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Despite his popularity and penchant for calling him out, Gervonta Davis never appeared quite interested in taking Ryan Garcia up on his brazen offers. In part, Davis’ reasoning behind his unwillingness to fight Garcia, stemmed from both Garcia’s inexperience and age.
Although Ryan Garcia is expected to give Gervonta Davis a bevy of issues come April 22nd, by and large, both the betting and boxing worlds are convinced that the Baltimore native will ultimately walk away with his hand held in triumph.
NEW YORK – Ryan Garcia made many concessions during negotiations for the high-profile fight he wanted most of all. Garcia gave Davis a one-sided rematch clause that only Davis can exercise if Garcia upsets him April 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Davis’ rival also agreed to face the powerful southpaw at a contracted catch weight of 136 pounds, despite that Garcia fought at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds in his last appearance.
Countless opponents stood before Ryan Garcia. With his name ostensibly buzzing since bursting onto the scene, the undefeated lightweight contender had no shortage of options.
Davis, Garcia Los Angeles Press Conference Photos Gallery - Undefeated boxing superstars Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia squared off for the second straight day on Thursday, this time in Los Angeles as they completed back-to-back, coast-to-coast press conferences to preview their highly anticipated 12-round showdown that headlines a SHOWTIME PPV production on Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin, Ryan Hafey, Cris Esqueda)
NEW YORK – Almost 16 years have passed since Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather produced one of the most financially successful events in boxing history. Their 154-pound title fight generated approximately $136 million in revenue from an estimated 2.45 million pay-per-view
Davis, Garcia Video Los Angeles Press Conference Stream - Five-time, three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis takes on hard-hitting “King” Ryan Garcia in a highly anticipated 12-round showdown headlining a pay-per-view event on Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
By Keith Idec - Gervonta Davis arrived almost two hours after the press conference for his showdown was scheduled to start Wednesday at Palladium Times Square. Their fight itself, however, couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time for boxing. In the aftermath of the Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. fight falling apart last fall, the sport desperately needed an intriguing, crossover event of this magnitude early in 2023.
NEW YORK – Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia agreed on one thing Wednesday. Davis admitted it was “very unprofessional” of him to have arrived at their press conference more than one hour and 50 minutes late. Garcia was early for the first face-to-face promotional event since their April 22 fight was announced February 24, but Davis didn’t get on stage at Palladium Times Square until 2:23 p.m. ET.
Davis, Garcia New York City Press Conference Photos Gallery - Undefeated boxing superstars Gervonta “Tank” Davis and “King” Ryan Garcia went face to face for the first time at a press conference in New York on Wednesday as they previewed their highly anticipated 12-round showdown that headlines a pay-per-view event on Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Amanda Westcott, Ryan Hafey, Stephanie Trapp and Larry Moronez)