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 WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Karen Chukhadzhyan, Rashidi Ellis was overcome by Roiman Villa, Demetrius Andrade was victorious over Demond Nicholson and Brandun Lee beat Diego Gonzalo Luque.

Tank Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia stats

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 23 more professional rounds, 123 to Garcia's 100.

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 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 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.

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Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 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 (GTM).

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.