'Tank' is back in a big matchup as he prepares for a possible showdown with Ryan Garcia later this year.
That said, Davis is likely to be too good and too strong as he clears the final hurdle for the Ryan Garcia fight. Garcia is likely to give a solid effort and he is a good fighter, as his domination of Colbert made clear. Luckily, Garcia had already established too big of a lead for Gutierrez to overcome. Davis has clearly fought a better level of competition as Garcia turned pro late and took a while to get his professional career going. That set Garcia up for a shot at Gutierrez and the WBA title. "He beat a top contender and then won the belt. And Demetrius Andrade is set to make his debut at super middleweight when he takes on Demond Nicholson in the PPV opener. We know that he's a threat to everything I want to do. Garcia dominated Colbert, dropping him in the seventh round and getting a wide decision victory. "Garcia did what he had to do to earn this fight, Davis said. We're going to make sure this is a tough fight for him. ET) as a final tune-up for the already-agreed-upon April bout with Ryan Garcia.
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia live round-by round results will be provided by NYFights along with the fight recap.
ET/ 9:30 p.m. The way Garcia succeeded in taking it to Chris Colbert in Feb 2022, that’s perhaps not replicable versus Davis, whose power is a strong dissuader. Or, the Baltimore native, age 28, will on Saturday night show that his safe place is the ring, where he’ll in violent fashion convince Hector Luis Garcia that hopes for a shocker upset were unfounded.
The boxing match goes down on Showtime on Saturday (Jan. 7) at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
The fight will stream live on The Davis vs. The fight card currently listed on Showtime.com includes Jaron Ennis vs. Roimann Villa and Demetrius Andrade vs. The PPV fight costs Watching from the U.K.? Karen Chukhadzhian, Rashidi Eillis vs. GMT). As far as boxing stats go, Garcia has a 16-0-0 record and Davis is 27-0-0. All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. on Saturday (Jan. The two will face off in a WBA title match at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
Here's everything you need to know about Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia, as they battle for lightweight supremacy.
Here’s more info on the Gervonta “Tank” Davis vs. Some observers this week have compared Garcia to Isaac Cruz, at least in the way that they both could make life difficult for Davis early in the fight by out-boxing him and frustrating him. You could go with Davis to win by stoppage in rounds 7-12 for +105 or by stoppage in rounds 5-8 at +175. Whether those two big wins show he’s capable of upsetting Davis, well, that’s hard to know (though I wouldn’t bet on it). That would change if he beat Ryan Garcia in April. Davis is a surefire hit at the box office, and he’s proven that he can sell tickets while fighting in his native Baltimore, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn. [a -1600 favorite](https://www.nj.bet365.com/?_h=4r18ya75g2O4nRgTA2UqVg%3D%3D#/AC/B9/C20007979/D1/E148/F2/) (bet $1,600 to win $100), while Garcia is a +750 underdog (win $750 to win $100). I was in the same situation going into the [Chris] Colbert fight, but this time I had a real training camp. Davis has been feuding online with Ryan Garcia, and the two are expected to meet in April. He’s undefeated and he’s a great opponent. Whatever narrative that Gervonta “Tank” Davis wanted to bring in to his Saturday night lightweight showdown with Hector Luis Garcia was obliterated last month when Davis was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge of battery. Hector Luis Garcia, including the odds, their records and a prediction on who will win.
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis looks to kick off 2023 by getting an early win under his belt this evening Hector Luis Garcia in a lightweight contest.
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 12 a.m. - Gervonta 'Tank' Davis vs. ET / 2 a.m. [Showtime PPV in the U.S. - Jaron Ennis vs. ET / 5 a.m.
WBA 'regular' lightweight champion Gervonta 'Tank' Davis fights Hector Luis Garcia in the main event & future welterweight star Jaron 'Boots' Ennis.
