{"id":180514,"date":"2023-01-08T08:11:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T08:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gervonta-davis-scores-tko-as-hector-luis-garcia-quits-before-9th\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T08:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T08:11:07","slug":"gervonta-davis-scores-tko-as-hector-luis-garcia-quits-before-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/gervonta-davis-scores-tko-as-hector-luis-garcia-quits-before-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis scores TKO as Hector Luis Garcia quits before 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gervonta “Tank” Davis rocked Hector Luis Garcia with a left hand in the closing moments of Round 8, prompting the underdog to retire on his stool ahead of the ninth round Saturday in Washington, DC<\/p>\n
Garcia absorbed a flurry of power shots on unsteady legs and later said, “I didn’t know where I was when he hit me with that shot. My head still hurts. I couldn’t see, but my vision is back.”<\/p>\n
With the TKO victory, Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) keeps intact a planned April 15 super fight against Ryan Garcia (no relation) in Las Vegas, though that matchup isn’t yet official. Davis was ahead 79-73, 79-73 and 78-74 at the time of the stoppage.<\/p>\n
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“I was trying to beat him mentally,” said Davis, 28. “I was trying to trick him with my hands and my eyes and things like that because he’s a tough fighter. I had to bait him. … God willing, I’m ready for the fight [with Ryan Garcia]. It’s scheduled for April. He’s been training; he’s been talking.”<\/p>\n
Davis, who is typically a slow starter, didn’t land many clean punches during the first three rounds as Garcia (16-1, 10 KOs) dictated the pace with his southpaw jab. Davis finally found his rhythm in Round 4.<\/p>\n
The star boxer connected on a stinging counter right hand and a couple of lefts that caught Garcia’s attention in a fast-paced fourth. Garcia is a 130-pound titleholder who moved up to 135 for the career-high payday, yet he was all too willing to stand in the pocket and trade with the bigger, stronger puncher.<\/p>\n