Gervonta Davis knocked Frank Martin out cold with a left hand at the 1:29 mark of the eighth round to successfully defend his WBA lightweight title.
LAS VEGAS -- Gervonta Davis packed a full house into the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday for his first appearance in 14 months and then set off a frenzy with a vicious knockout.
"Yeah, there's a little rust, but it's OK. I'm back," Davis said."A couple rounds, I feel as though I ain't warm up completely how I wanted to. I did warm up, but I got cold as the fight was going on before me. But it's OK. No excuses."Davis took his time early on, as he calmly walked Martin down but rarely opened up with his notorious power. He started to settle in by Round 4, however, and his power had a visible effect on Martin.
Davis delivered the finish with a left uppercut, straight left combination along the ropes. It was a fitting result for what was promoted as the 100th championship fight at the MGM."Boom, that's what it was," Davis said of the left hand that finished the fight."The brick just finished it off. I've been training since I was seven years old, competing since I was eight.
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