(Foto Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME ) Klikšķiniet ŠEIT par Fotogrāfijas no Amanda Westcott / Showtime Klikšķiniet ŠEIT for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions Klikšķiniet ŠEIT for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions ATLANTA (Jūnijs 27, 2021) – Gervonta “Tank” Davis , one of the biggest stars in all of boxing , put on a career-defining performance Saturday night live on SHOWTIME PPV from the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta , scoring a scintillating 11th round TKO over the previously-undefeated Mario Barrios to capture the WBA Super Lightweight Championship in the action-packed Premier Boxing Champions event . Watch the stoppage ŠEIT . “I made it tough . I definitely could have made it easier but I went up two weight classes and I got the job done ,” said the 26-year-old Baltimore native , who was headlining his second SHOWTIME PPV . “I hit him with some clean shots , but I’m the type of fighter that wants to catch you with clean shots . I don’t just want to throw any type of shot . The shots I was throwing were missing , but eventually I caught up with him.” In a fight that lived up to its potential , Davis (25-0, 24 Kos) and Barrios (26-1, 17 Kos) combined to put on an unforgettable main event in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,570. After a slow opening four rounds in which Davis landed just 11 perforatori, the fight produced fireworks beginning in the fifth round . In the eighth round , “Tank” sent “El Azteca” to the canvas for both the first and second times of his career . Pirmais, Davis connected on a sweeping right hook that sent the former champion to the canvas . Moments vēlāk, a straight left hand by Davis dropped Barrios again . The brave Barrios rose to his feet , surviving Davis’ attempts to finish him in the eighth . With International Boxing Hall of Famer and promoter Floyd Mayweather encouraging Davis in his corner , the southpaw came out rejuvenated in the eleventh round , realizing that the fight could be close on the scorecards . “Tank” dropped Barrios for the third time in the fight , this time with a left uppercut to the body . The bloodied Barrios rose again , only to be greeted with another barrage of punches from Davis . Referee Thomas Taylor stepped in to stop the fight at 2:13 of the eleventh round . “I knew for sure if I catch him , I’m crackin ,” Davis told SHOWTIME’s Jim Gray . “So I caught him , un tas parādīja. My coach was telling me to go to a jab style but I’m a southpaw so they know I’m going to that jab side . So I would try and bait him in . I faked like I was going left , and I threw my right . And my hook over top , and that’s where I caught him.” In the final six-and-a-half rounds , Davis landed 85 perforatori. Viņš izkrāvuši 45 procenti no viņa varas perforatori (82/182), while Barrios more than held his own , out-landing Davis in six of the ten completed rounds . “I knew he was hurt . I just had to catch him at the right time ,” Davis continued . “Floyd [Mayweather] came to me and was honest and said I was down ,” continued Davis , who was actually ahead on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the stoppage . “So he said ‘Show me that you’re great.’ And you know how we do it in the doghouse , mazulis!" Ar uzvaru, Davis now holds world championships in three different divisions simultaneously , a feat only accomplished by a few other fighters in history , including Henry Armstrong and Canelo Alvarez . “He has the potential to be one of the greatest ever ,” said Mayweather . “When I first met ‘Tank’ when he was 14 vai 15 gadus vecs, I told him I’d make him a world champion . And that you’ll be one of the best someday . I’m proud of him.” “I’ve never been a hater . Congrats to ‘Tank’ ,” said Barrios . “He came here and did his thing . It was nothing short of an exciting fight and that’s exactly what both of us predicted . He was the better man tonight , but I’ll definitely be back . “’Tank’ is explosive . He caught me slipping and it’s boxing . Beigās dienas, viens sitiens var mainīt cīņu. That’s exactly what I felt happened . Congrats to him.” In a back-and-forth co-main event , Orlando Erickson "Hammer" Lubin (23-1, 17 Kos) overcame some adversity to score the most important victory of his career over former unified world champion Jeison Rosario (20-3-1, 14 Kos). The WBC No . 1-ranked contender at 154 mārciņas, Lubin scored a sixth-round KO (1:42) in the WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator . Watch ŠEIT . “I just followed the game plan ,” said the 25-year-old Lubin , who improves to 6-0 since suffering the only loss of his career to 154-pound kingpin Jermell Charlo . “I would just go back to my corner after each round and Coach [Kevin] Cunningham and my team would just say , ‘Stick to the jab . Stay consistent with your jab. ’ I’m way faster than him and I knew he had good power and he was trying to counter me . So I would fade him out and use my jab consistently.” Trešajā kārtā, Lubin nearly put an early end to the action with a huge frame that had Rosario on the back foot . In the closing moments of the round , Lubin landed a right hook that had Rosario wobbling back to his corner after the bell rang . Miraculously , in the next round , Rosario was able to recover and completely turned the tables , wobbling Lubin with a left jab . The action turned up even more in the sixth round . Lubin, sensing that Rosario was susceptible to the body attack , landed a vicious left-right body combination that sent Rosario to his knees in what ultimately proved to be the turning point of the fight . Rožukronis, clearly hurt , was never able to recover and Lubin finished him off moments later against the ropes . “I started to hurt him in the body as soon as the first round started ,” the 2016 “Prospect Of The Year” Lubin said . “I started with the body and I saw him grunt . So I was able to hurt him to the body . I just wanted to distract him with the jab , then go downstairs . And I was able to get him out . I knew even if he got up after the knockdown that the fight was over . I know I’m a great finisher and I knew I was going to get him out of there as soon as I saw him drop.” Lubin landed 44 procenti no viņa varas perforatori (80/288) un 20 of his landed punches were to the body . Ar uzvaru, Lubin puts himself squarely in the picture for a second world title opportunity . “I want a shot at the world title next ,"Viņš teica. “I want everyone at 154 mārciņas. I’m No . 