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.
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