He has 19 wins via knockout, and decided to forgo a fight in January in order to focus on Davis. Garcia's last fight was against Fortuna in July, beating him via TKO.

'KingRy' returned last April, beating Emmanuel Tagoe via unanimous decision. In April 2021, he was supposed to fight Javier Fortuna but ended up working on his mental health. He took a bit of a break from boxing shortly after. The 24-year-old beat Luke Campbell in 2021 to win the interim WBC lightweight title. However, that will not affect the Garcia fight. He is facing 14 charges after being accused of fleeing the scene of an accident that involved multiple people, including a pregnant woman.ĭavis could face up to seven years in prison over the incident if charged. With a judge rejecting a plea agreement, Davis will be sentenced on May 5. Garciaĭavis managed to avoid one hurdle in order for this fight to happen. 'Tank' appeared in court for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. He pled guilty to four traffic offenses. Davis' last bout was a TKO win in January against Hector Luis Garcia. A multi-division champion, Davis won the WBA (Regular) lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa in 2019. With DAZN and Showtime hosting the fight via a PPV format, all issues have been resolved.ĪPRIL 22nd SHOWTIME PPV and DAZN PPV ⭐️ LAS VEGAS NV /NAWFVNXpStĪ 2012 Golden Gloves champion, Davis made his pro debut in 2013. Since then, contract negotiations, broadcasting rights, and rematch clauses halted the fight from being made. In November, Davis and Garcia announced that they would fight one another. Las Vegas will hold the fight, with a venue TBD.

That is a week after the initial proposed date of April 15. After fighting across social media, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are finally ready to finally settle their rivalry in the ring.ĭavis, the WBA (Regular) lightweight champion, and Garcia announced on social media that a catchweight fight between the two will take place on April 22.

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