Gervonta Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia: results, round-by-round score, undercards, stats and commentary
Gervonta Davis TKOs Hector Garcia in the 9th round
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Gervonta Davis TKOs Hector Garcia in the 9th round
So after an incredible night that saw some jaw dropping decisions, some terrible refereeing, and a brawl between Meek Mill and Gary Russell, Jr, we finally got an incredible boxing ending.
In the eighth round, Gervonta Davis pounded Hector Garcia with a shot that left the Dominican temporarily blind, leading to his corner to retire their fighter on the stool.
This leaves the door open for a future megafight for Davis against Ryan Garcia, likely to be in the spring if the deal can be done.
Hector Garcia proved to be a game opponent, giving just as good as he got for over 20 minutes against a known puncher in a weight division higher than he is accustomed to. He certainly has nothing to hang his head about and will surely be around in some big fights soon.
What is next for Tank?
This win should set up the matchup with Ryan Garcia for Tank. He has already told Eddie Hearn that a $10 million guarantee is not enough, so expect this megafight to be made, probably in London, probably around April.
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Hector Garcia can hold his head high
For a fighter stepping up in weight, not many gave Garcia much of a chance in this fight, but to have stood in there and taken some of the biggest shots from one of the hardest punchers in the game, Hector Garcia can hold his head high.
Here is how I had it up to that point:
Gervonta Davis: 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10
Hector Garcia: 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 9
79-75 to Davis
As so often happens with Tank, Garcia stood in there with him one exchange too many.
On the stool, Garcia is being attended to by doctors and it looks like he is ok, but wow that shot was a banger!
Garcia looks to be still dazed. He doesn't know where he is. This is not what you want to see.
The eighth round starts with both men trading in the center of the ring. While it is true that Garcia is not damaging Tank, neither is Tank damaging Garcia.
Time is called. There seems to be something going on in the crowd. Both fighters were distracted by something in the crowd at ringside and the referee called for time to be called as some of the crowd are evacuated.
They move out of the arena and the fight gets back underway.
That was one of the strangest things that I have ever seen.
The action seems to have slowed somewhat on the restart, but again both fighters are happily munching up what the opponent throws.
Tank hurts Garcia badly with an uppercut to the body! How he doesn’t go down is unbelievable. He doesn’t know where he is. Somehow he manages to survive it. The bell gets him to the end of the round.
Hector Garcia’s corner retires him on the stool! Gervonta Davis is still undefeated.
Halfway through the fight and there is not much to separate these two warriors. Both are landing, both are comfortable, and the difference at the end of the day is likely to be Davis’ power.
Nothing that Garcia has landed has seemed to bother Davis in any way, and that may make him more bold in the later rounds. He seems content to stand in there and take his shots so that he can get his own in.
Tank lands some eye-catching hooks from both sides and the crowd comes to life.
Garcia comes out in the sixth firing, catching Davis clean. Tank begins to shift and change between southpaw and orthodox, slowing the pace. Garcia lands some left hands, but Davis counters with the left of his own.
So far, both fighters look to have an answer for just about everything that their counterpart throws at them.
The final ten seconds of the round see more of Davis attacking and Garcia catching him on the counter.
The fifth round gets under way with Garcia trying to slow it down again. Gervonta looks like he is just warming into the fight.
Both fighters are doing an excellent job of drawing the shot and then countering very effectively. Tank’s power is the main difference between the two.
Garcia lands a beautiful left hand and Davis is less keen to move forward after that. Now it is his turn to counter and he catches Garcia with a peach.
Both fighters are still cautious heading into four, although it is starting to open up a bit more. Davis tries to work the body and Garcia makes him pay.
They begin to trade halfway through the round and Tank’s power is showing through. Davis is making Garcia pay a heavy price for every punch thrown.
Both fighters threw a similar amount of punches and landed a similar amount, but there is no doubt that the more emphatic were from Davis.
Round three sees Davis claim the center of the ring, much to the same kind of reaction from Garcia. The Dominican has begun to open up a little bit more in this round, landing some big shots, particularly that overhand left.
Hector Garcia has made a statement in the third round, but Tank seems unfazed by it.
Round two gets started and both are equally cautious, but Garcia has claimed the center of the ring, giving little territory away. With Davis trying to walk him down, this could turn into something quickly.
Garcia catches Tank with a left that finds him off balance, but equally the two are trying to find a chink in the others’ armor.
