Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE: Latest fight updates and result

Re-live updates from the 136lbs catchweight fight in Las Vegas

Garcia and Davis arrive in Las Vegas ahead of blockbuster fight

Gervonta Davis settled his feud with Ryan Garcia by stopping his fellow American in the seventh round on Saturday.

Davis, 28, dropped Garcia to a knee with a left hook to the body, a shot that left the 24-year-old wincing in pain and unable to beat the referee’s count.

Davis had already dropped Garcia in the second round with a left hook to the head, and “Tank” began to build a healthy lead as the 136lbs catchweight bout neared its midway point. Garcia briefly rallied, but he was caught seemingly out of nowhere in Round 7, when Davis dug a left hook into the midriff of “King Ryan”.

In a delayed reaction, Garcia dropped to a knee and was then unable to beat the referee’s count, marking his first defeat as a professional. Meanwhile, WBA lightweight champion Davis stayed unbeaten with the victory.

Re-live updates from Garcia vs Davis below. Click here to subscribe to The Independent’s Sport YouTube channel for all the latest sports videos.

Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

• Gervonta Davis stops Ryan Garcia with body shot in Round 7
• Davis stays unbeaten while handing Garcia his first defeat as a pro
• Lightweights clashed in 136lbs catchweight bout in Las Vegas
• Davis, 28, also dropped his fellow American in Round 2
• Garcia, 24, explains what he was thinking during stoppage
• Former world champions accuse Garcia of ‘giving up’

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Read our report from tonight’s main event:

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Garcia has been accused of ‘giving up’ by two former world champions...

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Here’s what Garcia had to say about the moment when he was unable to beat the referee’s count:

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Davis might want to frame this photo and hang it on his wall.

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Garcia drops to a knee, marking the beginning of the end (Getty Images)

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Davis and Garcia embrace.

Garcia says he’s okay, and adds: “I was honoured to be in the ring with a great fighter. You’re a good man, bro. It’s all love.

“He just caught me with a good shot, I don’t wanna make no excuses in here. I couldn’t recover, and that’s all I gotta say. He caught me good. I couldn’t breathe. I was gonna get back up, but I just couldn’t.

“I think I gave him too much respect in the ring, I think that was my downfall.”

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Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia LIVE

Davis: “I’m definitely the face of boxing, abso-f***ing-lutely.”