Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia

Who won Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Hector Luis Garcia by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 7th January 2023 at Capital One Arena in Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Karen Chukhadzhyan for the IBF Interim World Welterweight championship, Demetrius Andrade defeated Demond Nicholson, Rashidi Ellis was defeated by Roiman Villa and Brandun Lee beat Diego Gonzalo Luque.

Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia stats

Back in January 2023, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Hector Luis Garcia made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davis. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis & Hector Luis Garcia fought out of a southpaw stance.

Davis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 130 to Garcia's 112.

Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mario Barrios on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had won against Leo Santa Cruz on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had beat Yuriorkis Gamboa on 28th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Garcia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Roger Gutierrez on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Chris Colbert on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac Avelar on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Moreno Gonzalez on 21st July 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had defeated Marco Acevedo on 16th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hector Luis Garcia had been fighting more than Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.

Going to this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Hector Luis Garcia's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia?

The Showtime PPV show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Hector Luis Garcia made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.