Gervonta Davis got the last laugh in his grudge fight against Ryan Garcia as he stopped his rival with a body shot in the seventh round.
Both men were unbeaten in their professional careers heading into the grudge fight, with many fans rating Davis' resume over Garcia having previously stopped former world champions such as Leo Santa Cruz and Mario Barrios. Garcia and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya butted heads with Davis' team over the rehydration clause of the fight, but both men successfully weighed in under the 146lb rehydration limit.
Garcia unsurprisingly started the fight on the front-foot as Davis, who is notoriously a slow starter, tried to work out his rival on the retreat. Garcia was doubling up on his jab in the opening round as ‘Tank’ was just grazed by a big left hook from the 24-year-old. The first big exchange of the fight came in the second round as Garcia blitzed Davis with a right hand that seemed to catch him off guard.
