Results From The Undercard Bouts On The Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia Card

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It was an action packed undercard inside of the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The Premier Boxing Champions event promoted by TGB Promotions presented eight bouts to open up for the main televised pay-per-view card that featured Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia on Showtime.

Vito Mielnicki Jr. of Roseland, NJ defeated Omar Rosales of Houston, TX by TKO. Power was the deciding factor in this super welterweight contest. Mielnicki used the first three rounds to set up his power shots. At the ten second mark of round three Mielnicki landed a hard right hand that sent Rosales to a knee. He received the eight count at the sound of the bell. At the beginning of round four Mielnicki didn't give Rosales a chance. Mielnicki came right at Rosales with more hard combinations. Referee David Braslow had no choice but to stop the contest at 26 seconds of round four. Mielnicki improves to (14-2,9KO's) as Rosales falls to (9-2-1

Brandun Lee of LaQuinta, CA defeated Diego Gonzalo Luque of Cordoba, Argentina by TKO at 2:55 of round four in a scheduled eight-round super lightweight contest. Lee clearly looked to be the more skilled fighter as he used his jab to set up body shots and quick combinations. It was the jab that kept Luque off balance. Lee continued to pressure Luque causing him to cover up from the hard punches he was receiving. Referee Brent Bovell saw that Luque couldn't return any punches to defend himself so he stopped the contest. Lee remains undefeated at (27-0, 23 KO's) while Luque falls to (21-11-2, 10 KO's).

Travon "Sniper" Marshall of Capitol Heights, MD defeated Shawn West of Davenport, Iowa by first-round TKO. Marshall jumped on West from the sound of the opening bell by using his jab to get in close. Marshall landed a combination of body and head shots to move West against the ropes where he was defenseless. Referee David Braslow jumped in to stop the contest at 48 seconds of the first-round. Marshalls' record remains perfect at (7-0, 5KO's) while West gets his third loss and now is (7-3-1, 4KO's).

In a six-round welterweight contest Keeshawn Williams of Lanham, MD won by unanimous decision over Gustavo David Vittori of Concordia, Argentina.  Williams dominated every round and came close to getting a stoppage when he landed hard combination to cause Vittori to grab and hold to himself up. All three judges were in agreement and scored the contest the same, 60-54. Williams improves to (11-1-1, 2KO's) as Vittori falls to (26-12-1, 12KO's).

After nearly four years retired former world champion Lamont Peterson of Upper Marlboro, Maryland decided to return to the ring with no success. Michael Ogundo of Quincy, Massachusetts defeated Peterson by TKO at 2:05 of round four. Ogundo sent Peterson down to the canvas late in the round three. Peterson finished the round, but Ogundo kept up the pressure to cause Peterson to stagger around. Referee Brent Bovell stepped in to waive the bout off. Ogundo improves to (17-16, 13KO's) as Peterson record is now (35-6-1, 17KO's).

In an eight-round super middleweight contest Kyrone Davis of Wilmington, DE defeated Cristian Fabian Rios of Buenos Aires, Argentina by unanimous decision with the scores of 79-73 and 80-72 twice. Davis record is now (17-3-1, 6KO's) while Rios fall to (23-16-3, 7KO's).

Jalil Hackett of Washington, DC defeated Joel Guevara of Charleston, West Virginia by first-round TKO at 1:11 of their scheled four-round contest. Hackett improves his record to (5-0, 4KO's) while Joel Guevara falls to (4-9-1, 3KO's).

In the opening bout of the night Mia Ellis of Baltimore, MD made quick work of Karen Dulin of Newport, Rhode Island by stopping her in the first-round of their scheduled four-round lightweight contest.