Ryan Garcia: record, next fight and profile →
LOS ANGELES – Gervonta Davis walked into The Beverly Hilton for the second leg of his kickoff press tour to announce his April 22 fight against Ryan Garcia with gamesmanship top of mind.
His speed? Noteworthy. His power? Undeniable. His skills? Remarkable. But, even with Ryan Garcia reeling off 23 consecutive victories to start his career, thanks to his celebrity status on social media, countless prognosticators and fans have openly questioned whether or not he’s done enough to earn a shot at one of boxing’s premier stars, Gervonta Davis.
At this point, even Gervonta Davis’ harshest critics will acknowledge that his violent knockout power is very much real. With a KO percentage of just under 93%, more times than not, the Baltimore native has found a way to close the show.
For a number of years now, Ryan Garcia has pushed the buttons of Gervonta Davis. However, no matter how many curse-filled tirades he would embark upon, the hard-hitting star from Baltimore, Maryland, openly dismissed Garcia, often referring to him as a tenuous opponent and nothing more than a child.
NEW YORK – Ryan Garcia agrees with the consensus, that his upcoming fight against Gervonta Davis should amount to the most difficult assignment of his six-year professional career.
He screamed, shouted, and of course, fought his way into one of the biggest fights of the year. However, Ryan Garcia knows good and well that a gargantuan task now stands before him.
LOS ANGELES – Reunited and it feels so good – the hullabaloo between Gervonta Davis and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Mayweather Promotions has simmered down. Ahead of the last Davis fight versus Hector Luis Garcia in January, “Tank” announced he was a contractual free agent from his longtime promoter.
LOS ANGELES – Ryan Garcia weighed in on the weighty issue surrounding his super fight against Gervonta Davis on April 22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime pay per view during their kickoff press conference at The Beverly Hilton.
Ryan Garcia broke away from his normally loquacious behavior. With the usually talkative California native zipping his lips while negotiations with Gervonta Davis took place, he was ultimately delighted when he secured their mega showdown.
NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis doesn’t understand why Ryan Garcia skipped his proposed tune-up bout before their showdown April 22. Davis defeated a previously unbeaten 130-pound world champion, Hector Luis Garcia, not an overmatched opponent,