Unbeaten Gervonta Davis hands Ryan Garcia first defeat with seventh-round knockout

Gervonta Davis has won 5 satellite titles successful 3 value classes

Ryan Garcia suffered the archetypal decision of his vocation arsenic Gervonta Davis delivered a devastating seventh-round knockout successful Las Vegas connected Saturday.

However, the 24-year-old was counted retired aft compatriot Davis landed a abbreviated near counterpunch to his ribcage.

"I americium the look of boxing," said 28-year-old Davis, who present has 27 knockouts successful 29 unbeaten fights.

Davis suggested that his triumph was arsenic large an lawsuit arsenic popular prima Rihanna's half-time show astatine February's Super Bowl.

He said: "I conscionable saw Rihanna execute astatine the Super Bowl and I was similar that was going to beryllium maine 1 day, and present we are."

Garcia, who is yet to gain a top-flight satellite title, said it was "an honour" to beryllium successful the ringing with Davis, who has won 5 satellite titles successful 3 value classes.

"I conscionable couldn't recover. Snuck nether maine and caught maine good," Garcia said.

"I was going to get backmost up, but I conscionable couldn't get up."