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WASHINGTON \u2013 Drama dominated the recent build-up towards Garbonta Davis’ fight against Hector Luis Garcia over the past 10 days.<\/p>\n
That wasn’t the case on the Friday afternoon scale. Davis and Garcia fell just one pound below the lightweight limit in a 12-round, 135-pound championship match at Capital One Arena on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Davis weighed 134 pounds when he stepped on the District of Columbia Combat Sports Commission scale at the Marriott Marquis. Garcia also officially weighed in at 134 pounds.<\/p>\n
Baltimore’s Davis (27-0, 25 KO) thrashed Garcia (16-0, 10 KO, 3 NC) in the main event of the four-fight Showtime pay-per-view show (9pm ET). Defend the WBA world lightweight title. ; $74.99).<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old Garcia from the Dominican Republic has increased the junior lightweight maximum from 130 to 135 pounds for a chance to challenge Davis in the biggest fight of Garcia’s career.<\/p>\n
The 2016 Olympian defeated Venezuela’s Roger Gutierrez (26-4-1, 20 KO) in a 12-round unanimous decision.<\/p>\n
Caesars Sportsbook named Davis as the 14-1 favorite over Garcia on Friday afternoon. If Davis beats Garcia, he’ll likely face rival Ryan Garcia (23-19 KOs) next.<\/p>\n
The official weights for the Davis vs. Garcia undercard match are as follows:<\/p>\n
showtime pay per view<\/strong><\/p>\n9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.6:00 p.m. Pacific Time<\/strong><\/p>\n$74.99<\/strong><\/p>\nJaron Ennis (29-0, 27 KO, 1 NC), Philadelphia, 145.6 lbs vs. Karen Chukajian (21-1, 11 KO), Kyiv, Ukraine, 146.2 lbs, 12 rounds for IBF interim welterweight title.<\/p>\n
Rashidi Ellis (24-0, 14 KOs), Lynn, Massachusetts, 146.2 lbs vs. Roiman Villa (25-1, 24 KOs), Rosario, Venezuela, 145.8 lbs, 10 rounds, welterweight.<\/p>\n
Demetrius Andrade (31-0, 19 KOs), Providence, Rhode Island, 167 lbs vs. Demond Nicholson (26-4-1, 22 KOs), Laurel, Maryland, 167.3 lbs, 10 rounds, super middleweight.<\/p>\n
Showtime’s YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/p>\n6:45 p.m. ET. 3:45 p.m. Pacific Time<\/strong><\/p>\nVito Mielnicki Jr. (13-1, 8 KOs), Roseland, NJ, 153.2 lbs vs. Omar Rosales (9-1-1, 5 KOs), Houston, 152.8 lbs, 10 rounds, junior middleweight.<\/p>\n
Brandun Lee (26-0, 22 KOs), La Quinta, California, 141.4 lbs vs. Diego Luque (21-10-2, 10 KOs), San Francisco, Argentina, 141.2 lbs, 8 rounds, welterweight.<\/p>\n
Travon Marshall (6-0, 5 KO), Capitol Heights, MD, 149.8 lbs vs. Sean West (7-2-1, 4 KO), Davenport, Iowa, 151.2 lbs, 8 rounds, junior middleweight.<\/p>\n
Keith Idec is a Senior Writer and Columnist at BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on his Twitter @Idecboxing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n[ad_2]
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