{"id":78466,"date":"2019-02-10T00:44:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T06:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78466"},"modified":"2019-02-10T10:08:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T16:08:14","slug":"gervonta-davis-destroys-hugo-ruiz-in-one-round-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78466","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis DESTROYS Hugo Ruiz in One Round &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78466\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=78466\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78467 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/011419-Sports-Gervonta-Davis-Dating-Ari-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/011419-Sports-Gervonta-Davis-Dating-Ari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/011419-Sports-Gervonta-Davis-Dating-Ari-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/011419-Sports-Gervonta-Davis-Dating-Ari-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/011419-Sports-Gervonta-Davis-Dating-Ari.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Baltimore\u2019s Gervonta Davis (21-0, 20 KOs) recorded his eighth career first-round knockout as referee Jack Reiss called off the fight with one second remaining in the first round following a devastating sweeping right hook by Davis connected cleanly and sent Ruiz (39-5, 32 KOs) down to his knees.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who entered the ring to Michael Jackson\u2019s \u201cThriller\u201d, wasted little time showing why he is one of boxing rising super stars with his impressive fourth win in a world title fight. The 24-year-old Davis is the youngest U.S.-born world titlist in boxing and was headlining for the first time.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With his promoter Floyd Mayweather looking on, Davis made quick work of his late-replacement opponent. \u201cI knew it was coming,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to go more rounds, but I knew if I got him out of there early I could fight again sooner. When I touched the jab I saw his arm was in front of his face so if I threw a hook or uppercut it was right in line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who has now stopped his last 12 opponents, connected on 50 percent of his power punches, just under the 51 percent power accuracy he logged in his last four fights.<\/p>\n<p>The late substitute 32-year-old Ruiz was fighting for the second time in three weeks as he replaced the injured Abner Mares. Ruiz was used to being on the other side of first-round knockouts having recorded 18 of his own during his career.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0HREipGw-o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>&#8220;As soon as he started landing punches, I could feel them,\u201d Ruiz said. \u201cI have a lot of first round knock outs, today was my turn to lose in the first round. It happens in boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next up for Davis could be the winner of the March 2 Ricardo Nunez-Edner Cherry WBA Eliminator on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center. \u201cWe could do that,\u201d Davis said. \u201cAt the end of the day I\u2019m a fighter. I\u2019m a fighter and I have a great team. One of the best in the sport. I believe in my team and whatever they line up, I\u2019m ready.<\/p>\n<p>Davis told SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray he\u2019s ready for a sweet homecoming for his next fight. \u201cYes, sir. We\u2019re coming to Baltimore. We\u2019re going home, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the co-feature, Mario Barrios (23-0, 14 KOs) knocked out his seventh consecutive opponent as the 23-year-old from San Antonio stopped Mexico\u2019s Richard Zamora (15-3, 10 KOs). The stoppage came at 2:16 in round four as referee Ray Corona waved off the fight after a barrage of Barrios punches landed cleanly and dazed the game Zamora.<\/p>\n<p>With noted trained Virgil Hunter in his corner, the accurate Barrios landed a staggering 59 percent of his power punches, including 37 of 58 (64 percent) in the fourth and final round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t an easy target at all,\u201d said Barrios, who sparred with Amir Khan and Devin Haney in training camp and is the WBA\u2019s No. 1 ranked fighter at 140 pounds. We just used everything we worked on in camp to find my range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt was an amazing fight. I tip my hat to Zamora \u2013 he\u2019s a hell of a warrior. I wish him nothing but the best for the rest of his career. Like he said at the press conference, he wanted a war and I brought it to him. Total respect to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zamora was making his United States debut. \u201cI came to fight,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn&#8217;t come to lay down. I thought I still could have fought more. I don&#8217;t want to criticize the referee. He did what he had to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrios said he\u2019s ready for the next big step-up in his career. \u201cThat\u2019s up to my managerial team,\u201d he said. \u201cWhenever they feel I\u2019m ready I\u2019ll fight for a world title. Any one of them. I am knocking down the door for a world title right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the telecast opener, Javier Fortuna (34-2-1, 23 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Sharif Bogere (32-2, 20 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout. All three judges scored the fight 96-93 in favor of Fortuna.<\/p>\n<p>The southpaw Fortuna, of Braintree, Mass, by way of the Dominican Republic, knocked down Bogere in the sixth round, the same round Bogere suffered a nasty cut above his right eye after an accidental head clash.<\/p>\n<p>The knockdown occurred after a powerful left uppercut by Fortuna dazed Bogere, who appeared to be pushed down and touched his glove on the canvas. Referee Edward Collantes scored it a knockdown, giving Fortuna the 10-8 round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The knock down) was correct,\u201d said Fortuna, who said he would love a future shot against Davis. \u201cI saw his eyes were a little glossy and his legs buckled a bit. When I saw that he was cut, the game plan changed again and we had to work again to attack the cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Uganda but now living in Las Vegas, Bogere gave himself a seven out of 10 grade. \u201cI think I won the fight,\u201d he said. \u201cEven the knockdown was bull. He kept coming at me with the head. He kept trying to head butt me. The challenge was that there was blood in my eye. The first couple of rounds I was boxing him easily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the midway point of the fight, Fortuna began pulling away winning rounds six, seven and eight on SHOWTIME Steve Farhood\u2019s unofficial scorecard as Bogere continued to fade, although coming back to win round nine on Farhood\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<p>In the power punch category, Fortuna connected on 89 of 310 punches for 29 percent while Bogere landed 59 of 317 for just 19 percent. Bogere was riding a 13-fight winning streak over the past six years coming into the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I want right now is a contract so I can fight Gervonta Davis wherever. Lomachenko, any of them,\u201d said Fortuna, who had a No Decision against Adrian Granados last June on SHOWTIME after falling out of the ring in the fourth round suffering a head and neck injury.<\/p>\n<p>SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN featured two live undercard fights on social media platforms leading into the televised tripleheader. Former world title challenger Erickson Lubin (20-1, 15 KOs) knocked down Ishe Smith (29-11, 12 KOs) a total of four times before the fight was stopped at the end of round three in a scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout. Undefeated super lightweight Juan Heraldez (16-0, 10 KOs) stopped Eddie Ramirez (17-3, 11 KOs) in round seven of a scheduled 10-round fight.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer hosted SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. Versatile combat sportscaster Mauro Ranallo called the action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team \u2013 Emmy\u00ae award winning reporter Jim Gray, boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial ringside scorer, and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. Alejandro Luna and former world champion Raul Marquez hosted the telecast in Spanish, available via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP). The Executive Producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING was David Dinkins Jr., with Bob Dunphy directing.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader will replay on Monday at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] Baltimore\u2019s Gervonta Davis (21-0, 20 KOs) recorded his eighth career first-round knockout as referee Jack Reiss called off the fight with one second remaining in the first round following a devastating sweeping right hook by Davis connected cleanly and sent Ruiz (39-5, 32 KOs) down to his knees. Davis, who entered the ring to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[19663],"class_list":["post-78466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-gervonta-davis-destroys-hugo-ruiz-in-one-round-breaking-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78466"}],"version-history":[{"count":-1,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}