Gervonta Davis beat Ryan Garcia conclusively earlier this year, but the latter says an injury played a big part.
‘Tank’ Davis dropped and stopped Garcia in April at a catchweight of 136lbs . In the aftermath, Garcia says he was weight drained and also hinted at an injury.
In an interview with The Last Stand , he confirmed that theory, saying that ‘a separated rib’ from training camp affected his preparation.
“I did go in the ring with a rib injury, a separated rib from sparring. was dehydrated and it was like one of the first shots of sparring. I didn’t even get hit hard. My rib just [sunk] in and I had to go to the hospital, spent there some time, and I couldn’t even run. I couldn’t do anything. It was about two weeks before the fight.
“There was nothing that I could do. I decided that I wasn’t gonna pull out. Too much time [had] been put into this and too much things went into making this fight happen. I wasn’t gonna pull out.”
Davis caught wind of the comments and took to social media to say it was ‘over’ for his rival.
“To be honest, I don’t know why this kid [Garcia] is talking. It’s over for this guy. Give him a year or two. [He has] no discipline, no dedication. He showed y’all on All Access, and it went right over y’all head.”
Garcia is angling for a rematch, but is one division up now, his maiden fight being a catchweight bout with Oscar Duarte.