Keyshawn Davis has finally spoken out on Instagram Live about the chaotic events that led to his canceled bout and backstage altercation with Nahir Albright. The Olympic silver medalist offered a heartfelt reflection, saying the incident had a deeper impact than many realized.
Keyshawn Davis apologizes for what he did says that he hasn’t heard anything from Top Rank so he’s basically retired right now
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“The situation with Albright messed me up so much it damn near took me two months to get back on live,” Davis said. “I felt some type of way when the people was like I don’t really care ‘cause like that’s not true. After that situation had happened, I was really never right ever since and I had to start like leaning on my family and leaning on God’s word and leaning on the people that really love me because I was like just not myself.
“Just reflecting on that night, man, was super wrong, it wasn’t right for what I did. It wasn’t right at all. Me [not] making weight wasn’t right, it was a lot of stuff that week that was off camera that wasn’t right. I was snapping in fighter meetings and that wasn’t right and I apologize to the person I did snap in the fighter meeting.
“I feel like I just let everybody down. Ever since that situation had happened I see and I just hear a lot of things that got setback because of me and that’s sh-t is just not an easy pill to swallow. It took me a long time to really confront this stuff and all that stuff that happened it take more than a week or two to just come back and apologize. I really wanted to like wait so ya’ll can like feel me.
“Missing weight, unprofessional. And I see why ya’ll was saying I didn’t care, ‘cause after I missed weight my facial expressions looked like I didn’t care, my body language looked like I didn’t care, everything about me just looked like I didn’t care. But what ya’ll don’t know about me is I come from a lot and when you come from a lot you learn to build a shield up so nobody can never even know that’s f-ckin’ with you.
it’s refreshing to see a young fighter like Keyshawn Davis take real accountability, not just with a PR statement, but by opening up about the emotional and psychological weight behind it. His willingness to reflect, admit fault, and show vulnerability in front of fans shows maturity and growth. It also reminds people that behind every athlete is a human being trying to navigate pressure, expectations, and personal battles. If he keeps this energy moving forward, he has a strong chance to rebound both in the ring and in the public eye.
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