Every shot thrown is answered by the opponent, but Tank lands a right exactly as the bell rings that was just eye-catching enough to get the nod.
The first round gets underway and these two fighters are starting cautiously. Both are undefeated and deadly dangerous, so they have immense respect for their opponent.
Tank has traditionally started slow, so this is not out of his normal style, but Garcia will need to make sure that he takes what is given to him early on.
Garcia has stepped up a weight so is right to be cautious with Davis. In the first round, there were maybe 20 total punches thrown by both men. It could go either way, or neither.
Hector Garcia is in the ring and we only await the entry of Tank
Gervonta Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia
The WBA lightweight title is on the line next when Gervonta Davis and Hector Luis Garcia take center stage.
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Again, the problem is one of perception. Americans don't like boxing. They like brawls. When a fighter shows defensive skill, it is read as "running"
All three judges gave the fight to Ennis 120-108. While that is the correct guy, that score is far too wide. Ennis did nowhere near the kind of dominant work that a 120 indicates.
Did he win most rounds? Yes.
Did he maybe win one or two more than I gave him? Sure.
Did he win every single round? Not by a long shot.
Here is how I saw the fight:
Jaron Ennis: 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9
Karen Chukhadzhian: 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10
115-113 to Ennis
The final round gets underway and neither fighter seems to feel any sort of desperation her, but Chukhadzhian lands a series of combos. Ennis comes back with a big left hand.
They trade punches and is much as it started, with the Ukranian landing the better shots. Ennis gets in a big left again and as the fight winds down, he begins to land some eye-catching shots.
The fight ends in a very tight contest.
Chukhadzhian is landing well in this round, dictating the pace for perhaps the first time tonight. He is not doing any damage to Ennis but is not allowing Ennis to do any work of his own.
After they clench, the two trade punches and Ennis finally lands a few punches, but that round belongs to Chukhadzhian.
Both fighters trade moments in the tenth. Ennis lands some big shots and Chukhadzhian looks hurt, but only for a moment. Chukhadzhian comes back and throws some powerful shots of his own, stopping Ennis in his tracks.
The round was Ennis’ but only just. And nothing that Ennis did had any long-term effect on Chukhadzhian.
Round nine and Ennis is now trying to press Chukhadzhian and lands a big right that slows the Ukranian momentarily.
He recovers quickly and comes back with his own right hook that should have had Ennis on the floor. You have to give props to Boots for eating that one up.
Ennis is now landing more punches, but none are doing any damage.
While Chukhadzhian is quick, and seems to have reserves of energy, he has very little power. Nothing that he is throwing is doing any damage to Ennis in any way.
Halfway through the eighth round and they are starting to trade a bit more, a situation that can only benefit Ennis.
Chukhadzhian comes back with a good combo, catching Ennis but doing no real damage.
Ennis is starting to work faster, walking Chukhadzhian down more. This is the first time that he has ever been past the sixth round, so he may feel like he needs to work a bit more.
He walks onto a big shot from Chukhadzhian and is now in danger of letting the momentum swing the Ukranian’s way.
As the round ends, Boots is starting to look tired. Chukhadzhian is still moving freely and this could be a shift in the storyline.
As round six gets underway, Ennis catches Chakhadzhian on the chin. No damage, but it is eye-catching in how it snaps his head around. He shakes it off and keeps moving.
Both fighters work around the ring and it is much of the same. Chukhadzhian’s confidence is higher but Ennis lands the better shots in that round.
This fight is a case of “you see what you want to see”. American crowds, and crucially judges, tend to place a higher value on work rate, whereas European crowds and judges prefer the sweet science of not being hit. Ennis is the first and Chukhadzhian is the second.
The fifth round has a few bigger shots and Chukhadzhian catches Ennis with a few eye-catching shots. Ennis isn’t in trouble, but he is perhaps frustrated. This is an opponent that everyone, Ennis included, thought would be a pushover. And Chukhadzhian is anything but. He is in the fight and is doing very creditable work.
Both fighters seem content to work on the outside, with Ennis throwing jabs and Chukhadzhian slipping left and right. Chukhadzhian catches Ennis and looks to have him worried, but Ennis comes back with his own and stops Chukhadzhian in his tracks.
Both men are landing their shots and scoring points, and the fight is starting to open up a bit.
The third round starts as the second left off. Chukhadzhian is not really allowing Ennis to land very much, and certainly nothing that hurts him in any way. But he needs to throw more of his own if he wants to get out on the front foot.
