Undefeated boxers to clash in megafight in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal

2 years ago

FILE - Gervonta Davis poses for photographs after a WBA lightweight championship boxing bout ag ... — FILE – Gervonta Davis poses for photographs after a WBA lightweight championship boxing bout against Rolando Romero early Sunday, May 29, 2022, in New York. Davis pleaded guilty Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, to charges stemming from a November 2020 hit and run that left four people injured, officials said. His case was scheduled for trial, but Davis entered a guilty plea instead. His sentencing is scheduled for May 5. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Undefeated lightweight knockout artists Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are set for a showdown April 22 in Las Vegas in one of the most anticipated fights in boxing.

The bout will be fought at a 136-pound catchweight (above the normal lightweight limit of 135). No venue has been announced. The fight will be broadcast as a joint pay-per-view between Showtime and DAZN.

Davis (28-0, 26 knockouts), 28, holds the regular WBA lightweight title. In his last fight Jan. 7, he stopped Hector Luis Garcia, who did not come out for the ninth round.

Earlier this month, Davis pleaded guilty to four counts stemming from a hit-and-run crash in November 2020 that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. Sentencing is scheduled for May 5.

Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs), 24, last fought July 16, knocking out Javier Fortuna in the sixth round.