Uppercuts aren’t just for head shots, you know.
Gervonta Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) moved up to 140 lbs for the first time in his career and had a tough time against Mario Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs), but his power is for real and it can carry all the way up to junior welterweight.
In front of over 14,000 fans in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, ‘Tank’ took Barrios’ WBA ‘regular’ junior welterweight crown with a scintillating 11th round TKO. If the start of the fight was tepid and gave Barrios the early advantage, the back-half of the fight was excellent stuff from both men.