Mario Barrios Remains Undefeated With Fourth-Round TKO Of Richard Zamora Javier Fortuna Scores Unanimous Decision Against Sharif Bogere In Telecast Opener Watch The Encore Presentation Monday At 10 P.M. ET / PTOn SHOWTIME EXTREME ® Pāwhiritia HERE hoki Whakaahua; Credit: Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME Pāwhiritia HERE hoki Whakaahua; Credit: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions Carson, Calif., (February 9, 2019) – Gervonta Davis defended his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship with a thrilling first-round TKO of former world champion Hugo Ruiz before a sellout crowd of 8,048 at Dignity Health Sports Park Saturday non SHOWTIME .Knockdown video highlight : https://s.sho.com/2URYn8t Baltimore’s Davis (21-0, 20 Koó) recorded his eighth career first-round knockout as referee Jack Reiss called off the fight with one second remaining in the first round following a devastating sweeping right hook by Davis connected cleanly and sent Ruiz (39-5, 32 Koó) down to his knees . Davis, who entered the ring to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” , wasted little time showing why he is one of boxing rising super stars with his impressive fourth win in a world title fight . The 24-year-old Davis is the youngest U.S.-born world titlist in boxing and was headlining for the first time . With his promoter Floyd Mayweather looking on , Davis made quick work of his late-replacement opponent . “I knew it was coming ,"Ka mea ia. “I wanted to go more rounds , but I knew if I got him out of there early I could fight again sooner . When I touched the jab I saw his arm was in front of his face so if I threw a hook or uppercut it was right in line.” Davis, who has now stopped his last 12 hoariri, connected on 50 ōrau o ana nifó mana, just under the 51 percent power accuracy he logged in his last four fights . The late substitute 32-year-old Ruiz was fighting for the second time in three weeks as he replaced the injured Abner Mares . Ruiz was used to being on the other side of first-round knockouts having recorded 18 of his own during his career . “As soon as he started landing punches , I could feel them ,” Ruiz said . “I have a lot of first round knock outs , today was my turn to lose in the first round . It happens in boxing.” Next up for Davis could be the winner of the March 2 Ricardo Nunez-Edner Cherry WBA Eliminator on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center . “We could do that ,” Davis said . “At the end of the day I’m a fighter . I’m a fighter and I have a great team . One of the best in the sport . I believe in my team and whatever they line up , Ahau rite. Davis told SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray he’s ready for a sweet homecoming for his next fight . “Yes , te Ariki. We’re coming to Baltimore . We’re going home , baby.” I roto i te tahi-āhuatanga, Mario Barrios (23-0, 14 Koó) knocked out his seventh consecutive opponent as the 23-year-old from San Antonio stopped Mexico’s Richard Zamora (15-3, 10 Koó). Haere mai te Tuhinga i 2:16 in round four as referee Ray Corona waved off the fight after a barrage of Barrios punches landed cleanly and dazed the game Zamora . With noted trained Virgil Hunter in his corner , the accurate Barrios landed a staggering 59 ōrau o ana nifó mana, whai wāhi 37 o 58 (64 ōrau) in the fourth and final round . “He wasn’t an easy target at all ,” said Barrios , who sparred with Amir Khan and Devin Haney in training camp and is the WBA’s No . 1 ranked fighter at 140 pauna. We just used everything we worked on in camp to find my range.” tāpiri ia: “It was an amazing fight . I tip my hat to Zamora – he’s a hell of a warrior . I wish him nothing but the best for the rest of his career . Like he said at the press conference , he wanted a war and I brought it to him . Total respect to him.” Zamora was making his United States debut . “I came to fight ,"Ka mea ia. “I didn’t come to lay down . I thought I still could have fought more . I don’t want to criticize the referee . He did what he had to do.” Barrios said he’s ready for the next big step-up in his career . “That’s up to my managerial team ,"Ka mea ia. “Whenever they feel I’m ready I’ll fight for a world title . Any one of them . I am knocking down the door for a world title right now.” In the telecast opener , Javier Fortuna (34-2-1, 23 Koó) won a unanimous decision against Sharif Bogere (32-2, 20 Koó) i roto i te a'ee Kōmāmā 10-a tawhio noa. All three judges scored the fight 96-93 in favor of Fortuna . The southpaw Fortuna , of Braintree , Mass, by way of the Dominican Republic , knocked down Bogere in the sixth round , the same round Bogere suffered a nasty cut above his right eye after an accidental head clash . The knockdown occurred after a powerful left uppercut by Fortuna dazed Bogere , who appeared to be pushed down and touched his glove on the canvas . Referee Edward Collantes scored it a knockdown , giving Fortuna the 10-8 tawhio. "(The knock down ) was correct ,"Ka mea a Fortuna, who said he would love a future shot against Davis . “I saw his eyes were a little glossy and his legs buckled a bit . When I saw that he was cut , the game plan changed again and we had to work again to attack the cut.” Originally from Uganda but now living in Las Vegas , Bogere gave himself a seven out of 10 grade . “I think I won the fight ,"Ka mea ia. “Even the knockdown was bull . He kept coming at me with the head . He kept trying to head butt me . The challenge was that there was blood in my eye . The first couple of rounds I was boxing him easily.” At the midway point of the fight , Fortuna began pulling away winning rounds six , seven and eight on SHOWTIME Steve Farhood’s unofficial scorecard as Bogere continued to fade , although coming back to win round nine on Farhood’s card . In the power punch category , Fortuna connected on 89 o 310 punches for 29 percent while Bogere landed 59 o 317 for just 19 ōrau. Bogere was riding a 13-fight winning streak over the past six years coming into the fight . “What I want right now is a contract so I can fight Gervonta Davis wherever . Lomachenko, any of them ,"Ka mea a Fortuna, who had a No Decision against Adrian Granados last June on SHOWTIME after falling out of the ring in the fourth round suffering a head and neck injury . SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN featured two live undercard fights on social media platforms leading into the televised tripleheader . Former world title challenger Erickson Lubin (20-1, 15 Koó) knocked down Ishe Smith (29-11, 12 Koó) a total of four times before the fight was stopped at the end of round three in a scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout . Undefeated super lightweight Juan Heraldez (16-0, 10 Koó) stopped Eddie Ramirez (17-3, 11 Koó) in round seven of a scheduled 10-round fight . Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer hosted SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING . Versatile combat sportscaster Mauro Ranallo called the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi . Three Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team – Emmy ® award winning reporter Jim Gray , boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial ringside scorer , and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr . Alejandro Luna and former world champion Raul Marquez hosted the telecast in Spanish , available via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP). The Executive Producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr. , with Bob Dunphy directing. Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader will replay on Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME . 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