Gervonta “Tank“ Davis (USA) VS Yuriorkis Gamboa (CUBA) Full Fight Highlights

Gervonta Davis went to the 12th round for the first time in his career Saturday, but he avoided going the distance with yet another knockout. “Tank“ delivered a 12th-round TKO of Yuriorkis Gamboa to become the WBA world lightweight champion at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Davis dropped Gamboa three times, with the last knockdown coming on a dazzling left uppercut in the final frame. As Gamboa hit the canvas with a thud, referee Jack Reiss didn’t even bother registering a count and waved off the fight to grant Davis the win. Despite adding a world lightweight title to his two career super featherweight championships, Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) was critical of his performance. He thought he should have put out a hobbling 38-year-old Gamboa way earlier, but insisted that needing two attempts to make weight Friday didn’t affect him. “I believe my performance tonight was a C-plus,“ Davis told Jim Gray on the Showtime telecast. “[The weight] wasn’t really a problem. It was just short timing and things like that. I blame myself and I don’t blame anyone around me. I blame myself and am continuing to learn.“ If anything, Davis got a valuable learning experience. “I was focused on catching him with clean shots,“ Davis said. “I’m hurting him, but he’s not going anywhere. I knew I was in a fight and was going some rounds tonight. I’m only 25 years old, so I’m learning each and everyday.“ Davis first dropped Gamboa with a left hook to the body in the second round. The Cuban fighter rose from the canvas following that knockdown favoring his right leg. After the fight, Gamboa told Gray, “I think I ruptured my Achilles tendon.“ Still, Davis, despite being 13 years younger and way more explosive, couldn’t put away Gamboa as the veteran hung tough on pure heart and guts. Davis showed great presence of mind during the eighth round when he stepped back, created space and uncorked a left to drop Gamboa for the second time in the bout. Four rounds later, Davis finally closed out the show. “I’m the top dog and, as you know, there’s no safety on this Glock, so bring ’em on,“ he said in a warning to the rest of the lightweight division. Here’s how the Gervonta Davis vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa card went: