Gervonta Davis and Hector Luis Garcia are scheduled to square off against one another at the Capital One Arena, Washington for their first match in 2023, on January 7. Since the Rolando Romero title-defence-fight in May, last year, Davis remained absent from the ring. On the other hand, Hector Luis Garcia, who became the WBA world super featherweight champion in only August, last year, hasn’t yet fought anybody since that massive win. As the two near the ring, here’s a look at the numbers that tell us more intimately about Luis Garcia vs. Davis.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia: Physical attributes and stats
Both Davis and Luis Garcia are southpaw fighters in boxing. However, while Luis Garcia stands 5′ 9″ in the ring, Davis is measured at 5′ 5½″ while fighting. Davis is one of the fighters with a clear conception of their reach and limits. One trait that makes Davis the fighter he is is his ability to utilize his reach and limitation properly in the ring. Despite being 3 1/2″ shorter than Luis, Davis possesses more reach than Garcia while fighting. While Luis has a reach of 67″, ‘Tank’ has a reach of 67½″ in boxing.
Both the fighters weighed in at 134 lbs for the event on January 7, 2023, as reported by BoxRec. While this will be Davis’ 28th fight, Luis Garcia will fight his 17th bout in pro boxing. As of now, ‘Tank’ has a professional record of 27-0, with 25 (92.59%) wins coming by way of knockout. On the other hand, ‘El Androide’ holds a professional record of 16-0, with 10 (52.63%) wins coming by way of knockout.
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Davis vs. Luis Garcia: Other facts and prediction
‘Tank’ at present, is 28 years old. However, Luis Garcia is 31. Despite being three years younger than Luis, Garcia has a better experience in professional boxing. As earlier said, Luis Garcia is yet to defend his WBA Featherweight title against somebody. Whereas Davis has already successfully defended his WBA title against the likes of Mario Barrios, Leo Santa Cruz, and Isaac Cruz.
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Both Garcia and Davis have experienced fighting 12 rounds in the ring. However, given the resumes, Davis is known to slowly take over the fights to his advantage, as the fights progress.
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