Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia, billed as It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, was a professional boxing match contested between WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia. The non-title bout took place at a catchweight of 136 lbs, with a 10 lbs rehydration clause, on April 22, 2023, at T-Mobile ArenainParadise, Nevada.[1][2][3]
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| Date | April 22, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis wins via 7th-round KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gervonta Davis knocked out Ryan Garcia in the seventh round with a body shot to Ryan Garcia's right abdomen. After staggering backwards, Ryan Garcia took a knee, holding the right side of his body. The fight was praised by commentators. It reportedly sold over 1.2 million PPV buys on Showtime for $84.99. It also generated approximately $22.8 million from ticket sales, with additional money earned from sponsorships and advertising.[4][5]
| Weight class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Catchweight (136 lbs) | Gervonta Davis | def. | Ryan Garcia | KO | 7/12 | 1:44 | |
| Super Middleweight | David Morrell (c) | def. | Yamaguchi Falcão | KO | 1/12 | 2:36 | For WBA (Regular) super middleweight title. |
| Super Middleweight | Bektemir Melikuziev | def. | Gabriel Rosado | UD | 10/10 | ||
| Middleweight | Elijah Garcia | def. | Kevin Salgado | UD | 10/10 | Salgado was deducted 1 point in Round 7 due to a low blow. | |
| Middleweight | Fiodor Czerkaszyn | def. | Elias Espadas | TKO | 9/10 | 2:07 | |
| Light Middleweight | Vito Mielnicki Jr. | def. | José Charles | KO | 4/10 | 0:33 | |
| Lightweight | Floyd Schofield | def. | Jesus Valentin Leon | TKO | 2/10 | 1:51 | |
| Middleweight | Lorenzo Simpson | def. | Pachino Hill | UD | 6/6 | ||
| Light Middleweight | Jalil Hackett | def. | Jason Phillips | TKO | 3/4 | 2:20 | |
| Bantamweight | Cuttino Oliver | def. | Roberto Cantu Pena | TKO | 2/4 | 3:00 |
| Country/Region | Broadcasters | |||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United States (Host) | — | Showtime | ||
| — | DAZN PPV | |||
| Australia | — | |||
| New Zealand | — | |||
| Canada | — | |||
| — | FITE1 | |||
| Germany | — | |||
| Italy | — | |||
| Europe | — | DAZN2 | ||
| — | Fight Sports | Fight Sports Max | ||
| Pan Asia (inc. Indian subcontinent and exc. Japan) | — | |||
| MENA | — | |||
| France | — | RMC Sport | — | RMC BFM Play |
| Japan | — | Wowow | — | Wowow on Demand |
| Kazakhstan | Qazsport | — | — | Qazsport |
| Latin America | — | ESPN | — | Star+ |
| Mexico | Azteca 7 | — | TV Azteca Deportes | |
| Panama | Telemetro | — | Medcom Go | |
| Thailand | — | PPTV HD | — | |
| Sub-saharan Africa | — | SuperSport | — | DStv Play |
1Also available in New Zealand
2Davis vs. Garcia on DAZN coverage only Available in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
