Baltimore native 'Tank' Davis' fight with Ryan Garcia was fifth largest gate in Las Vegas history
BALTIMORE - Gervonta Davis' fight in Las Vegas last weekend was a hot ticket.
The Baltimore native's lightweight bout against Ryan Garcia on Saturday was fought in front of a sellout crowd of 20,842 at T-Mobile Arena. The match generated an estimated $22.8 million in ticket sales.
According to BoxingScene.com, that ranks fifth in Nevada boxing history, behind only Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao (nearly $72.2 million), Mayweather-Conor McGregor (more than $55.4 million), Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin I (more than $27 million) and Alvarez-Golovkin II (more than $24.4 million).
The Showtime Pay-per-view match had more than 1.2 million buys in the United States.
"Tank" Davis beat Garcia by knockout in the seventh round.
Davis owns a 29-0 career record with 27 knockouts.
