NEW YORK – April 25, 2023 – Gervonta Davis’s thrilling seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia on Saturday night on SHOWTIME PPV®, in which Davis took out Garcia with a devastating body shot, will premiere on SHOWTIME this Saturday, April 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, giving fans another chance to take in Davis’s picture-perfect, two-knockdown performance against the previously undefeated Garcia.
In addition, ALL ACCESS: DAVIS VS. GARCIA EPILOGUE will premiere immediately following the delayed telecast, capping a memorable buildup chronicled by the Emmy® Award-winning series, which was recently nominated for two more Sports EMMY Awards. ALL ACCESS: Davis vs. Romero Epilogue was nominated for Outstanding Edited Event Coverage, while ALL ACCESS: Spence vs. Ugas was nominated for Outstanding Writing – Long Form. ALL ACCESS has now been nominated for 13 Sports EMMY Awards since it premiered in 2012, winning five times. This year’s Sports EMMY Award winners will be revealed at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 22.
As an indication of the popularity of Saturday’s event, Episode One of ALL ACCESS: DAVIS VS. GARCIA has garnered 3.7 million views, while Episode Two has 2.6 million views on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel alone.
Below are some notable headlines that came out of Saturday’s event:
High-Profile Headlines
- Sports Illustrated — Win Over Ryan Fortifies Davis’s Claim As the Face of Boxing
“Davis has staked a strong claim to be the face of American boxing.”
- Associated Press — Gervonta Davis Knocks Out Ryan Garcia with Body Shot
“Davis put himself in position to succeed Canelo Alvarez as the face of the sport.”
“With that single left hand, Davis cemented himself as one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best fighters.”
- The New York Times — Gervonta Davis Stopped Ryan Garcia in Seven Rounds
“The knockout burnished Davis’s reputation as an accurate, efficient, destructive puncher.”
- The Washington Post — Gervonta Davis Stays Perfect With Seventh-Round Knockout Of Ryan Garcia
“The three-division world champion further cemented his status as the world’s most dazzling boxer in front of a sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena.”
- Yahoo! Sports — Davis Knocks Out Ryan Garcia with Ferocious Body Shot
“It wasn’t power that led Davis to this victory. It was his boxing skill, his ring IQ and his ability to capitalize on Garcia’s mistakes.”
- Sports Illustrated — Pound for Pound Rankings: Tank Moves Into Top 10
“He is no longer just one of boxing’s biggest draws – his knockout of Ryan Garcia proved he’s one of the best fighters in the world.”
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