1 in the WBC but I chose to fight Rosario . I don’t duck anybody . I want to say that I fought everyone in my division when I win the world title.” “Right now , I feel so bad ,” said Rosario . “There is no lesson to be learned yet , everything is so raw still . I lost again , and it’s so frustrating . I was convinced I was going to win . The fight started to turn in the second round . I was just trying to keep up and listen to my corner . Lubin is a great fighter . He deserved to win . I hope he enjoys his victory.” On the biggest stage of his career , Dominican Republic’s Carlos Adames (20-1, 16 Kos) rose to the occasion , scoring a highlight-reel third-round knockout over the streaking Alexis Salazar (23-4, 9 Kos) in the second fight of the pay-per-view . No apstāšanās laiks bija 2:59 Trešās kārtas. Watch the KO ŠEIT . In the eventful and decisive third round , referee Jim Korb deducted two points from Adames for excessive holding . Tomēr, Adames made certain that the point deduction would have no impact on the fight’s result . He dropped Salazar with a lead left hook flush on the chin , a punch that Salazar never saw coming . The 25-year-old Mexican was able to get back to his feet , but Korb called for the stoppage when it was evident that a dazed Salazar was unable to continue . “I was in control the entire fight , and that’s what reduced him to turning around at times ,” said the 27-year-old Adames . “I was working with the jab to the body at first so that was working , and then I came with the left hook . I did my job and followed my strategy from A to Z and was able to succeed the way I wanted to . “The key moment of the fight was when I managed to disrupt his focus . Once I was able to do that then it was easy pickings for me.” “I was feeling good in there and I thought I was winning rounds ,” said Salazar , whose 15-fight win streak was put to an end with one punch . “But he started grabbing me and that’s when he got me with an uppercut . That swung the fight . I just have to get back to work and keep looking for more opportunities.” In the opening bout of the SHOWTIME PPV telecast , nesaudzīgu Batyr Akhmedov (9-1, 8 Kos) scored a TKO victory over former world champion Argenis Mendez (25-7-3, 12 Kos) in a 12-round WBA Super Lightweight Title Eliminator . Mendez suffered a right hand injury and did not get off his stool to come out for the ninth round . The official time of the stoppage was 3:00 of round number eight . “The fight went as planned ,” said Akhmedov , who overcame the first cut of his career over his left eye after an accidental head clash in the second round . “We were expecting a tough fight like that . I’ve been out of the ring for a long time , so I needed to get those rounds in . My plan is to fight for the world title next . We knew he would be uncomfortable to fight and tricky . He was headbutting and elbowing me . It was good experience for me.” In the battle of Olympians , it was Akhmedov who pressed the action and was far busier from the onset . He went to the body early and often , nolaišanās 57 body punches , wearing Mendez down as the rounds passed by . The 30-year-old Akhmedov landed 115 no 306 power punches he threw , while the 34-year-old Mendez landed 84 no viņa 223 jaudas perforatori, including just 13 body connects . Laikā no apstāšanās, Akhmedov was ahead on all three judges’ scorecards . “Mendez is a tough guy who fights top fighters ,” continued Akhmedov . “We knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park . When I hurt him , my corner was telling me to slow down and take my time before going for the knockout.” “I started feeling (injured ) in the second and third round ,” said a disappointed Mendez . “My knuckles were broken and I couldn’t throw a punch anymore after I cut him with my right hand in the first round . I tried to keep fighting from the fourth round on , bet bez rezultātiem. It was useless.” Ar uzvaru, Akhmedov keeps himself in the running for top fights in the deep 140-pound division . Mendez drops to 2-4-2 in last eight fights . SHOWTIME will add a special replay of tonight’s pay-per-view main event fight between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios to the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast headlined by Chris “Primetime” Colbert vs . Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar next Saturday , Jūlijs 3 pie 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Showtime. The replay of tonight’s SHOWTIME PPV headline attraction from State Farm Arena in Atlanta will serve as the opening fight of the live telecast from Carson , Calif. on Independence Day weekend . ALL ACCESS: DAVIS-BARRIOS EPILOGUE premieres immediately following next week’s live telecast of Colbert vs . Nyambayar . The Emmy® Award-winning series ALL ACCESS was behind-the-scenes all week in Atlanta to capture never-before-seen moments from fight week . The epilogue will reveal intimate scenes from the locker rooms before and after the fight and inside the ropes from tonight’s action . Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME PPV telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares . Three Hall of Famers rounded out the SHOWTIME telecast team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray , unofficial scorer Steve Farhood and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr . The executive producer was four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins , Jr. The telecast was directed by Bob Dunphy . Former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP). # # # Lai iegūtu vairāk informācijas, apmeklējiet www.SHO.com/sports , www.PremierBoxingChampions.com , sekot Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing, MayweatherPromo, TGBPromotions, on Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing , @PremierBoxing, @MayweatherPromotions , @TGBPromotionss or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing un https://www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions/ .
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