Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia
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| Date | April 22, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Regular) and WBC interim lightweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis wins via 7th-round KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia, billed as It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, was a professional boxing match contested between WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia. The world title unification bout took place at a catchweight of 136 lbs, with a 10 lbs rehydration clause, on April 22, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1][2][3]
Gervonta Davis knocked out Ryan Garcia in the seventh round with a body shot to Ryan Garcia's right abdomen to unify the titles. After staggering backwards, Ryan Garcia took a knee, holding the right side of his body. The fight was praised by commentators. It reportedly sold over 1.2 million PPV buys on Showtime for $84.99. It also generated approximately $22.8 million from ticket sales, with additional money earned from sponsorships and advertising.[4][5]
Fight card
[edit]| Weight class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Catchweight (136 lbs) | Gervonta Davis (c) | def. | Ryan Garcia | KO | 7/12 | 1:44 | For WBA (Regular) and WBC interim lightweight titles |
| Super Middleweight | David Morrell (c) | def. | Yamaguchi Falcão | KO | 1/12 | 2:36 | For WBA (Regular) super middleweight title. |
| Super Middleweight | Bektemir Melikuziev | def. | Gabriel Rosado | UD | 10/10 | ||
| Middleweight | Elijah Garcia | def. | Kevin Salgado | UD | 10/10 | Salgado was deducted 1 point in Round 7 due to a low blow. | |
| Middleweight | Fiodor Czerkaszyn | def. | Elias Espadas | TKO | 9/10 | 2:07 | |
| Light Middleweight | Vito Mielnicki Jr. | def. | José Charles | KO | 4/10 | 0:33 | |
| Lightweight | Floyd Schofield | def. | Jesus Valentin Leon | TKO | 2/10 | 1:51 | |
| Middleweight | Lorenzo Simpson | def. | Pachino Hill | UD | 6/6 | ||
| Light Middleweight | Jalil Hackett | def. | Jason Phillips | TKO | 3/4 | 2:20 | |
| Bantamweight | Cuttino Oliver | def. | Roberto Cantu Pena | TKO | 2/4 | 3:00 |
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country/Region | Broadcasters | |||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United States (Host) | — | Showtime | ||
| — | DAZN PPV | |||
| Australia | — | |||
| New Zealand | — | |||
| Canada | — | |||
| — | FITE1 | |||
| Germany | — | |||
| Italy | — | |||
| Europe | — | DAZN2 | ||
| — | Fight Sports | Fight Sports Max | ||
| Pan Asia (inc. Indian subcontinent and exc. Japan) | — | |||
| MENA | — | |||
| France | — | RMC Sport | — | RMC BFM Play |
| Japan | — | Wowow | — | Wowow on Demand |
| Kazakhstan | Qazsport | — | — | Qazsport |
| Latin America | — | ESPN | — | Star+ |
| Mexico | Azteca 7 | — | TV Azteca Deportes | |
| Panama | Telemetro | — | Medcom Go | |
| Thailand | — | PPTV HD | — | |
| Sub-saharan Africa | — | SuperSport | — | DStv Play |
1Also available in New Zealand
2Davis vs. Garcia on DAZN coverage only Available in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ "Garcia and Davis to meet in Las Vegas in April". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia fight: Rising superstars set to finally meet in Las Vegas this April". CBSSports.com. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Gervonta Davis Vs. Ryan Garcia With 10-Lb Rehydration Clause, 146-Lbs On Fight Day". boxingnews24.com. 8 March 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Martin, Damon (April 26, 2023). "Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia sells more than 1.2 million pay-per-view buys". MMA Fighting. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia fight: Pay-per-view numbers, live gate exceed expectations in Las Vegas". CBSSports.com. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-08-03.