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WATCH: Scary Scenes at Davis vs. Romero – Crowd Tries to Escape Barclays Center Following Gunshots

Published 05/29/2022, 8:28 AM EDT

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Gervonta Davis has successfully retained his title and his unbeaten record in Barclays Center in front of an attendance of 18,970 people. In round number 6, he caught Rolando Romero with a fast and accurate left hand and it saw the end of the fight. Following this victory over ‘Rolly’, Davis now flexes a professional record of 27 wins with no losses to spare. However, chaos fell over Brooklyn, as fans heard gunshots after the fight.

Davis stayed well composed from the very beginning and intelligently fought his reach and height disadvantage against Romero. As a result, he knocked ‘Rolly’ effectively down midway in the match, and the referee stopped the contest, seeing Romero wobble miserably from the hit. So far, pretty much everything inside the arena was fine. But, the situation went out of hand when fans heard gunshots while exiting the stadium after the main event.

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Fans pour back into the arena after gunshots following Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero

After the conclusion of the bout, fans while making it out of Barclays Center reportedly heard gunshots and feared a mass shooting. In complete chaos, to save their lives, they then ran back inside the arena and hid wherever they could.

A journalist by the name of Ryan Songalia, who attended the event, recorded the incident on his camera. He too feared a shooting and tried to hide amidst the crowd. Fortunately, as Songalia later tweeted, his fears were proved unfounded as nobody was injured.

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Taking to Twitter, Songalia wrote, “Scary moment as crowds pour back into Barclays Center, my fear was a shooting but those fears proved unfounded.”

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Officials are looking into what caused the chaos. Thankfully, the situation is now in the hands.

The anxiety of the civilians following a recent unfortunate event

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A few days earlier, in Uvalde, Texas, a gunman trespassed into an elementary school and mercilessly took the lives of innocent children and teachers. Following this disheartening event, people have raised questions about the nation’s active gun laws and their own security. Therefore, what happened in Barclays Center today after Gervonta Davis’ fight is quite understandable given the current situation and the mental health of the American people.

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Anyway, champ Gervonta Davis moves ahead with yet another impressive victory. He has not yet confirmed whom he would like to fight next, but whoever it may be, they must watch out for Tank.

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What do you have to say about the unfortunate event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn? Let us know in the comments below.

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Samrat Sardar

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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Vibhanshu Kumar