Las Vegas glitz and glamor was brought to Atlanta for Saturday night’s boxing match between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Mario ‘El Azteca’ Barrios.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather wore massive chains around his neck likely worth millions as he coached his protégé Davis from the side of the ring to ultimate victory.
Millionaire power lawyer Thomas J. Henry and sponsor for San Antonio native Barrios pulled out all the stops for his fighter, splashing out half a million dollars on a private 737 plane to fly him and his family to Atlanta ahead of the fight.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather wore massive chains around his neck likely worth millions as he coached his protégé Davis from the side of the ring to ultimate victory
Las Vegas flash was brought to Atlanta for Saturday night’s boxing match between Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Mario ‘El Azteca’ Barrios
Barrios came out surrounded by Aztec dancers dressed in traditional garb as drums played ahead of the main event
The elaborate entrances by each fighter Saturday night were nothing short of a spectacle.
Barrios came out surrounded by Aztec dancers dressed in traditional garb as drums played ahead of the main event.
Davis made his entrance alongside rapper Lil Baby as the arena of over 16,000 cheered.
Ahead of the match, Henry told DailyMail.com that he was looking forward to a good fight and had full confidence in his undefeated fighter.
The Texas-based lawyer known for throwing elaborate multi-million dollar parties, even shipped a fleet of cars – including three of his $400,000 Rolls-Royce and a Mercedes G Wagon – to Atlanta to ride around in style.
Barrios – who was knocked out in the 11th round – reportedly made $1.5million from the flight.
Meanwhile, Mayweather’s victorious Davis reportedly raked in $5million for the night.
The energy was high Saturday night at the State Farm Arena as thousands came out to watch the fighters battle it out.
In the crowd Saturday were notable sports stars including legendary NBA stars Julius Irving – aka Dr. J – and Stephen Jackson.
Mayweather’s victorious Davis reportedly raked in $26million for the night. Davis is seen celebrating with a backflip after winning the match
Millionaire lawyer Thomas J. Henry was the sponsor for San Antonio-born Barrios
Barrios threw many more punches, but Davis connected more frequently and effectively
Davis, who wore yellow tasseled shorts, stopped Barrios in the 11th round to claim the WBA super lightweight title, his third world championship.
Davis moved up in weight and won by knockout for the 24th time as a professional. The Baltimore native also holds the WBA lightweight and super featherweight belts.
There was little action through the first half of the fight in front of a sellout crowd as Barrios and Davis alternated as the aggressor, with the 5-foot-10 Barrios slightly more active.
According to CompuBox, Davis landed just 11 punches over the first four rounds before finding the mark on 85 in the final six-plus rounds.
The 5 foot 5 inches Davis made himself hard to hit, with both hands frequently held high.
Millionaire power lawyer Thomas J. Henry and sponsor for San Antonio native Barrios pulled out all the stops for his fighter
Henry splashed out half a million dollars on a private 737 plane to fly Barrios and his family to Atlanta ahead of the fight
Barrios – who was knocked out in the 11th round – reportedly made $1.5million from the flight. Meanwhile, Mayweather’s victorious Davis reportedly raked in $5million for the night
Barrios threw many more punches, but Davis connected more frequently and effectively.
Davis dropped Barrios twice in the eighth round, first with a right hook about a minute in, and again soon after the restart with a left hook. Blood began coming from a cut under Barrios’ left eye and left ear.
Even with Davis’ domination of that round, judges had scored the fight even through eight.
Barrios rallied in the ninth, twice pinning Davis in corners. While Barrios threw multiple combinations, few of his punches broke through to make solid contact, and the energy expended tired the San Antonio native.
The last punch came when Davis landed a left hook squarely in the middle of Barrios’ face with about 1:10 remaining in the 11th.
The fight was soon stopped as Barrios staggered without falling.
