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All the celebrities had been out on Saturday evening in Las Vegas. Sin City performed host to its newest large struggle between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia contained in the T-Mobile Arena as the 2 younger, undefeated fighters bucked the everyday development within the sport of avoiding these matchups for so long as attainable.
Davis scored a brutal seventh-round knockout of Garcia with a brutal counter left hand to the physique that compelled Garcia to take a knee and never beat the referee’s depend. It’s a crushing loss for a beforehand unbeaten fighter who was radiating confidence all week that he would get the job completed.
Garcia was dejected within the quick aftermath, however not less than one particular person got here to his help within the locker room: Conor McGregor. The former two-division champion made it again to the locker room to supply Garcia with some phrases of knowledge after the los.
“He’s 1-0 on you. You are the 2 greatest names within the division. I need to see it once more. I need to see it once more now, and I need to see it with no rehydration clause,” McGregor informed Garcia after his loss. “Seriously. Mate, all of the respect on this planet to you. You’re the long run. You’re the way forward for this recreation. I’m watching you all the best way. Wish you all the perfect.”
McGregor famous an essential sticking level for the struggle. Davis negotiated in a key rehydration clause to make the struggle occur the place neither fighter may weigh greater than 145 kilos on Saturday morning following the weigh-ins on Friday. It was a key tactic as Garcia is already large for the division and deliberate to maneuver as much as 140 kilos the place his measurement may be a bonus.
For now, Garcia should return to the drafting board and decide up the items.
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