Billed as It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This, is an upcoming catchweight professional boxing match contested between WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia. The bout is scheduled to take place at a catchweight of 136 lbs, with a 10 lbs rehydration clause, on April 22, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Fight Card:
Lightweight Gervonta Davis (c) vs. Ryan Garcia – (12)
Super Middleweight David Morrell (c) vs. Yamaguchi Falcão – (12) For WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
Super Middleweight Gabriel Rosado vs. Bektemir Melikuziev – (10)
Middleweight Elijah Garcia vs. Kevin Salgado – (10)
Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs), a former WBC lightweight interim champion, has a massive social media following. The 24-year-old California native sparked the flames of this rivalry by stating his desire to face Davis at every turn for the past few years.
Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) is a three-division champion. Although both fighters have high finish rates, they go about their business with contrasting styles. Garcia is orthodox and 5-foot-10, tall for the division. He relies on volume from range and strong fundamentals to break down his opponents. His last fight resulted in a sixth-round stoppage of Javier Fortuna last July.
The 5-5 Davis is a southpaw who is widely considered one of the most powerful pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. He has knockout power in both hands but his signature shot is a straight left hand that has stopped three of his last six opponents with one shot. Rolando Romero ate a lethal left hand from Davis to end their fight in the sixth round last May as Davis defended his WBA belt.
GERVONTA 'TANK' DAVIS RECORD AND BIO
Nationality: American
Date of birth: November 7, 1994
Height: 5' 5.5"
Reach: 67.5"
Total fights: 28
Record: 28-0 (26 KOs)
RYAN GARCIA RECORD AND BIO
Nationality: American
Date of birth: August 8, 1998
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 70"
Total fights: 23
Record: 23-0 (19 KOs)
“I feel good right now. I had breakfast in the morning, so I feel strong,” Garcia said. “I don’t really know (about the shoving). I think him and Bernard (Hopkins) started getting into it, then it was just crazy. But I’m staying focused.
“I’m just ready to eat now. I’m focused, I don’t got much to say. My focus now is just on Gervonta Davis. I’m ready to destroy him, that’s it.”
Asked about the issue with Hopkins, who is one of Garcia’s promoters at Golden Boy, Davis said, “He’s talking about he’s ‘about that life,’ man, nobody’s worried about his old ass. He needs to sit back and let the young’uns do it.”
“Punishment. Knockout,” Davis predicted. “It’s gonna be crazy. Don’t blink your eyes, don’t get no popcorn, don’t get no drink, none of that. Just focus. It’s gonna be an incredible fight.”
A dream matchup between undefeated superstars, the power of Gervonta “Tank” Davis squares off against the speed of “King” Ryan Garcia in a highly anticipated mega-fight. Two of boxing’s most popular fighters go toe-to-toe in a battle of aggressive, dynamic styles and colorful personalities that transcends the sport. Will the power of “Tank” keep rolling or will the speed of “King” reign supreme? Don’t miss the boxing event of the year.
The catchweight bout between Gervonta 'Tank' Davis and Ryan Garcia will settle one of the freshest rivalries in boxing - at least until a potential rematch.
The trash talk between Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Ryan Garcia will end, and the fists will fly when the two popular fighters finally clash on April 22. We now know the full card for the Showtime pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Garcia vs. Davis obviously sits atop the card. The two young superstars have long hyped up a clash, with both men piling up impressive undefeated records. While Davis has won a secondary championship at super lightweight and Garcia had recently moved up to the weight class, they will fight at a 136-pound catchweight, just one pound over the lightweight limit.
Both fighters have traded barbs back and forth over the last couple of years in anticipation of making this fight a reality. And both men went out of their way to make it happen while sitting on opposite sides of the boxing political landscape. Now, only one can end the night with his hand raised in victory.
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