With the win, Davis captured Barrios’ WBA super lightweight belt, making him a three-division champion. But Gervonta “Tank” Davis had the clear edge in power.ĭavis (25-0, 24 KOs) dropped the San Antonio fighter three times en route to an 11th-round TKO victory Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd of 16,570 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.ĭavis floored Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) with a devastating left hook to the body midway through the 11th and caught him again with a left hook to the chin before referee Thomas Taylor stopped the bout at the 2-minute, 13-second mark. Mario Barrios may have had the advantage in height and reach. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Brynn Anderson, STF / Associated Press Show More Show Less Gervonta Davis, right, hits Mario Barrios during the WBA Super Lightweight world championship boxing match on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson /Associated Press Show More Show Less 5 of5 Gervonta Davis lands a punch against Mario Barrios during the WBA super lightweight world championship boxing match on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson /Associated Press Show More Show Less 4 of5 Gervonta Davis, right, talks with Mario Barrios, left, after Davis won on a TKO in the 11th round after the WBA super lightweight world championship boxing match on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson /Associated Press Show More Show Less 3 of5 Davis won the fight on an 11th-round TKO. Gervonta Davis hits Mario Barrios with an uppercut during the WBA super lightweight world championship boxing match before on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson /Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of5 The referee issues the count to Mario Barrios after Gervonta Davis hit Barrios during the WBA super lightweight world championship boxing match on Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Atlanta.
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