Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs Ryan Garcia report
Who won Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Ryan Garcia by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 136 lb (9.7 stone or 61.7 kg).
Also on the undercard Bektemir Melikuziev was victorious over Gabriel Rosado, Elijah Garcia beat Kevin Salgado, David Morrell defeated Yamaguchi Falcao for the WBA World Super Middleweight title, Fiodor Czerkaszyn was victorious over Elias Espadas, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Jose Sanchez Charles.
Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia stats
Back in April 2023, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Ryan Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.
Garcia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryan Garcia was an orthodox fighter.
Davis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Garcia's 112.
Ryan Garcia was ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF in the 135lb division.
Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia form
Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Hector Luis Garcia on January 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.
Before that, he had defeated Mario Barrios on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
He had won against Leo Santa Cruz on October 31, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Garcia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Campbell on January 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Before that, he had won against Francisco Fonseca on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.
He had beaten Romero Duno on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Ryan Garcia.
Going into this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while Ryan Garcia's last outing had been 9 months and 6 days ago.
Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
What time did Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia?
The DAZN PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Tank Davis vs Ryan Garcia?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Garcia made his way into the ring at 19/10 (+190) with oddsmakers.
