Garcia vs Davis

Who won Garcia vs Davis?

Kyrone Davis beat Elijah Garcia by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Kyrone Davis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Frank Martin for the WBA Super World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard David Benavidez defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the WBC Interim World Light heavyweight belt, Carlos Adames was victorious over Terrell Gausha for the WBC World Middleweight title, Gary Antuanne Russell lost to Alberto Puello for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship, Mark Magsayo defeated Eduardo Ramirez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship, and Justin Viloria was victorious over Angel Antonio Contreras.

Garcia vs Davis stats

Elijah Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kyrone Davis made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Davis' 33%.

Elijah Garcia was the younger man by 8 years, at 21 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davis. Despite this, Davis had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Elijah Garcia fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kyrone Davis was an orthodox fighter.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 6 years later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 64 compared to Davis' 141.

Elijah Garcia went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at middleweight.

Garcia vs Davis form

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 Jose Armando Resendiz on September 30, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Salgado on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Amilcar Vidal on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had won against Cruse Stewart on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Edgar Valenzuela on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Davis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Davis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Davis?

Garcia vs Davis was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Amazon Prime PPV.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Davis?

Elijah Garcia was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Kyrone Davis made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.