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Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE: Latest fight updates and result

Re-live updates from the 136lbs catchweight fight in Las Vegas

Alex Pattle
Combat Sports Correspondent
Sunday 23 April 2023 01:19 EDT
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Garcia and Davis arrive in Las Vegas ahead of blockbuster fight

Gervonta Davis settled his feud with Ryan Garcia by stopping his fellow American in the seventh round on Saturday.

Davis, 28, dropped Garcia to a knee with a left hook to the body, a shot that left the 24-year-old wincing in pain and unable to beat the referee’s count.

Davis had already dropped Garcia in the second round with a left hook to the head, and “Tank” began to build a healthy lead as the 136lbs catchweight bout neared its midway point. Garcia briefly rallied, but he was caught seemingly out of nowhere in Round 7, when Davis dug a left hook into the midriff of “King Ryan”.

In a delayed reaction, Garcia dropped to a knee and was then unable to beat the referee’s count, marking his first defeat as a professional. Meanwhile, WBA lightweight champion Davis stayed unbeaten with the victory.

Re-live updates from Garcia vs Davis below. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos.

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

It’s time!!! The ring walks are under way!

Garcia is out first.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 04:09

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

Andre Ward is another boxing great to be ringside for this one.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 04:06

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

Anticipation is building in the T-Mobile Arena. Don’t go anywhere.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 04:05

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

Manny Pacquiao is among the boxing legends in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena tonight.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:56

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

Davis and Garcia will be making their ring walks in a matter of minutes.

Here’s more from our main-event preview:

“In one corner is WBA lightweight champion Davis, in his prime at 28 years old and unbeaten as a professional at 28-0. Of those unanswered wins, 26 have come by knockout. ‘Tank’ is one of the more justified nicknames in boxing, clearly, and once the three-weight world champion gets rolling, he does not halt. The southpaw’s armoury is a frightening one, and he has used it to neutralise each enemy that he has encountered. When Davis’s left hand curls into a hook, the outcome is inevitable – at least it has been so far. Furthermore, the American’s onslaughts are seemingly motored by malice, which only serves to heighten Davis’s intimidating essence, one first perceived by Floyd Mayweather years ago.

“In the other corner is Garcia, approaching his prime at 24 years old and unbeaten at 23-0 (19 KOs). Having built a following by showing off his stupefying hand speed and boyish good looks on social media, the Californian was once deemed an ‘Instagram fighter’ and little more. That was until he rose from the canvas in 2021 to send Luke Campbell into retirement with a blistering body shot, becoming the first fighter to knock out a man whose only other losses came against Vasyl Lomachenko, Jorge Linares and Yvan Mendy. That watershed victory saw Garcia claim the WBC interim lightweight title, though he would soon vacate the belt during a brief hiatus from boxing, one brought on by struggles with his mental health.”

More here:

Forget Fury vs Usyk – Garcia vs Davis is the biggest fight of the year

Forget Fury vs Usyk, Joshua vs Wilder, Spence vs Crawford – focus on two fighters who are willing to risk it all

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:49

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

David Morrell Jr (right) stopped Yamaguchi Falcao in the first round
David Morrell Jr (right) stopped Yamaguchi Falcao in the first round (Getty Images)
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Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:45

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

The main event is up next...

In a year that felt destined to be defined by a first undisputed heavyweight champion in 20 years, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk disappointed fans by failing to agree terms over a huge title fight. At welterweight, Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford’s collision course might have been carved up for good. Even Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder, who have no titles or unbeaten records to worry about, continue to flirt but without setting up a date. Elsewhere, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is yet to pursue a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, though such a bout feels devoid of the pulling power that one might expect.

So, deprived of these showdowns, what is a boxing fan to do? Well: Turn to Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, two fighters who are actually willing to risk it all.

Preview:

Forget Fury vs Usyk – Garcia vs Davis is the biggest fight of the year

Forget Fury vs Usyk, Joshua vs Wilder, Spence vs Crawford – focus on two fighters who are willing to risk it all

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:42

Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis LIVE

David Morrell Jr def. Yamaguchi Falcao via first-round KO (2:22).

Still unbeaten, still WBA super-middleweight champion.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:34

Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis LIVE

Falcao is awake and speaking to one of the medics.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:28

Ryan Garcia vs Gervonta Davis LIVE

Falcao suffers his first stoppage loss; Morrell stays unbeaten. Medics are in the ring checking on the beaten challenger, while Morrell celebrates with his team.

Alex Pattle23 April 2023 03:27

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