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The undefeated Gervonta Davis has done it again. Taking out Leo Santa Cruz in the sixth round via knockout, he is now the WBA lightweight and super featherweight champion of the world. However, ‘Tank’ had to bring out his best game to secure the win. The fight turned out to be extremely physical from the initial round, and both the boxers landed prominent shots on each other.

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While Leo Santa Cruz secured a knockdown in the very first round, Davis got back on his feet to put on a show. However, that didn’t stop the Brooklyn native from offering all the action. He came up with the challenges and pressurized Davis for a long time. However, ‘Tank’ needed just one clean uppercut to claim the win amid the live audience.

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Despite being pushed to the corner multiple times, Davis has proven himself to be an elite knockout artist. This was his 24th career win and 23rd KO win. No wonder Davis will have a lot of alluring matchups for himself.

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Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz: How it went down

While Floyd Mayweather was present at the ringside, Davis couldn’t afford to lose. Leo Santa Cruz did everything he could to punish the Baltimore native. The damage was quite prominent on Davis’s face as he ate a lot of good shots from his opponent.

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Until and unless he connected with the uppercut, the fight was going rough with both the men landing the big shots. Yet, Davis didn’t let the fight go to the judges’ scorecards. Just when the pair got involved in a heated exchange, Davis timed a perfect uppercut and fed Santa Cruz to the canvas. No wonder the Brooklyn superstar couldn’t get back o his feet and the fight was called off in favor of ‘Tank’ Davis.

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Twitter reacts to Gervonta Davis’ massive win over Leo Santa Cruz

Fans and fellow boxers have already reacted to the fight on social media. From Badou Jack to Brian Campbell, almost everyone has hailed ‘Tank’ for his phenomenal performance. Here’s a look at the Twitter reactions.

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UFC star and pro boxer, Conor McGregor, congratulated Davis for his impressive win. McGregor’s whiskey company, Proper No, 12, was on the canvas tonight.

ESPN’s pound-for-pound #1 fighter Terence Crawford was shocked to see the KO.

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Ryan Garcia, WBC silver lightweight champion, appreciated Leo Santa Cruz’s heart and praised Gervonta Davis.

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Raj Sarkar is a UFC Sub-Group Head at EssentiallySports. Over the last four years, Raj has worked in several leading sports organizations. During this time, he has interviewed big names from the world of MMA and Boxing. His interviewees list includes ex-UFC stars Demetrious Johnson and Rory MacDonald, current UFC stars Andre Fialho and Drew Dober, ONE Championship star Ritu Phogat, PFL CEO Peter Murray, and popular ring girl turned boxer Carla Jade among others. With the wealth of experience he has in the field of combat sports, this Broadcast Journalism graduate is an expert in putting out content tailor-made for his reader base at ES. He is a big fan of strikers like Conor McGregor and Rodtang Jitmuangnon and appreciates devastating knockouts over other finishes. Raj hopes to attend and cover live UFC events. His biggest dream is to interview former UFC double champion Conor McGregor.

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