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Watch it: Ring-level view of Gervonta Davis’ one-punch knockout of Rolando Romero on Saturday.
Gervonta Davis gave a packed Barclays Center a dramatic ending Saturday night, stopping Rolando Romero with a single left hand in the sixth round of their lightweight bout.
Here’s a ring-level view of the spectacular knockout.
.@Gervontaa went beast mode in BK with a round 6 KO of Romero🔋#DavisRomero @SHOsports pic.twitter.com/FYa4R0UCcL
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 29, 2022
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Photos: Gervonta Davis’ spectacular one-punch knockout of Rolando Romero.
Gervonta Davis instantaneously ended a competitive fight with a left hand to the head of Rolando Romero in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Here are images from the main event. All photos by Al Bello of Getty Images.
Lightweight contender Gervonta Davis stopped Rolando Romero with a huge left in the sixth round Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.
Rolando Romero talked about scoring a knockout. Gervonta Davis delivered it.
Davis stopped Romero with a single left counterpunch in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout to remain unbeaten at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The fight had been something akin to a chess match, as each man fought carefully out of respect for his counterpart’s punching power even though Romero had predicted an early stoppage.
As a result, relatively few punches were thrown in the fight.
Romero, the taller of the two, fought behind a pawing left jab. That made it difficult for Davis to get inside and land meaningful punches. And Romero was able to connect on power shots here and there.
GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN 😴@Gervontaa KOs Romero in round 6 with a POWER left hand 😳#DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/O9KPaxRvHi
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 29, 2022
However, in Round 5, Davis seemed to subtly shift into another gear. The round was competitive but the southpaw landed a few quick, hard left hands, which provided a clue of what was to come.
In Round 6, with about 35 seconds remaining, Romero (14-1, 12 KOs0 lunged forward as he threw a right hand. Davis countered with a pulverizing straight left, which sent his opponent face first into the ropes and then onto his seat.
Romero, badly shaken, was able to get up but referee David Fields decided he wasn’t fit to continue and he stopped the fight as a packed, pro-Davis crowd at Barclays Center went wild.
The official time was 2:39 of Round 6.
The spectacular outcome was important for Davis, who struggled to eke out a decision over Isaac Cruz in his previous fight. He claimed after word that he had injured his left hand.
On Saturday, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) grimaced after landing a punch in Round 5, which raised speculation that he had injured the hand again or another part of his body. However, if that was the case, his big left hand the following round made it irrelevant.
Davis successfully defended what the WBA calls its “regular” title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize. He is, in effect, the No. 1 contender to George Kambosos’ WBC championship.
Kambosos is scheduled defend his titles against Devin Haney on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia. Davis will be among those considered to face the winner.
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Lightweight contender Gervonta Davis stopped Rolando Romero with a huge left in the sixth round Saturday in Brooklyn, New York.
Rolando Romero talked about scoring a knockout. Gervonta Davis delivered it.
Davis stopped Romero with a single left counterpunch in Round 6 of their scheduled 12-round lightweight bout to remain unbeaten at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The fight had been something akin to a chess match, as each man fought carefully out of respect for his counterpart’s punching power even though Romero had predicted an early stoppage.
As a result, relatively few punches were thrown in the fight.
Romero, the taller of the two, fought behind a pawing left jab. That made it difficult for Davis to get inside and land meaningful punches. And Romero was able to connect on power shots here and there.
GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN 😴@Gervontaa KOs Romero in round 6 with a POWER left hand 😳#DavisRomero pic.twitter.com/O9KPaxRvHi
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) May 29, 2022
However, in Round 5, Davis seemed to subtly shift into another gear. The round was competitive but the southpaw landed a few quick, hard left hands, which provided a clue of what was to come.
In Round 6, with about 35 seconds remaining, Romero (14-1, 12 KOs0 lunged forward as he threw a right hand. Davis countered with a pulverizing straight left, which sent his opponent face first into the ropes and then onto his seat.
Romero, badly shaken, was able to get up but referee David Fields decided he wasn’t fit to continue and he stopped the fight as a packed, pro-Davis crowd at Barclays Center went wild.
The official time was 2:39 of Round 6.
The spectacular outcome was important for Davis, who struggled to eke out a decision over Isaac Cruz in his previous fight. He claimed after word that he had injured his left hand.
On Saturday, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) grimaced after landing a punch in Round 5, which raised speculation that he had injured the hand again or another part of his body. However, if that was the case, his big left hand the following round made it irrelevant.
Davis successfully defended what the WBA calls its “regular” title, which Boxing Junkie doesn’t recognize. He is, in effect, the No. 1 contender to George Kambosos’ WBC championship.
Kambosos is scheduled defend his titles against Devin Haney on June 5 in Melbourne, Australia. Davis will be among those considered to face the winner.