Ennis is busy throwing and is open for the combo that comes back his way, scoring for Chukhadzhian. As the round closes, Ennis moves forward and catches the Ukranian flush, looking to have shaken him for the first time.
In round two, Chukhadzhian lands a few quick shots. They do no damage, but score quick points. Ennis comes back with his own and lands a few that he feels may have done damage. Chukhadzhian is moving around and doesn’t look to have slowed at all.
Yet again, Waleed inserts himself into the fight, breaking up a clench almost before they came together. He is honestly terrible.
They end the round trading, but again the round could go either way.
Round one and both come out throwing haymakers. Ennis is looking to end it quickly, but Chukhadzhian is not going to fall easily. At 21-1 the Ukranian is a solid opponent and you underestimate him at your peril.
Boots is working more, but landing virtually nothing. Karen comes back with the occasional jab, but is landing more than Ennis is.
There is not much in it for that round. It depends on what you like. Ennis worked more, but Chukhadzhian landed more.
Perhaps the worst sign that could have presented itself for this fight is the fact that it will be overseen by Malik Waleed. That does not bode well.
Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian
The action doesn't stop with that world title eliminator fight, we now move on to the IBF interim welterweight title between Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian.
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The most insane decision you will see
This decision makes no sense at all. Villa won the last four rounds, but nothing at all in the first eight.
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We have seen two terrible referees, and now we have seen three ringside judges who are either drunk or stupid. I have no idea what fight they were watching, but it wasn't the one going on in the ring.
That is an insane decision! Villa was impressive at the end, but the first half of the fight he was absolutely asleep. To give him the win is a travesty, and is a slap in the face to all boxing fans.
They scored it:
113-113 draw
114-112 Villa
114-112 Villa
Oh my word! What a shock! The ringside judges scored it a majority decision to Villa!
Let's see how the judges at ringside saw it.
Here is how I scored it:
Rashidi Ellis: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7
Roimain Villa: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
114-112 to Ellis
As we head into the last round, Villa has to go all in to win. He is looking like he may not have anything left. Ellis is now back to quick combos, and has clearly come back from that trouble that he found himself in two rounds ago.
Villa summons a huge left hook and Ellis goes down!
With a minute and a half to go, Ellis is hurt. Villa stays on him and Ellis is in trouble but Villa may not have anything left. Ellis is gone, but so is Villa.
With ten seconds to go Ellis goes again but is saved by the bell! What a drama in the end!
If there was any time left in that fight at all, Villa would have the stoppage. Ellis was completely gone, a vacant shell at the end.
Villa is throwing huge punches. He is swinging for the fences but he needs to be careful that he doesn’t punch himself out.
Ellis is once again being clever. He is miles ahead on the scorecard and Villa needs the knockout to win. Ellis is doing everything that he can, from clenching to allowing himself to be pushed to the ground to kill the clock.
Ellis is now catching his second wind. He is not throwing much but his feet are quicker, he is slipping out of trouble a little easier than a few minutes ago.
Villa has three rounds to get a knockout if he wants to win at all. He has no chance on the cards, winning only one round by my count.
He catches Ellis with a big right hand and Ellis is staggered! Ellis is back pedalling and trying to get out of trouble, but he will need to survive two and a half rounds of this.
Ellis is a clever fighter, clenching, slipping, killing the clock. Villa is staying on the gas, pressing his advantage. He has landed a few more big shots and catches him with a right hand flush on the cheek! Ellis is clearly shaken!
The bell puts an end to it, but Villa won that round easily. Ellis needs to get his wits about him and quickly!
The ninth round gets going right from where we left off. Villa is landing only 4% of his punches, completely one-dimensional in this fight. Ellis has landed half of his shots, and while they are not knockout shots, they are scoring all night long.
Villa has now resorted to chasing Ellis around the ring. He is landing big shots, but they are not enough to rock Ellis. Villa has no plan B, no idea of what else to do.
He catches Ellis with a big left hook but munches it and gets out of trouble. I would give that round to Villa, his first on the night.
In the eighth round, Villa tries to make the fight into the physical slug-fest that he wanted all along. Ellis is quick and is still moving well, getting out of trouble and moving back outside when he gets caught. Villa catches him with a heavy right hand, but Ellis comes back with a flurry of shots that ends the attack dead.
As the round comes to a close, the punches are now starting to fly. Again, I don’t feel like Villa won the round, but he made a showing for himself.
