Sources: Gervonta Davis-Hector Luis Garcia PPV exceeds 200,000 buys

See where it stacks up compared to Tank's other pay-per-view events

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Gervonta “Tank” Davis’ ninth-round knockout of Hector Luis Garcia to retain the WBA “regular” lightweight title on Jan. 7 generated more than 200,000 buys for the Showtime PPV card, sources with knowledge of the figures told Fight Freaks Unite.

The final tally likely will not exceed 215,000 buys, one of the sources said. That would place the pay-per-view total in the same ballpark as three of Davis’ four other Showtime PPV events.

At 200,000 buys, the event would gross about $15 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, a strong number considering the fact that Garcia was not a well known opponent, was a heavy underdog and the bout was not on a date that industry insiders considered attractive.