"I'm putting him in position to do what I did. Promoted by Mayweather, Davis wants to be boxing's premier superstar and best-seller like his mentor, and he made quite an impression in his first PPV bout Saturday.
This was the third two-division title fight since 1933 and the first since Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s rematch against Marcos Maidana in 2014. The rope was right there," Davis said after the fight while proclaiming he will maintain both his 130-pound and 135-pound titles. Santa Cruz valiantly ate several vicious Davis blows while throwing his own back in an action-packed bout from start to finish, but in the sixth round Davis threw a punch Santa Cruz never saw: a counter uppercut that caused Santa Cruz to drop the canvas, where he was slumped underneath the ropes for a couple of minutes before eventually getting up under his own power. There were more than 9,000 socially distanced fans in attendance at the Alamodome in San Antonio to watch Santa Cruz-Davis, the first major fight in the United States with paying fans since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in March.ĭavis continued his 15-fight knockout streak, which dates back to February 2015, and his 96% knockout percentage is the best of any boxing champion. Just line them up, and I'll knock them out one by one." "I'm going to continue to show people all over the world that I'm the best.
"First, I just want to say I'm a pay-per-view star. Power sells, and few have power quite like Davis. Neither fighter backed down.īut Davis, already a wildly popular young fighter, delivered an exclamation-point performance in his PPV debut that is likely to establish him as one of the faces of boxing going forward. It was exactly the sort of fight that can bring boxing to a larger base - a quick, heavy-pressure fighter in Santa Cruz standing toe-to-toe and trading attacks with a devastating power puncher in Davis. He was attempting to win a world title in his fifth weight class, and it was his first time being knocked out as a professional. Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs) was taken to the hospital after the fight for precautionary reasons, though he tweeted later Saturday that he was OK. It capped off what was the defining win so far of Davis' promising boxing career. Gervonta Davis defeats Leo Santa Cruz by sixth-round knockoutĪ devastating left uppercut from Gervonta "Tank" Davis put Leo Santa Cruz to sleep and launched Davis into boxing stardom Saturday night.ĭavis (24-0, 23 KOs) defended his WBA regular lightweight title and won Santa Cruz's WBA super junior lightweight title with his sixth-round KO, which immediately becomes a top contender for knockout of the year.
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Eduardo Ramirez vs.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser.The fight takes place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight will be broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, and international rights have been picked up by streaming service Fite, which is where fans in the UK can order the show. These timings are subject to change due to the length of the undercard fights.
GMT with the main event ringwalks scheduled for 11 p.m. The main card is set to get underway at 8 p.m.
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