“I’m willing to fight for sure,” said Gervonta about a match with undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney. “He’s a fighter, and fighters are supposed to speak highly of themselves. (14-1, 9 KOs) defeated Omar Rosales (9-2-1, 5 KOs) in an impressive fourth round stoppage of a ten round bout. Unbeaten light welterweight fringe contender Brandun Lee (27-0, 23 KOs) continued his slow climb up the ranks, beating an overmatched journeyman Diego Luque (21-11-2, 10 KOs) by a fourth round knockout. Moments later, the contest was halted, sending Peterson down to his third loss in a row. WBA ‘regular’ lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis fights Hector Luis Garcia in the main event & future welterweight star Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis battles Karen Chukhadzhian tonight on Showtime PPV.
The WBA Welterweight title is on the line when Gervonta “Tank” Davis takes on Hector “El Androide” Garcia in Washington DC's Capital One Arena.
At 27-1, with 11 KOs, Chukhadzhian is adamant that he has not come all the way to the US just for a paycheck, though. Both fighters work orthodox and although Ellis is the more experienced fighter, Villa packs more power, with a 96% knock out rate over Ellis' 63%. He manages to get a few combos in and Villa just covers and gets through the round. Nicholson goes down inside ten seconds, but Waleed rules that he was thrown to the floor and rules it no knockdown. But the result is the same, the right guy won. They come out probing, Ellis throwing the jab and Villa trying to cut off the ring and walk him down. As we come to the halfway point in the fight, Villa has yet to win a round. He is miles ahead on the scorecard and Villa needs the knockout to win. He catches Ellis with a big right hand and Ellis is staggered! Villa’s corner is telling him to work more, and they are right, but his work rate isn’t the issue. In the eighth round, Villa tries to make the fight into the physical slug-fest that he wanted all along. Villa stays on him and Ellis is in trouble but Villa may not have anything left.
It's the fight before the fight. As boxing fans turn eyes and crossed fingers to a planned lightweight showdown between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, ...
The pick is Davis by stoppage in an enjoyable battle. The arm length difference is negligible and Garcia is coming up in weight to face a man who has competed successfully as high as Jr. Garcia has to turn Davis’s selective offense into a weapon in his favor without getting iced. Instead, headlining the Capital One Arena for the first time since Mike Tyson in 2005, Davis is opting for one of the best and hottest Jr. For Garcia to win, he’s going to have to thread a difficult technical needle. Returning to the mid-Atlantic area for the first time since his hometown knockout of Ricardo Nunez in 2019, Davis could have picked an easier out and gotten away with it.
The undefeated "Tank" looks to defend his WBA (regular) lightweight world title against the game challenger Saturday night.
Hector Luis Garcia: List of odds, favourites, markets, prediction and betting trends](/en-US/news/other/gervonta-tank-davis-vs-hector-luis-garcia-list-of-odds-favourites-markets-prediction-and-betting-trends/6q0sg7bjyxr9zbn5v5643kus) Hector Luis Garcia: Live updates, results, highlights](/en-US/news/other/gervonta-davis-vs-hector-luis-garcia-live-updates-results-highlights/1qelsjgdr2b7f1huf6izhmjuxc) [Demetrius Andrade dominates with unanimous decision over Demond Nicholson in super middleweight debut](/en-US/news/other/demetrius-andrade-dominates-with-unanimous-decision-over-demond-nicholson-in-super-middleweight-debut/1ho3aazf9wqbo1x64u82742wf4) [Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. The undefeated Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) owns one of the best knockout percentages in boxing, having come off a highlight reel KO of Rolando Romero last May.
We take a look at what to expect from the full card as Gervonta Davis faces Luis Garcia in a lightweight bout on Saturday, January 7.
[ DraftKings Sportsbook](https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/leagues/boxing/boxing). Garcia normally fights in the featherweight class but will step up to the lightweight class for this one. This match will be the main event on a six-fight card that will begin at 9:00 pm ET.