Gervonta Davis' blockbuster bout with Hector Luis Garcia was briefly overshadowed on Saturday night when rapper Meek Mill got into a fight of his own at ringside.<br /><br />Davis defended his WBA world lightweight championship and continued his unbeaten record in Washington DC, but there was some drama outside the ring midway through the eighth - with the real fight even being temporarily stopped.<br /><br />It has since emerged that the drama centered around US rapper Meek Mill, who revealed on social media shortly afterward that he 'almost fought' a pro boxer at ringside after a disagreement about the length of the bout.<br /><br />Taking to Twitter, the 35-year-old - real name Robert Williams - wrote: 'Congratulations tank!!! I almost fought a boxer telling him this fight not going 12 rounds I missed the big bomb!!!!<br /><br />'I would never let any petty shit escalate to let somebody's movie run …. I just walked away. I came to support tank and boots!!!!!! Good wins.'<br /><br />It has since been reported that the aforementioned boxer Meek Mill was arguing with was Gary Russell Jr., as well as his brothers, Antonio and Gary Antuanne.<br /><br />As reported by the Daily Star, sports executive Stephen Espinoza explained that the situation 'escalated due to Meek cheering for Gervonta, which Russell Jr. took issue with.'<br /><br />Perhaps thankfully for Meek Mill, the argument was quickly quashed and security managed to calm things down before any punches were thrown.<br /><br />Russell Jr, 34, is 31-2 in his professional career, with 18 knockouts, while his brother Gary Antonio is 19-1-1, and Gary Antuanne is 16-0 with 16 knockouts.<br /><br />In the actual ring, Davis didn't take much longer to end the headline bout, with the fight lasting around a minute more when they eventually got going again.<br /><br />He then celebrated in flamboyant style - climbing the ropes before backflipping onto the canvas. <br /><br />Davis is now 28-0 with 26 KOs, and hands Garcia his first professional loss in his 17th fight. <br /><br />'I was a little surprised but when I caught him, I knew that he was hurt and that he was hurt bad,' Davis said afterward. 'He's a fighter and I know he didn't want to show it but he was hurt.<br /><br />'I feel as though I have the stuff to work on. I'm a fighter and I'm not retired so my cup is never full. I'm always willing to learn. <br />'I struggled a little bit because I don't fight southpaws that often but it's OK because that's part of the game.'<br /><br />Garcia, for his part, said: 'When I got the shots to the head in the final round, I couldn't see anymore.'