The seventh round starts the same, but Villa is slightly more aggressive. Ellis takes a punch low and walks it off, before Villa catches him behind the head in the next clench. Referee Brent Bovell gives a warning to Villa and lets the fight continue. Ellis isn’t happy but as the round goes on, Villa finally manages to get the opportunity to work up close. He doesn’t win the round, but he comes close, leaving Ellis breathing harder at the end of the round.
Villa’s corner is telling him to work more, and they are right, but his work rate isn’t the issue. It is the way that he is unable to bait Ellis into trading punches with him that is the problem.
Rashidi Ellis is a slippery, defensive, counter-punching master. Villa wants him to stand still and trade, but Ellis is not about to do that.
This sixth round is more of the same, with Villa walking Ellis down, Ellis moving away, outboxing a puncher. So far, Ellis is pitching a shutout. Six rounds down, six rounds for Ellis.
As we come to the halfway point in the fight, Villa has yet to win a round. He is at the turning point. If he doesn’t win now, he will need to go for the knockout to have any chance.
This is the classic case of the puncher versus the boxer. Ellis is outboxing Villa by a very wide margin. Villa is a booming puncher and he looks positively pedestrian right now.
Villa is unable to do any damage, to get close to Ellis at all. Every time Villa walks him down, Ellis slips out and goes back to work on the outside.
Villa comes out in the fourth round pushing forward a little more, but it looks like he has no idea of what to do. His plan isn’t working and he has nothing else. Ellis catches him with a great right hand counter, and Villa looks like a man without any real idea of where to go.
Ellis caught Villa with a blinding uppercut and really hurt him. He manages to get a few combos in and Villa just covers and gets through the round. A solid round for Ellis.
The distance has closed between the fighters as the third round gets underway, and Villa is coming back with more, but landing very little. Ellis is landing nearly every jab, but doing little to hurt Villa.
At the moment, Villa is trying to load up and get that one, big knockout shot. Ellis is too good to let that happen. Villa is eating a lot of jabs. He is at least trying to walk Ellis down a little more, but Ellis is teaching Villa a free lesson in boxing at the moment.
As the round ends, it is looking to be a clean sweep so far.
Ellis comes out and lands a couple of jabs, snapping Villa’s head back. Villa comes to life, maybe those jabs woke him up. He goes in swinging big, sitting low in the exchange. If Ellis works down he may be able to find the counter punch.
Villa looks the more ungainly of the two, heavy-footed and swinging with big, sweeping shots. But he packs the better power of the two and Ellis has to be wary of that.
Ellis is throwing single shots rather than combinations for fear of getting caught on the counter. It is scoring for him, but doing no real damage to Villa.
This is a dangerous opponent for both men, Ellis is perfect at 25-0 and Villa has just the one loss at 24-1. They come out probing, Ellis throwing the jab and Villa trying to cut off the ring and walk him down. Neither one is committing to a war just yet, but each one is trying to find a good opening.
They each have some success with no real damage done, but Ellis was the more active of the two.
Rashidi Ellis vs Roiman Villa
We are now getting set for the IBF World Welterweight title eliminator fight, as both fighters make their way to the ring.
There were a few things that were clear from that fight:
1. Andrade's 15-month hiatus has not dulled his skill at all. He is clearly deserving of a big-money shot with Charlo, GGG, or Canelo.
2. Nicholson's shoulder hampered the fight. Although he is not as fast as Andrade, his power was never truly brought into play.
3. Malik Waleed has no business officiating any boxing match, ever. At any level. Terrible job.
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All three of the ringside judges gave Andrade every round, including the fifth, the one that he was knocked down in! That is a bit strange, and wrong in my opinion. But the result is the same, the right guy won. They all scored it 100-88
Let's have a look at how the judges at ringside scored it.
Here is how I scored it:
Andrade 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
Nicholson 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8
99-89 to Andrade
Coming into the last round, the two fighters actually hug, rather than touch gloves, a sign of mutual respect despite all of the trash talk that has been going on. Nicholson’s corner is screaming at him to leave it all in the ring, go all out for the knockout, but he is wary, perhaps exhausted.
Andrade throws another great combo and Nicholson goes down. It is a legit knockdown, but Nicholson is verbally upset, claiming that it was a push. He gets the count and as the round winds down, Andrade finishes strong. A solid 10-8 finish for him.
