The highly-anticipated boxing match between two of the best fighters in the world has just been confirmed. Former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia is officially set to fight the former three-division champion, Gervonta Davis, on an undetermined date in 2023. The news was announced to the public this past Thursday, November 17, 2022, through both fighters’ verified Instagram accounts.
“DONE DEAL!!! TELL ‘EM GET THE BRINKS TRUCK READY MF,” Gervonta Davis posted. Their fight will be held somewhere in the Las Vegas, Nevada area, consisting of a 12-round 136-pound fight streamed as the main event on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Garcia went on to release a short statement of his own regarding his upcoming challenge during an exclusive press release: “The hype, the storylines, the two athletes defining their sport inside the ring and out. I am going to knock ‘Tank’ (Davis) out and take my place as the face of our incredible sport, and I am bringing a new generation of boxing fans with me. I appreciate Tank for volunteering to get beat so that I can get to work.”