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, January 7th, 2023, at Capital One Arena, 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, Brandun Lee beat Diego Gonzalo Luque, and Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Omar Rosales.

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 losses, 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 a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and 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 26 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared 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 May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Yuriorkis Gamboa on December 28, 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 August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Colbert on February 26, 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 December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

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

He had defeated Marco Acevedo on December 16, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

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

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