Nicholson is going to have to go all out for a knockout in these last two rounds. He is too far behind to have any hope for a decision. He is clearly wincing every time he throws that right hand, so whatever it was that he felt in his shoulder back in the second round has hampered him all night.
They both work a bit harder, stepping it up, but Nicholson couldn’t really get much put together. Andrade had an answer for everything that he threw.
The eighth round and both fighters are now clearly tiring. Andrade has a swollen right eye and is slowing in those combinations, and Nicholson is happy to cover up on the ropes and wait for the counter punch.
A far more probing round by both fighters, there was very little in it. You could give it either way, but with Andrade’s work rate slightly, and I do mean slightly, better, I would lean toward giving him that round.
Nicholson seems to have woken up late in the fight. It is probably two or three rounds too late to save him, but with the size advantage, he has a puncher’s chance. Andrade is slightly slower than at the start of the bout, but Nicholson’s shoulder looks to still be giving him trouble.
Nicholson goes down inside ten seconds, but Waleed rules that he was thrown to the floor and rules it no knockdown. That is the first one tonight that the referee got right in my opinion.
Andrade was unhurt by the shenanigans that took place in the fifth but a big right hand by Nicholson has started to open up a cut on Andrade’s right eye. The insults are flying between the two fighters. Again, referee Malik Walid stepped in as soon as it looked like Nicholson might have a bit of momentum building. Andrade won the round, but it was very close!
This is bizarre! For the first time tonight, Nicholson came out and put together a winning round. He knocked Andrade down halfway through the round and referee Malik Waleed rules it a slip! Unbelieveable! It was a clear knockdown and should be a 10-8 round for Nicholson. I have no idea what the referee was thinking, but it makes no sense at all.
Andrade looks sharp, quick, following snappy jabs with heavy combinations. Although Nicholson is the bigger fighter, he is being bullied by Andrade. By comparison, Nicholson seems slow, sluggish, heavy. All four rounds are Andrade's
As we start the fourth round, Andrade is warming into it. He may have just nicked the first, but from the second round on, he has put ever-increasing distance between him and Nicholson.
Andrade has domnated this fight, leading with heavy right hands and following it up with hard combos. His style is naturally awkward as a southpaw, additionally so when he leads with his head.
At the halfway point in round three, Nicholson is visibly injured, shaking his right arm. It looks like shoulder trouble.
That is a 10-8 round to Andrade
With a minute to go in the round, Andrade throws a great combo and Nicholson goes down. Waleed awards the knockdown and Nicholson is infuriated.
Both men threw big shots, but Andrade may have edged that first round, throwing the more eye-catching shots, particularly the last uppercut of the round.
Referee Malik Waleed is infuriatingly quick to call for a break. He has no interest at all in allowing fighters to work their way out, calling for a break almost before the fighters have fully clenched.
Andrade comes out banging! It caught Nicholson off guard, but he seems to have recovered and is throwing bombs of his own.
Andrade has now made a unique entrance, wearing a fencing mask. There were quite a few boos around the crowd.
Demetrius Andrade vs Demond Nicholson
Demond Nicholson is now in the ring, all business, waiting for Demetrius Andrade to make his entrance.
Travon Marshall stops Shawn West
Travon Marshall needed only 48 seconds in the first round to stop Shawn West. Referee David Braslow was on the recieving end of West's ire when he stopped the action with West still standing, but Braslow didn’t like the way West reacted to punches while he was on the ropes.
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Vito Mielnicki Jr with TKO of Omar Rosales
Mielnicki stopped Omar Rosales early in the fourth round of a 10-round junior middleweight match at Capital One Arena. Mielnicki recorded a knockdown late in the third round and went after Rosales as soon as the fourth round began.
Referee Dave Braslow halted the action just 26 seconds into the fourth round, with Rosales still on his feet.
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Brandun Lee stops Diego Gonzalo Luque inside of four rounds to remain unbeaten.
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Boots arrives in style
Jaron Ennis is on the scene
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Tank is in the building
Gervonta Davis has arrived at the Captial One Arena
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Gervonta Davis promises big things
Gervonta Davis is ready to take a pop at anybody. Sometimes, even, everybody.
After parting ways with Mayweather Promotions, he fired a shot across Eddie Hearn’s bows, before quickly deleting tweets related to both cases. Shortly afterwards, it was revealed that the Matchroom boss offered Tank $10 million guaranteed purse for a Ryan Garcia fight in April, provided that he get through a January tune-up bout.