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Erislandy Lara beat up and then stopped Gary O’Sullivan in the eighth round Saturday in Brooklyn.
Erislandy Lara demonstrated again that he can still fight as he approaches 40.
The former 154-pound titleholder battered a game, but overmatched Gary O’Sullivan before stopping the Irishman in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round 160-pound bout on the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero card Saturday in Brooklyn.
Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs) fights more flatfooted at 39 than he did in his prime but can still outbox his opponents, as he did against O’Sullivan (31-5, 21 KOs).
He counterpunched brilliantly, threw and landed more punches than O’Sullivan and hurt his opponent on several occasions.
Lara put O’Sullivan down in Round 4, stunning him with a straight left to the head and then sending him to the canvas with a follow-up left. Another left hurt O’Sullivan in the final seconds of Round 7, which led to his demise.
Only about 20 seconds into Round 8, one more left to the head sent a beaten O’Sullivan reeling. That prompted referee Benjy Esteves to stop fight.
The official time of the stoppage was 23 seconds into Round 8.
Lara, hoping to make a run at a middleweight title, has now won four consecutive fights since losing to Jarrett Hurd in 2018 and drawing with Brian Castano the following year.
However, none of those four opponents was elite. Lara’s mission now is to lure a top 160-pounder into the ring.
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Erislandy Lara beat up and then stopped Gary O’Sullivan in the eighth round Saturday in Brooklyn.
Erislandy Lara demonstrated again that he can still fight as he approaches 40.
The former 154-pound titleholder battered a game, but overmatched Gary O’Sullivan before stopping the Irishman in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round 160-pound bout on the Gervonta Davis-Rolando Romero card Saturday in Brooklyn.
Lara (29-3-3, 17 KOs) fights more flatfooted at 39 than he did in his prime but can still outbox his opponents, as he did against O’Sullivan (31-5, 21 KOs).
He counterpunched brilliantly, threw and landed more punches than O’Sullivan and hurt his opponent on several occasions.
Lara put O’Sullivan down in Round 4, stunning him with a straight left to the head and then sending him to the canvas with a follow-up left. Another left hurt O’Sullivan in the final seconds of Round 7, which led to his demise.
Only about 20 seconds into Round 8, one more left to the head sent a beaten O’Sullivan reeling. That prompted referee Benjy Esteves to stop fight.
The official time of the stoppage was 23 seconds into Round 8.
Lara, hoping to make a run at a middleweight title, has now won four consecutive fights since losing to Jarrett Hurd in 2018 and drawing with Brian Castano the following year.
However, none of those four opponents was elite. Lara’s mission now is to lure a top 160-pounder into the ring.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero live updates and results, full coverage.
Lightweight contenders Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero will face off in a 12-round bout Saturday in Brooklyn on pay-per-view.
Boxing Junkie will post results of the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.
Also on the card: Erislandy Lara vs. Gary O’Sullivan, middleweights; Jesus Ramos vs. Luke Santamaria, junior middleweights; and Eduardo Ramirez vs. Luis Melendez, junior lightweights.
The televised/streamed portion of the card begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.
Enjoy the fights!
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Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero live updates and results, full coverage.
Lightweight contenders Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero will face off in a 12-round bout Saturday in Brooklyn on pay-per-view.
Boxing Junkie will post results of the featured bouts on the card immediately after they end. Simply return to this post when the time comes.
Also on the card: Erislandy Lara vs. Gary O’Sullivan, middleweights; Jesus Ramos vs. Luke Santamaria, junior middleweights; and Eduardo Ramirez vs. Luis Melendez, junior lightweights.
The televised/streamed portion of the card begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the night of the fight and the following day.
Enjoy the fights!
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Photos: Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero weigh-in.
Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero on Friday made weight for their pay-per-view lightweight bout Saturday in Brooklyn.
Davis pushed Romero off the stage after their stare down. Romero quickly jumped back on stage to confront Davis and wasn’t injured.
Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Mike Stobe of Getty Images.
Watch it: Gervonta Davis shoved Rolando Romero off the stage at their weigh-in for Saturday’s lightweight fight in Brooklyn.
Gervonta Davis got a little pushy at Friday’s weigh-in for his pay-per-view fight against fellow lightweight contender Rolando Romero on pay-per-view Saturday in Brooklyn.
Davis and Romero had just completed their stare down when Romero flexed in front of his opponent. Davis responded by giving him a shove, which forced him to step off the stage.
The push caused a brief fracas but order was quickly restored and the fighters walked away.
Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) and Romero (14-0, 12 KOs) both made weight, the former coming in at 134.8 pounds and the latter weighing 134.3. The division limit is 135.
Here are the weights for the other featured fights on the card:
Erislandy Lara (159.8) vs. Gary O’Sullivan (159), middleweights.
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