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Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Mario Barrios are just about set for Saturday night’s Showtime pay-per-view main event, with just the Friday weigh-in set to go.
It will be the first bout for the 26-year-old Davis (24-0, 23 KO) at 140 lbs, having won titles at 130 and a secondary belt at 135. He’ll be going for another secondary belt here, as Barrios (26-0, 17 KO) holds the WBA “world” (aka “regular”) title, with Josh Taylor, of course, holding the top WBA belt, the one recognized as the one that matters.
Barrios, 26, actually started his career as a 130 lb prospect, too, but he was huge at that weight, and is still tall and long at 140, standing 5’10” and towering over Davis, listed at 5’5”, at Thursday’s final presser.
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