By: Sean Crose
The 16-0 Hector Luis Garcia entered the ring at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena Saturday evening hoping to shock the world. For Garcia was moments away from partaking in a scheduled twelve spherical affair with the 27-0 multi-division titlist Gervonta “Tank” Davis. The in style Davis already had one other Garcia lined up for a combat later in 2023 – the well-known and laborious hitting Ryan Garcia. First, although, Davis needed to get previous the person in entrance of him, and Hector Luis Garcia was a junior light-weight world titlist who was recognized to disrupt the applecart. Their bout was the primary occasion of a Showtime pay per view card.
The first was a low octane, feeling out affair through which neither man did something specific of word. Garcia had just a few good moments within the second because the tempo picked up a bit. Davis landed more practical pictures within the third, however Davis remained affected person, as was his wont. Davis landed a tough proper on Garcia within the fourth earlier than really coming alive, tagging his man a number of extra instances. The fifth was shut, however Davis was in a position to put his punches collectively within the last seconds. Garcia took to smothering his man within the sixth. Davis, alternatively, fired and landed nicely.
Both males stored it sharp within the seventh, as that they had been all through the combat. Davis, nonetheless, may need edged it with a stable proper and barely sharper punches. Both males had been touchdown very nicely within the eighth when the combat was all of the sudden stopped on account of an incident within the stands. The motion resumed roughly a minute or so later. Davis started to viciously put is punches collectively. With lower than 20 seconds left within the spherical, Garcia was rocked laborious by Davis. Clearly damage, he was in a position to make it to the bell.
In between rounds, nonetheless, Garcia instructed his nook he couldn’t see. The combat was stopped in the beginning of the ninth on the request of Garcia’s nook.
