Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia full results: 'Tank' stops Garcia with brutal body shot

The book on Gervonta Davis going into his fight Saturday with Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was that he was one of the sport’s hardest hitters. And so, not surprisingly to many, Davis knocked Garcia out with a shot to the ribcage 1:44 into the seventh round.

It wasn’t, however, power that led Davis to this victory. It was his boxing skill, his ring IQ and his ability to capitalize on Garcia’s mistakes that carried him to the dramatic victory in their heavily hyped 136-pound fight.

Garcia overextended in the second, throwing a right at Davis, at a point when things seemed to be going in Garcia’s favor. Davis slipped the punch and threw a perfectly placed counter left hook that landed in the middle of Garcia’s face and put him down.

Davis, who did next-to-nothing in the first as he just took the measure of Garcia, took over the fight after that. He closed the distance expertly, fought at angles where he was able to land his shots and neutralize Garcia’s vaunted left hook and just score more.

He has tremendous power, but this guy is not simply a knockout artist. He’s clearly an elite boxer. [Read more.]

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Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia main card results, highlights

• Lightweight: Gervonta "Tank" Davis def. Ryan Garcia by KO at 1:44 of R7:

• Super middleweight: David Morrell def. Yamaguchi Falcao by KO at 2:22 of R1:

• Super middleweight: Bektemir Melikuziev def. Gabriel Rosado by unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 99-91)

• Middleweight: Elija Garcia def. Kevin Zambrano by unanimous decision (97-92, 95-94, 97-92)