{"id":454517,"date":"2022-05-29T09:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T06:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gervonta-davis-stops-rolando-romero-retains-lightweight-belt\/"},"modified":"2022-05-29T09:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T06:08:31","slug":"gervonta-davis-stops-rolando-romero-retains-lightweight-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gervonta-davis-stops-rolando-romero-retains-lightweight-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero, retains lightweight belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea3bbba91\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ea3bbba91\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gervonta-davis-stops-rolando-romero-retains-lightweight-belt\/#%E2%80%9CGervonta_Davis_stops_Rolando_Romero_retains_lightweight_belt%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero, retains lightweight belt&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGervonta_Davis_stops_Rolando_Romero_retains_lightweight_belt%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero, retains lightweight belt&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After years of talking, Gervonta Davis\u2019 left hand made the loudest statement.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every break in the fight, the two exchanged words, jawing at each other like they have outside the ring for four years. In nearly every clinch and coming together, the two gave a little extra, needing to be pulled apart<\/p>\n<p>As he entered the ring, Gervonta Davis took a moment to stop in front of the opposing corner, staring down Rolando Romero and his team as the two needed to be separated. Since 2017, Romero has aggressively called out Davis for this bout, throwing bombastic insults and accusations Davis\u2019 way as he looked to make a name for himself in the division.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth round, all that discourse came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>A crushing Davis left hand sent Romero to the canvas, and after Romero failed to regain a sturdy gate, the referee stopped the bout, giving Davis the TKO victory Saturday night at Barclays Center.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) retained the WBA lightweight world title. It was Romero\u2019s first loss, putting a dent in his quest to carve out a spot at the top of the division.<\/p>\n<p>A wobbly Romero, never one shy with words, only could stumble his way out of the ring after the devastating hook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gervonta Davis (left) knocks out Rolando Romero in the sixth round to retain his WBA lightweight title.\" class=\"wp-image-22454630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gervonta Davis (left) knocks out Rolando Romero in the sixth round to retain his WBA lightweight title.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI knew that I could get into his head, just from when we weighed in,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI knew his goal was to move in front of me [on stage during the weigh in], so when he went in front of me he didn\u2019t realize that the stand was coming to an end, so I just t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed him and he fell.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>There were 18,970 fans packed into a sold out Barclays for the arena\u2019s highest-ever attended boxing match. The Baltimore native Davis, who considers New York his \u201csecond home,\u201d entered to a roaring reception as \u201cCity of Gods\u201d by Alicia Keys blared. It was a who\u2019s who of celebrities on-hand, including new Giants rookies Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal in addition to Michael Strahan, Tracy Morgan, Madonna, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Romero, using his size advantage and perhaps fueled by years waiting for this moment, started fast. He pressured the champion, connecting on several right hooks in the first two rounds and leaving visible damage above Davis\u2019 left eye. In the second, Davis stumbled to the mat after Romero caught him with a left-right combination.<\/p>\n<p>After Davis\u2019 cautious opening approach, he started to turn it on in the fourth and fifth rounds, allowing Romero to step up aggressively, looking to connect with something powerful while leaving himself exposed. After attempting a wild left hand that missed, Davis met a lunging Romero squarely with a lethal hook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gervonta Davis celebrates after his victory.\" class=\"wp-image-22454635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Gervonta-Davis-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gervonta Davis celebrates after his victory.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Davis thew significantly less punches \u2014 84 to Romero\u2019s 115, but his 25 connected punches were three more than Romero as his patient strategy worked to perfection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was strong for sure, but it was a couple shots that I was getting warmed up, and he caught me and I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t sit with him just yet.\u2019 \u201d Davis said. \u201cI know when to take it to my opponents and when to chill out. There was someone in the crowd, and they were telling me to press forward and I was like, not yet. I got to loose him up a little more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crazy thing is that I didn\u2019t even throw it that hard. He just ran into it. He just ran into it. Something like when Pacquiao got caught. I didn\u2019t even throw it that hard, and he\u2019s the one who ran into it, when he was talking that it was going to be me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis \u2014 billed as \u201cBoxing\u2019s hottest-young attraction,\u201d \u2014 has yet to be challenged or bothered inside the ring. If the parties agree, Davis is in line to fight the winner of the Devin Haney-George Kambosos mega-fight next week in Australia \u2014 a bout that would be for the undisputed lightweight title.<\/p>\n<p>The next goal for the pound-for-pound star is to cement his place not just at the top of of the division, but atop boxing\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s here, to be honest,\u201d Davis told The Post before the fight.<\/p>\n<p>If it Davis wasn\u2019t already there before the bout, his thunderous, title-defending KO brings him closer to that goal.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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