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WASHINGTON, DC
JANUARY 7
MAIN EVENT
UNDERCARD
ATMOSPHERE
A ROWDY sellout crowd of 19,731 at Capital One Arena witnessed a 12-bout mixed bag, featuring a bevy of mismatches, a couple of upsets, a winning but disappointing performance by a rising star and a stellar outing by the boxer the crowd came to see, Gervonta “Tank” Davis.
As is his wont, Davis got off to a slow start, scrutinising previously undefeated Hector Luis Garcia, studying the gist of his style, looking for weaknesses.
Garcia seemed comfortable enough, and why not? He was undefeated and had held the WBA super-featherweight belt before moving
