"This is why I did whatever I had to do to make the fight happen." "This is what boxing needs," Garcia said, referring to a rare matchup between two stars in their primes. The contract contained a rematch clause, but only Davis possessed the ability to exercise his right to an immediate return bout in the event he lost. ![]() "I felt a little weak going into the ring," Garcia said. "I plan to fight the best fighters at 140 ," said Garcia, who endured a 15-month layoff following the win over Campbell as he addressed his mental health and recovered from wrist surgery. Now, Garcia will return to junior welterweight, where he'll chase his first world championship. ![]() In his career-best victory over Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell, Garcia survived a knockdown, also in Round 2, but rebounded to finish him with a left hand to the body in Round 7. Garcia, between his model looks and 9.8 million Instagram followers, is often underestimated, but he once again proved his mettle. "Once I got in there with him, I felt like skill-wise, it was unmatched." "The first knockdown was just him not knowing his placement, and I knew that I was the smaller guy, and my coach was telling me in camp that he's going to come up with his head up, so just shoot over the top," said Davis, who patiently boxed afterward rather than recklessly attack. Davis, as he pointed out before the fight, turned out to own a decisive edge in ring IQ. In the end, the game of scales didn't seem to impact the outcome. That led to a contractual demand from Davis' side that both fighters weigh in a second time on the morning of the fight, where neither boxer could exceed 146 pounds for a matchup held at a 136-pound catchweight. Garcia formerly competed at 135 pounds, but his two previous fights were contested at the 140-pound limit. 3 by ESPN at lightweight - though he did fight once at 140, an 11th-round TKO of Mario Barrios in June 2021. Davis currently campaigns at 135 pounds - and is ranked No.
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