Las Vegas Date Set for Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia Boxing Superfight
The primary superfight of 2023 is official. Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Ryan Garcia — which boxing followers have spent years clamoring for — is ready for April 22 in Las Vegas. A venue has but to be introduced for the 12-round, non-title struggle. Nevertheless, the MGM Grand Backyard Area, T-Cell Area, and Allegiant Stadium are the plain choices. The struggle shall be broadcast dwell each by Showtime pay-per-view and DAZN.
WBA world light-weight champ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is the odds-on favourite to win his newly introduced April 22 bout in opposition to Ryan Garcia. (Picture: Showtime)
Davis confirmed the information on Friday by tweeting: “April 22, 2023 Las Vegas It’s on! #DavisGarcia GOOOOO.”
Davis, 28, is the WBA world light-weight champion with a file of 28-0 and 26 wins by knockout. Although he stands solely 5-foot-5, he’s certainly one of boxing’s hardest punchers, succeeding within the tremendous featherweight, light-weight, and tremendous light-weight divisions.
Garcia, 24, is 23-0 with 19 KOs. He’ll get pleasure from a 5-inch benefit in peak, in addition to 3 inches in attain. Nevertheless, he has not fought since July 15, 2022, when he knocked out Javier Fortuna within the sixth spherical at Crypto.com Area in LA.
The 2 standard boxers agreed to struggle at a catch weight of 136 kilos.
Based on boxingnews24.com, Davis is incomes a lot of the cash for his or her first match, however Garcia plans to obtain a greater deal within the rematch by profitable — an end result that almost all boxing followers don’t anticipate to occur.
Years within the Making
This match has been years within the making, with each knockout artists calling for it whereas accusing the opposite of ducking out. After lastly agreeing this previous November, Davis fought one interim purchased, defeating Hector Luis Garcia by a Ninth-round technical knockout on January 8 at Capitol One Area in Washington, DC.
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions proposed a struggle for Garcia in opposition to Mercito Gesta (33-3-1, 17 KOs) on January 28. Nevertheless, Garcia opted to maintain his eyes on the larger prize.
After images surfaced of Garcia coaching, Davis accused his opponent of utilizing performance-enhancing medicine. “He by no means look that large earlier than,” Davis wrote in a now-deleted tweet. “He undoubtedly on one thing.”
Davis is not any stranger to out-of-the-ring controversy himself. On February 16, he pleaded responsible in a Baltimore courtroom to 4 motorcar prices associated to a hit-and-run in November 2020. (He received’t be sentenced till after Might 5, although, so his sentence received’t intrude with the struggle.)
