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Premier Boxing Champions in association with Mayweather Promotions present: Davis vs. Gamboa | Pascal vs. Jack
Live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on December 28, 2019
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Main Card

10 Round Super Middleweight Contest
Jose Uzcategui vs. Lionell Thompson

WBA World & WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Championships
Jean Pascal vs. Badou Jack

Vacant WBA World Lightweight Championship
Gervonta Davis vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa

Prelim Undercard

Vacant WBO Latino Super Bantamweight Championship
Angelo Leo vs. Cesar Juarez

10 Round Super Lightweight Contest
Malik Hawkins vs. Darwin Price

Rest of the card

Live prelim undercard will begin

From Boxing Scene

One of Gervonta Davis’ stablemates scored a second-round technical knockout on his undercard Saturday.

Malik Warren, a 19-year-old super featherweight from Baltimore, knocked down Trayvion Butts three times before referee Bill Clancy had seen enough. Warren (3-0, 3 KOs), who trains at the Upton Boxing Gym where Davis developed, was declared the winner 1:18 into the second round of a scheduled four-rounder at State Farm Arena.

Unbeaten middleweight prospect Elvin Gambarov made quick work of Phillip Lars in the evening's curtain raiser. Two knockdowns paved the way to a first round stoppage for the 27-year old from Miami by way of Azerbaijan.

Gambarov patiently stalked Lars (4-20-1, 2KOs), cutting off the ring and cornering the Shreveport journeyman. A jab and right hand dropped Lars midway through the round, with the fight never getting any more competitive. Gambarov continued on the attack, putting Lars down and out courtesy of a left hook at 2:37 of round one.

By Keith Idec and Jake Donovan

ATLANTA –A 19-year-old woman Gervonta Davis calls his “little sister” needed only 52 seconds to stop her opponent on his undercard Saturday.

Mia Ellis attacked an overmatched Uneaka Best as soon as their scheduled four-round, junior lightweight fight began at State Farm Arena. Ellis landed an array of overhand rights and left hooks on the shorter Best, who had difficulty defending herself and getting inside Ellis’ long reach in the pro debut for both boxers.

Referee Bill Clancy stepped in to stop the action after 52 seconds because Baltimore’s Ellis had landed several unanswered punches on Best, who was still standing when the fight ended.

Ellis trains at the Upton Boxing Club in Baltimore, where Davis learned how to fight.

Jackson Marinez couldn't have asked for a better United States debut.


The unbeaten lightweight prospect from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic stopped Yardley Cruz 0:35 into the second round of their scheduled eight-round bout.

There were not any knockdowns in the contest, but Marinez (19-0. 7KOs) was in full control for the brief affair. The 29-year old peppered Cruz (26-15, 16KOs) with right hands, with the 25-year old Mexican spending the majority of the fight with his back to the ropes.

Marinez closes the show early in round two, pummelling Cruz who didn't offer back any offense in return. Cruz's cornerman called for t

ATLANTA – Ahmed Elbiali basically beat up faded veteran Bryan Vera for five-plus rounds Saturday to record a technical knockout on the Gervonta Davis-Yuriorkis Gamboa undercard at State Farm Arena.

Elbiali knocked down Vera once apiece in the second and sixth rounds. Their scheduled 10-round light heavyweight fight was stopped at 1:15 of the sixth round.

Egypt’s Elbiali extended his winning streak to four since suffering his lone loss, a sixth-round TKO defeat to WBA world light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal two years ago in Hialeah, Florida.

Prelims have started nearly an hour ago

Kareem Martin kept the good fortunes going for head trainer Calvin Ford, though fending off a late run by Petros Ananyan to score a majority decision.

Scores were 76-76 even and 78-74 twice in favor of Martin in their eight-round junior welterweight bout Saturday evening at State Farm Arena.

From Jake Donovan

ATLANTA – Malik Hawkins took a significant step Saturday night toward becoming a junior welterweight contender.

The unbeaten prospect from Baltimore just didn’t defeat Darwin Price the way he had hoped. Hawkins beat Price by fifth-round technical knockout once Price suffered a leg injury and couldn’t continue.

Referee Brian Stutts stopped their scheduled 10-rounder 1:18 into the fifth round on the Gervonta Davis-Yuriorkis Gamboa undercard at State Farm Arena. Baltimore’s Hawkins, 23, is one of Davis’ stablemates.

Anyone watching this card?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Dec 2019, 22:33 Anyone watching this card?

Just tuning in. Jacks up next I believe?

Here’s hoping jack doesn’t start so cautiously as is his MO.

Also surprised they are only a year apart.

Jeez tough to score, pascal outworks him however Jack landed 3 or so clean and impressive punches. One straight right to the head that was very nice. Quantity over quality? I’ll call it even.

Pascal clearly outworked him rd 2. Really nothing effective back from jack.

Jack looking a little stiff on his feet, maybe he’ll warm up.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Dec 2019, 22:33 Anyone watching this card?

Not managed to get a stream, all the usual avenues have turned sweet fa up. I'll be following on here and B.S if your still posting updates.

Very hard to score rd 3. Jack came on and maybe hurt pascal however most of the rd pascal was out working him. Erm even?

Jacks best rd to date, tagging pascal, hurt him it seemed however last 10 seconds pascal lands a wild right and jack goes down. 10-8 pascal round. Pascal 3 rds up. Jack saved by the bell.

Jack down after landing a great uppercut that seemed to wobble pascal.

Very strong rd for pascal (rd 5), solid lying outworks Jack Landing some decent body shots. Pascal up by 4 rounds.

Clear jack round. Nice, clean and hard punches landing. Pascal output reducing...seems to be weakening whilst jack is waking.