A sold-out ROWDY crowd of 19,731 at Capital One Arena saw a mixed match of 12 innings, which included a series of mismatched matches, a couple of jumbles, winning performances. but the disappointing performance of a rising star and the stellar death of a boxer that the crowds come to see , Gervonta “The Tank” Davis.
Just like him, Davis has had a slow start, scrutinizing previous unbeaten runs Hectare”El Androide“ Garcíastudy the gist of his style, looking for weaknesses.
Garcia seems comfortable enough, and why not? He was undefeated and once held the WBA super featherweight belt before switching to lightweight and challenging Davis for his minor title. It was a gamble but paid better at £130. The two were still a bit hesitant and almost nothing happened in the first round of the scheduled 12th round. It was the same in the second round until Davis hit a hard left header just before the bell.
Garcia, a 31-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, dropped four clean balls in the third round and fought well enough in the fourth to end the match. Both remained hesitant to execute and very few punches were delivered in the fifth round, but the landings came mostly from Davis.
Sensing the right moment, Garcia launched a body attack in the sixth round, which seemed to upset Davis, who increased the tempo in the seventh round to take the lead. Despite being ahead on the official scoreboard, Garcia joined the fray when the “Tank” began to be knocked down with sledgehammer strikes designed to steal the souls of men. Garcia lost until the end of the half when a left hook hit his right temple, knocking him off balance.
Garcia’s legs buckled until he was in a squatting position, but somehow he managed to keep his butt on the floor and his feet under him. He returned to his corner when the bell rang and sat on the stool, a dazed expression on his face.
Garcia said he had enough, and although he didn’t answer the bell for the next round, the official finish was oddly decided by a 13-second TKO in the ninth round.
Garcia said: “I didn’t know where I was when he hit me with that shot. “My vision is back but my head still hurts. I can’t see from my right eye. It was going well up to that point. I’m selecting my photo.
“God willing, I’m ready for a fight with Ryan Garcia,” Davis said. “Planned in April. I’m here. He is practicing. He is talking. And let’s see who’s really on that.”
The Philadelphia Welding Division is unbeaten Jaron “Shoes” Ennis’ The first pay-per-view display turned out not to be the dazzling display that fans were used to. He entered the ring with a standing ovation almost as loud as Davis received, but there was little to cheer about in his monotonous 12-round unanimous decision. Karen Chuckhadzhian.
The speedy Ukrainian spent every lap moving sideways to his left and right, keeping his distance while circling away from Ennis, first in one direction and then the other. Chuckhadzhian never came close to victory but his evasive maneuvers certainly made for an ugly situation. Ennis tests him round after round, but has trouble cutting through the ring effectively and rarely succeeds in pinning him to the ropes.
The last time Ennis finished off his opponent was in the 10th round when a series of body punches left Chuckhadzhian clearly injured. However, the moment passed and it started the race again. There were intermittent boos as the fight progressed. Then, in the final round, they actually traded punches with Chuckhadzhian playing better.
All three judges gave Ennis a score of 120-108, but his opponent was sure to win in 12th place. Mr. Malik Wallace refereed the competition.
“He runs a lot,” Ennis said. “Hats off to him because a lot of guys don’t want to fight me. So give him a shout out for coming here and joining this fight.
In the best battle of the night Villa Roiman failed before Rashidi Ellis, Lynn, Massachusetts, by majority decision for 12 rounds in an IBF weight class match. Villa had been stalking opponents from the start, but Ellis’ educated footwork and unerring left jab kept him out of the way for the first six innings. In the end, Villa’s constant pressure caused Ellis to collapse and the Venezuelan began to close in on him with heavy blows. The Americans resorted to grab and hold, but to no avail. He had to receive Villa’s powerful punches in the second half of the half.
Between the 11th and 12th half, Villa’s corner urged him to get the job done, and that’s exactly what he did. As the game drew to a close, Villa laid Ellis on his back with a left hook to the head. Rashidi overtook referee Brent Bovell’s count but in a bad way. He was quickly knocked back with a left-right combo that nearly sent him through the rope before he collapsed onto the canvas. Rashidi bravely stood up a few seconds before the final bell rang.
A three-point difference in the previous round resulted in scores of 114-112 (Dave Braslow) and 114-112 (Paul Wallace) for Villa, while judge Tammye Jenkins even had a score of 113-113. Malik Wallace is the referee.
Rhode Island Super Mid-Range Demetrius “Boo, Boo” Andrade won by decision 10 rounds against Maryland’s Nicholson Devil. Andrade beat Nicholson in the second and 10th rounds to prevail with a three-point score of 100-89.
Former Super Light and Welding Champion Lamont PetersonThe 38-year-old (and inactive since March 2019) had a bad comeback against the 40-year-old Michael Ogundo. The American-Kenyan tennis player knocked Peterson down in the fourth round with a vicious right-hand swing. Although Lamont beat Ogundo’s punches continued to connect and the match ended at 2-05.
FULL RESULTS
Gervonta Davis (134lbs), 28-0 (26), w rtd 9 Hector Garcia (134), 16-1(10); Jaron Ennis (145.5 lbs), 30-0 (27), point 12 kareen Chukhadzhian (146.25lbs), 21-2 (11); Villa Roiman (145.75lbs), 26-1 (25), point 12 Rashidi Ellis (146.25lbs), 24-1 (15); Demetrius Andrade (167lbs), 32-0 (19), score 10 Nicholson Devil (167.25lbs), 26-5-1 (22); Vito Mielnicki Jr. (153.2lbs), 14-1 (9), w rsf 4 Omar Rosales (152.8lbs), 9-2-1 (5); Brandon Lee (141.4lbs), 27-0 (23), w rsf 4 Diego Luce (141.2), 21-11-2 (10); Travon marshal (149.8lbs), 7-2-1 (4), w rsf 1 West Shawn (151lbs); Keeshawn Williams (146.2lbs), 11-1-1 (2), point 6 Gustavo David Vittori (146.6lbs), 26-12-1 (12); Michael Ogundo (140.2 lbs) 17-16 (14), w rsf 4 Lamont Peterson (141.6lbs), 35-6-1 (17); Kyron Davis (163.8lbs), 17-3-1 (6), point 8 Cristian Fabian Rios (164.4 lbs), 23-16-3 (13); Jalil Hackett (156.2lbs), 5-0 (4), w rsf 1 Joel Guevara(155.8 lbs), 4-9-1 (3); Mia Ellis (128.2 lbs), 6-1 (5), w rsf 1 Karen Dulin (129.8lbs), 5-25-1(3).