The biggest error in boxing is to focus on the next fight, when you should be concentrating on the man in front of you. On Saturday, January 7 in Washington DC’s Capital One Arena, the man standing in front of Tank, and who can undo all of his carefully laid plans, will be Hector Luis Garcia.
The 31-year-old Dominican Garcia is no slouch. At 16-0 and fighting out of the southpaw stance, El Androide can give Davis a whole heap of trouble if he isn’t careful. But Gervonta insists that he is prepared for everything that Garcia can throw at him.
“We not sleeping on this guy. I know we got two fights lined up, but this the main one that we focused on. I’m ready to go through everybody in that division, that 135 division. But this Garcia is the first person that we got to focus on, so we got to get through him first. I ain’t gonna lie. He looks a little hungry. A lot of people overlook him, but I ain’t trying to overlook him. He looks like he’s ready. And it could be a life changer for him. You know what I mean? He wants to take my spot. So I’m definitely not looking past him. I’m in a real fight. January 7 is going to be a crazy night.”
Boxer Demetrius Andrade has criticized ‘Canelo’ Álvarez for fighting John Ryder in May, who believes poses no threat to the Mexican star.
‘Tank’ will defend his WBA lightweight belt against Dominican undefeated García, who seeks to start 2023 with an upset for the ages.
Both fighters look intense. How will that translate to the ring?
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Will it be as wide as the bookies think? Nicholson says yes, but they are looking the wrong way.
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IBF World Welterweight eliminator
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Just hours away now
Get ready for a brawl
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Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian
IBF interim welterweight title
Undefeated Jaron Ennis comes into this bout the 40-1 favorite over Ukranian Karen Chukhadzhian, and at 29-0 with 27 KOs, Ennis has shown excellent intelligence, power, skill, and speed. At 27-1, with 11 KOs, Chukhadzhian is adamant that he has not come all the way to the US just for a paycheck, though.
Ennis is the IBF’s number one-ranked welterweight contender. Chukhadzhian is rated fourth, but with the second spot vacant and third-rated Vergil Ortiz Jr. challenging WBA world welterweight champ Eimantas Stanionis, the fight was made with Chukhadzhian, who is virtually unknown among American boxing fans.
“We gonna see what he brings to the table,” says Ennis. “You know, I’m just gonna go in there and have fun, and be smooth. You know, I ain’t gonna look for him. Have fun, be smooth, put on a show. You know, my time is now. I’m ready to have some fun, you know, and come out with this victory, you know, and do it in a dominating fashion.”
Demetrius Andrade vs Demond Nicholson
10 round Super Middleweight
Undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade will clash at super middleweight with Demond Nicholson. Although a massive underdog, Nicholson is predicting an early stoppage going his way. At 26-4-1, with 22 KOs, Nicholson has a chip on his shoulder, feeling disrespected by Andrade and his camp throughout the buildup to this fight.
With all of the talk of a possible Jermall Charlo or Caleb Plant fight in the works, Nicholson is adamant that he is the man who could bring all of Andrade’s plans tumbling to the ground.
“He hasn’t been through me yet,” Nicholson said. “He hasn’t fought me yet. What about Charlo? He hasn’t fought Demond Nicholson yet. Forget Charlo.
It’s really disrespectful, you know, to speak down on a man like that, you know. This is boxing. You know what I mean? You’re never supposed to overlook the next man. You know what I mean? And they been – excuse my language – they been sh*ttin’ on me this entire time.”
The 31-year-old Andrade fights out of the southpaw stance, which could prove awkward for the orthodox Nicholson.
Rashidi Ellis vs Roiman Villa
IBF welterweight eliminator
The scheduled undercard fights include an IBF welterweight title eliminator between undefeated contender Rashidi ‘Speedy’ Ellis 24-0 and Roiman ‘Flaco de Oro’ Villa 25-1.
American Rashidi Ellis steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Colombian Roiman Villa will make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.
Both fighters are 29 years old, and Ellis stands two inches taller than Villa, with an extra two inches of reach. Both fighters work orthodox and although Ellis is the more experienced fighter, Villa packs more power, with a 96% knock out rate over Ellis' 63%.
Rashidi Ellis goes into this fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at welterweight, while Roiman Villa is currently ranked number 9 by the IBF.
Throughout the evening, we will be bringing you all of the action from some tasty undercard bouts in the leadup to the main event.
You will find a bit of humor, lots of opinion, and a smattering of fact as we build up to a what promises to be a great bout between Tank and El Androide.
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