The boxing world was stunned when rising lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis found himself at the center of chaos on the night that was supposed to be his fight against Edwin De Los Santos.
Keyshawn Davis is aware that he messed up. Not just for missing weight for his main event bout with Edwin de los Santos or the chaos involving Nahir Albright, but for everything that ended his highly anticipated title reign before it could even get started.
A grim scene played out in the bowels of Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 7, after Top Rank Boxing's Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremia Nakathila card came to a conclusion.
Keyshawn Davis ended up fighting this weekend, after all. Saturday night was supposed to be a night of celebration for Davis. Instead, it was an abomination, a week of unprofessionalism and arrogance.
A dark moment in the boxing world took place on June 7 after Top Rank Boxing's Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremia Nakathila card at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, concluded.
Keyshawn Davis' title fight against Edwin De Los Santos for the World Boxing Organization lightweight world championship has been canceled due to Davis missing weight on Friday, according to Top Rank.
Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs, 1 NC) proved that Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) was no match for him after getting the knockout win in just two rounds. The official time of stoppage was 1:08.
Kelvin Davis has said it’s a “blessing” to be able to take big-time boxing to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia for a show that will be headlined by his brother Keyshawn.
Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) will return to Norfolk for a homecoming fight on Nov. 8 as the No. 3 ranked lightweight in the world with the WBO, IBF, and WBC.
Miguel Madueno punched the referee during his fight with Keyshawn Davis. Their lightweight clash took place on the Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunan card.
On Saturday, July 6, Miguel Madueño (31-2, 28 KOs) will face Keyshawn Davis (10-0, 7 KOs) on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson-Artem Harutyunyan at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in the U.S.