Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia had to be physically separated when they came together one final time at Friday afternoon’s weigh-ins ahead of their eagerly anticipated fight.
Garcia (28-0, 26 KOs), who emerged in a black tank top before stripping down to yellow shorts on a clear 84F afternoon, was first on the scales and came in at 135½lbs, a half-pound below the contracted catch-weight of 136lbs.
Davis (23-0, 19 KOs), who entered wearing a black T-shirt and black shorts, tipped the scales at 135lbs before a crowd of several thousand spectators gathered in Toshiba Plaza, the public square outside the 20,000-seat arena where Saturday’s grudge match between America’s two most popular boxers will take place.
Afterward they came together at center stage for a staredown, where the long-running hostility between the pair reached a boiling point.