know where he was". But broadcasters Showtime continued with the event when the woman alleged to have reported Davis put out a statement on social media days later saying that he “did not harm me or our daughter.” The WBA 'regular' lightweight champion defended his belt once again with stoppage No.26 or his 28-bout professional career after a tumultuous build-up and is now set to face Garcia in a massive cross-promotional bout later this year. Once again, Davis proved his considerable drawing power just down the road from his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland and began to impress after about four rounds.

The undefeated "Tank" looks to defend his WBA (regular) lightweight world title against the game challenger Saturday night.

A win here and "Tank" can look forward to the mega fight he has slated with Ryan Garcia for later this year. Garcia cranks out a chopping right hook to the body as well. (10-9 "Tank" Davis, 67-66 "Tank" Davis) Both fighters beginning to dig to the body a bit. Garcia with a combo of his own now but "Tank" returns fire. (10-9 "Tank" Davis, 39-37 Garcia) Body work from Garcia now with a left to the ribs. "Tank" digs to the body with the jab and then goes upstairs with the same weapon. "Tank" is applying pressure and counters with a right. "Tank" brushed Garcia back against the ropes with a stinging left hand in the eighth round. Left to the body from Davis before Garcia counters. Garcia crunches "Tank" to the body with a chopping left hook.

The Baltimore southpaw ran his record to 28-0 when his opponent, Hector Luis Garcia, was unable to answer the bell for the ninth round at Capital One Arena.

Davis attended that fight as a guest of Peterson’s and has credited the opportunity to hold those championship belts as motivation for his career. In December 2011 Peterson upset Amir Khan via a 12-round split decision to claim the WBA and IBF super lightweight titles at Walter E. Davis ran his record to 28-0 with 26 knockouts in dispatching a challenger who last year unexpectedly rose to prominence by winning the WBA super featherweight title. Legal troubles aside, Davis entered Saturday not only having to contend with Garcia but also thinking longer term toward another opponent with the same last name. 28 on $1,000 bail, Davis denied the charges in a since deleted social media post. “I knew I caught him good, but I didn’t know I caught him like that,” said Davis, who headlined his fifth pay-per-view and sold out an arena for the eighth consecutive fight.

A meeting between the two undefeated lightweight standouts has been on the cards for some time, with both men electing to take fights in the interim to ...

after Davis stopped Hector Garcia to defend his WBA lightweight title 'Been thinking about it during the time they were figuring out this fight and I feel the fans and everyone who supports boxing have seen these tune ups already it’s time that we give the fans what they want. Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia set for April 15 in Las Vegas with the two undefeated rivals set to meet at a 136lbs catchweight...

Davis clipped Garcia in Round 8 with a shot that affected his vision so much that Garcia did not come out for Round 9.

9 10 "There are a lot of bumps in the road but as long as we stay focused together, that's how I will make longevity in this sport." "He's a fighter and I know he didn't want to show it but he was hurt." When the fight restarted, Davis began to walk Garcia down with big left hands and appeared to briefly buckle him before the end of the round. But the action picked up considerably in Round 4 as the pair of southpaws traded big shots at close range.

Davis defended his WBA world lightweight championship and continued his unbeaten record in Washington DC, but there was some drama outside the ring midway ...

'He's a fighter and I know he didn't want to show it but he was hurt. I'm a fighter and I'm not retired so my cup is never full. 'I feel as though I have stuff to work on. I came to support tank and boots!!!!!! I almost fought a boxer telling him this fight not going 12 rounds I missed the big bomb!!!! Gary Antonio Russell (left), Gary Antuanne Russell (second left) and Gary Russell Jr (center) are the three boxing brothers Meek Mill was said to be in a dispute with at ringside

Referee Albert Earl Brown was forced to put a temporary halt to proceedings moments before Davis stopped Hector Garcia due to a fight between two famous ...

So we're just waiting for Ryan to accept on his side and let's get the job done... However, the halt didn't last long and just minutes later Davis had landed a vicious series of punches that rendered Garcia unable to continue, with the fighter reportedly telling his corner in Spanish "I can't see". Davis' victory, No.28 in his professional career, now seems to have finally set the stage for a super-fight with Ryan Garcia in April. Davis gave his take on the situation, [telling Fight Hub TV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpGrvobkO7I) : "I seen it, they're always starting s***." [explaining to Fight Hub TV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEFJv_zmQt4) : "We had different fanbases. But just minutes prior, referee Albert Earl Brown had been forced to call a halt to proceedings as the two celebrities got into it at ringside.

Davis stopped Héctor Luis García in a bout that showed his power and precision. He wants to fight Ryan Garcia next, but he also has court cases from a crash ...

Later, his girlfriend posted on Instagram that she and Davis Inside the ring, Davis remains a reliable, efficient problem solver. Though García moved up a weight class, he entered Saturday’s bout with height and reach advantages. A volley of punches late in the eighth had culminated with a left hand to García’s right cheek that whiplashed his head, buckled his knees and impaired his vision. Last February, Héctor García upset a highly rated prospect named Chris Colbert to earn a shot at the World Boxing Association title in the 130-pound super featherweight division. Davis stopped Héctor Luis García in a bout that showed his power and precision. and Terence Crawford is a case in point. Prosecutors in Baltimore allege that on Nov. Few active boxers are familiar enough to casual sports fans to appear in Gatorade commercials; Ryan Garcia, who is not related to Héctor García, co-stars in one with the N.B.A. When García refused to answer the bell for Round 9, Davis, who was born and raised in Baltimore, was declared the winner by technical knockout. He is now pointed toward a high-profile showdown in April against Ryan Garcia, an undefeated lightweight with social media cachet and mainstream fame. But Davis has final approval over his opponents.

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia assured that they are ready to make their fight on April 15 of this year, after the victory of the WBA world lightweight ...

"A little surprised, but when I hit him, I knew he was hurt," Gervonta Davis said of the damage he did to the Dominican. I didn't know where I was." He had to make her take the bait." "I have to work on some things. Late in the eighth round, Gervonta landed several powerful left and right shots, even causing her legs to wobble. The two belong to different promoters and it took several months for them to reach an agreement.