The pay-per-view numbers for the blockbuster clash between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia are in and they're HUGE.
Davis vs. Garcia headlined last weekend's card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
'Tank' produced a dominant performance as he stopped 'King Ry' with a brutal body shot in the seventh round to record the biggest win of his professional career.
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A massive audience watched Davis score a big victory over Garcia as widespread reports claim the super-fight generated a whopping 1.2 million PPV buys across all platforms, including Showtime and DAZN.
What's more, it had an enormous gate, with ticket revenue coming in at $22.8 million, making Davis vs. Garcia the fifth-largest gate for boxing in Nevada history.
For context, Conor McGregor's grudge match against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 produced a gate of $17.1 million.
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao remains the highest-grossing gate at a boxing event in Nevada, producing an eye-watering $72.2 million.
Mayweather vs. McGregor had a gate of $55.4 million while Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 1 & 2 generated a gate of $27.1 million and $24.5 million respectively.
Nevada's top five largest boxing gates:
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao - $72.2 million
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor $55.4 million
- Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 1 - $27.1 million
- Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin 2 - $24.5 million
- Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia - $22.8 million
The success of Davis vs. Garcia shows boxing fans are starving for big fights and will tune in when promoters deliver the match-ups fight fans want to see.
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Before Saturday's showdown, Oscar De La Hoya claimed the winner will be the new face of boxing.
It appears Davis is that man having put on a clinch against Garcia.
Is the undefeated 28-year-old the new face of boxing? Let us know.
Topics: Ryan Garcia, Boxing, Gervonta Davis
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