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Davis brutally knocked out Santa Cruz / Photo – ESPN
WBA Regular Lightweight World Champion Gervonta davis (24-0, 23 KOs) defeated the WBA Super title holder in the second featherweight division Leo Santa Cruz (37-2-1, 19 KOs) and became the world champion in two weight classes.
Already the first seconds showed that the fight would be very entertaining. The fighters began the fight without recognition, and by the end of the opening round Davis was on the mat, but the judge did not begin to count the fall, considering he had slipped.
In the second round, Santa Cruz flew to the ground, but after a fight grab made by Davis, who was very prepared to fight. However, it was in the second round that Santa Cruz left a cut on the opponent’s face.
After the third round, the fight finally turned into a true wheelhouse, in which there was often room for dirty tricks, particularly cheap shots.
The sixth round was the end of the fight. In one of the episodes, Davis pinned his opponent to the ropes, dodged a left cross and hit a powerful uppercut, knocking out the opponent.
Full video of the fight Davis vs Santa Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfMKRRhc6gM
So Davis dreams of a fight against the undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs).
