Davis confidently defended his championship belt. Results of the boxing evening in Las Vegas
Liam Garcia
Dailysports's expert
Last night, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA, a boxing event took place featuring several title fights that thrilled fans.
In the main event, the reigning WBA lightweight world champion, American Gervonta Davis, faced his compatriot and challenger Frank Martin. The challenger started the fight well but lost momentum before the halfway point. In the eighth round, he lingered on the ropes, allowing the champion to knock him out.
In the co-main event, contenders for the vacant interim WBC light heavyweight title, American David Benavidez and Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk, clashed. The fight lasted all twelve rounds, and the judges awarded the victory to the American.
In the bout for the vacant interim WBC super lightweight title, Dominican Alberto Puello won by unanimous decision. Another Dominican, Carlos Adames, defended his WBC middleweight title against American Terrell Gausha with a unanimous decision victory.
A total of eleven fights took place during this boxing night, and the Dailysports team invites you to review their results.
Gervonta Davis – Frank Martin. Boxing Night Results in Los Vegas
- WBA Lightweight Title Fight (up to 61.2 kg)
Gervonta Davis knocked out Frank Martin in the eighth round - Vacant Interim WBC Light Heavyweight Title Fight (up to 79.4 kg)
David Benavidez defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk by unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 119-109) - Vacant Interim WBC Super Lightweight Title Fight (up to 63.5 kg)
Alberto Puello defeated Gary Antuanne Russell by split decision (115-112, 114-113, 109-118) - WBC Middleweight Title Fight (up to 72.6 kg)
Carlos Adames defeated Terrell Gausha by unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110, 119-109) - 10 Rounds in the Second Featherweight Division (up to 59 kg)
Mark Magsayo defeated Eduardo Ramirez by unanimous decision (97-92, 97-92, 99-90) - 10 Rounds in the Middleweight Division (up to 72.6 kg)
Kyrone Davis defeated Elijah Garcia by split decision (97-93, 97-93, 92-98) - 6 Rounds in the Second Featherweight Division (up to 59 kg)
Justin Viloria defeated Angel Antonio Contreras by technical knockout in the fifth round - 8 Rounds in the Super Middleweight Division (up to 76.2 kg)
Daniel Blancas knocked out Aro Schwartz in the first round - 4 Rounds in the Women's Second Featherweight Division (up to 59 kg)
Margaret Whitmore defeated Mia Ellis by split decision (39-37, 39-37, 38-38) - 4 Rounds in the Bantamweight Division (up to 55.3 kg)
Brian Gonzalez defeated James Mulder by unanimous decision (40-35, 40-35, 40-35) - 4 Rounds in the Women's Featherweight Division (up to 57.2 kg)
Reina Tellez defeated Beata Dudek by unanimous decision (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)