UFC superstar Conor McGregor was left praying for the safety of a boxer when Gervonta Davis scored a Knockout of the Year contender in 2020. ‘Tank’ returns to the ring on Saturday night when he tak…
UFC superstar Conor McGregor was left praying for the safety of a boxer when Gervonta Davis scored a Knockout of the Year contender in 2020.in a 12-round super-lightweight clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.The fight will see two of boxing’s best young fighters put their undefeated records on the line in arguably the best match-up of 2023 and most certainly the biggest night of both men’s careers.
Despite standing at just 5ft 6ins, Davis packs incredible power and he boasts a 92 per cent knockout ratio – Perhaps his most famous victory came three years ago, in a highly anticipated clash with four-weight world champion Leo Santa Cruz, who boasted wins over Carl Frampton, Kiko Martinez, and Abner Mares heading into the bout.The Mexican star had never been knocked out and Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein was talking up his ability to take Davis’ power shots when disaster struck.
“If Davis thought Santa Cruz was going to fold to his power…,” he said as ‘Tank’ landed a monstrous uppercut that knocked his opponent old cold and was considered by many the best KO of the year. McGregor, as he often does, took to social media to react to the viral KO while also sending his well wishes to Santa Cruz and praising Davis for the perfect power shot.
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