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Combat sports fans were on the edge of their seats at the boxing match between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia. Before coming face-to-face in the ring, both fighters were undefeated. However, the game changed when Davis went for a body shot in the seventh round. ‘The Flash’ soon lost his ground and fell to his knees. This paved the way for ‘Tank’ to win one of the biggest fights of his career. While Garcia faced the first loss of his boxing career, Davis remained undefeated. The discussion of the bout went on for two years, and it finally came to fruition on April 22 at T-Mobile Arena.

After the massive victory, Davis became the face of boxing. However, the UFC bantamweight champion, Sean O’Malley, had a different take on the fight. He felt that Davis didn’t land any strikes on his opponent.

Sean O’Malley had a contrasting opinion on Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia

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 O’Malley uploaded a live reaction video of the boxing match between Davis and Garcia. He seemed charged after watching the match. However, towards the end of the match, when ‘Tank’ was declared the victor, ‘Sugar’ said, “I mean significant like that he didn’t land anything, really. I’m telling him, Gervonta big box and fight some days gonna f*ck happen.O’Malley didn’t feel Davis was able to make any significant moves. ‘Sugar’ felt that his fight was not up to par.

‘Sugar’s’ opinion was against the majority, as many believed that Davis was clearly the winner. The bout between them began quickly and became successful in keeping the audience hooked. As soon as the bout reached the second round, ‘The Flash’ missed with a left hook. He repeated it two more times.

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By the time the boxing match reached the seventh round, Davis’ dominance over the match had become more and more visible. Nonetheless, O’Malley was confident that if they both came face-to-face inside a boxing ring, he would be able to defeat the face of boxing.

What’s next for ‘Sugar’?

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Sean O’Malley’s last UFC bout was at UFC 280 against Petr Yan. He won the bout via split decision in the third round. At the moment, he has no fights booked. Rumors circulated earlier that Sean O’Malley might fight Henry Cejudo at UFC 288, as the champ, Aljamain Sterling, suffered from a bicep injury. Nonetheless, Sterling overcame the injury to fight against ‘The Messenger’ at UFC 288. Thus, O’Malley was out of the event. Now, the fans need to wait patiently to find out who O’Malley will fight next.

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