Boxing
Gervonta Davis gets TKO as Hector Luis Garcia quits on his stool
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Gervonta Davis's power can strike at any moment. Just ask Hector Luis Garcia.
"Tank" brushed Garcia back against the ropes with a stinging left hand in the eighth round. Moments later in the same frame, he deposited a right to the body and another whipping left to the head.
The output staggered Garcia to the point where he complained about his vision and did not get off his stool for the ninth round, crediting "Tank" with a TKO to retain his WBA (regular) world lightweight title at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., and live on pay-per-view Saturday night.
With the victory, "Tank" can now look forward to clash with another Garcia in Ryan Garcia as the two young sensations have a fight slated for later this year.
Davis told Showtime's Jim Gray that he's "ready" for the mega bout next.
Although Hector Garcia was a game challenger, one got the feeling that "Tank's" power display could show at any time in the 12-round bout. After tense exchanges during the middle of the fight, the first impactful left of the eighth round might have been the shot to damage Garcia's vision as the Dominican fighter complained "I can't see" to his corner afterwards, prompting the retiring on his stool.
Here's how the entire "Tank" Davis vs. Garcia fight went.
