Great last half of the fight as Gervonta Davis landed 11 punches in the first 4 rounds and then 85 in the final 6.5 rounds. Davis landed 45% of his power punches (82/182). The game Mario Barrios outlanded Davis in 6 of the 10 completed rounds.
State Farm Arena, Atlanta – In a clash for the WBA “regular” junior welterweight title, Gervonta Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) scored three knockdowns to stop unbeaten Mario Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs) in the eleventh round.
Davis scored two big knockdowns in the eight, to change the entire fight around.
Davis continued to go after Barrios in the eleventh. Davis landed a big shot to the body and Barrios went down in pain. Barrios beat the count with Davis going after him, with the contest waved off as Barrios was still hurt.