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Simply stunning

SAN ANTONIO, TX

OCTOBER 31

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WITH an astonishing, countering left uppercut, Gervonta Davis knocked Leo Santa Cruz cold at 2-40 of round six. The two, who weighed in at 130lbs, were fighting for Leo’s WBA super-featherweight title and the same sanctioning body’s spurious ‘regular’ lightweight belt, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Where Davis’ immediate future lies is unknown but the 25-year-old must now be considered among the most exciting fighters in the sport after scoring one of the most perfect knockouts

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