Porter Ranch resident Garcia takes on Davis in arguably the most highly anticipated fight of the year between lightweight championship contenders
LAS VEGAS — Boxing fans have spent the past couple of decades watching top fighters avoid each other in their primes and carefully pick lesser opponents so they can boost their records.
Both fighters are at the top of their games and because they opted to meet, they have sent needed electricity through the sport. The year’s most-anticipated fight will take place Saturday in Las Vegas. Davis accused Garcia of possessing only a left hook, and Garcia said Davis didn’t have much punching power. They traded several barbs during the presser, calling each other delusional, and chirped again when they came face to face for the traditional pre-fight promotional pose.Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, got it started by saying Davis’ camp kept asking for various contractual demands to be met, which “points to a team looking to protect their fighter.
De La Hoya and Ellerbe knew what was at stake when negotiating this match, and they put whatever differences they had aside to make it happen. The Davis-Garcia winner could set up a showdown with undefeated Devin Haney, who owns all four major championship belts in this division. Haney faces former champ Vasiliy Lomachenko in May, also in Las Vegas.
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