Undefeated boxer Gervonta Davis defeated Ryan Garcia with a body shot in Round 7, rendering Garcia unable to continue.
In a battle of unbeaten boxers at their peak, Gervonta Davis demonstrated his superior abilities against Ryan Garcia. Davis landed a body shot in Round 7 that left Garcia unable to continue the highly anticipated 136-pound catchweight fight. The official time was 1:44 of Round 7, as Garcia failed to answer the 10-count after taking the punch. Remarkably, Davis had predicted he would stop Garcia in the seventh round, and while the preceding six rounds were competitive, it only took one shot to conclude the match.
Many fighters took to Twitter to share their reactions to the Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia bout. Hasim Rahman Jr. tweeted, “GARCIA SAID NO MAS!!!!!” while Chito Vera expressed happiness with the outcome, saying “I’m glad Davis won, it’s good for the sport.” Jake Paul, on the other hand, incorrectly claimed, “I told y’all Ryan was gonna win!”
Fighters like Jamahal Hill and Gilbert Burns praised Davis’s successful 7th round finish, with Hill commenting on the power of the body shot: “That body shot was nasty you could hear it!!!” Lennox Lewis encouraged Ryan Garcia to hold his head up, stating, “How you respond to a loss is more important than how you respond to a win.” Overall, the boxing world was abuzz with reactions to this much-anticipated matchup.