On Valentine’s Day at the Madison Square Garden Theater, Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9, 1 NC) earned a gift he had worked in his entire life: the World Championship Gold. A few weeks before his 26th birthday, Davis won the WBO’s lightweight category championship, throwing out previously undefeated Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 ko) in the fourth round.
When Davis landed a melted left hook on his body in the fourth round, Berinchyk couldn’t beat the court of ten numbers. The nail came to the fourth round 1:45. Davis had previously crashed Berinchyka with a body in the third round.
Keyshawn Davis won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. He made his debut professionally in February 2021. On the background of the fight Canelo álvarez. Four years later, Davis exhibited skills that advertised him many as a future champion as he came through the amateur ranks.
After the fight, the President of Top Ranga Bob Arum called Keyshawn Davis a sensational young bottle. Arum added: “You have seen a boxing of boxing here tonight in New York.”
Even as an underdog of 6 to 1, which entered the fight, Denis Berinchyk couldn’t tomatoes. The 35-year-old Ukraine is a talented fighter who earned the championship with the defeat of the World Champion in two divisions by Emmanuel Navarette last year. But Keyshaww Davis flooded Berinchyk. Davis’s combination of speed, techniques and precise breakthroughs was too much for Berinchyka.
Keyshawn Davis became the first boxer from Norfolk, Virginia to win the World Cup from Hall of Famer Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker. And Keyshaww is one of the three Davis brothers who are professionals.
The oldest of the three, Kelvin, 28, is Jugpaw in the Welterweight Division. Keon, 23 years, the youngest of the three brothers, his professional debut in November and earned his second victory in the same fight on Friday on his brother’s background. Standing 6 feet high 3 inch, Keon struggled with a catch of 150 pounds. In an interview with Mark Kiegel from ESPN last year, Keyshawn said he always told Keon to have the potential to be the best fighter of these three.
Keyshawn Davis is now one of four champions in an intriguing lightweight division. Vasiliy Lomachenko holds the IBF Championship, Gervont “Tank” Davis holds the WBA Championship, and Shakur Stevenson holds the WBC WBC championship (William Zepeda (William Zepeda’s Lightweight Championship).
So what follows for the new champion? Davis called Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Gervont Davis. Other matches that could have a sense of Keyshawn Davis are Vasily Lomachenko or William Zeped.
Some see the Cuban Andy Cruza as a skeleton in the Keyshawn Davis closet. Cruz beat Davis four times in amateur ranks, including a Gold Medal match at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Amateur and professional boxing are different animals, but beat someone four times four times. Davis Vs. Cruz could be a quarrel for several years down the road after Cruz was established in Pro -lines.
Davis trains with Brian “Bomac” Mcintyre, who also trains Terrence Crawford and Shakur Stevenson, among others. Keyshawn is doing well in expectations that many observers had for his career. One thing is to have all the attributes to become a superstar; Connect them and activate this potential is more.
An interesting pine on Keyshawn Davis Road to union of a light division is his relationship with colleagues of 135 pounds and stable Shakur Stevenson. Davis never entertained a potential struggle between himself and Shakur Stevenson. Davis said Talxport: “No, I never fight him. He is definitely deeper. His mom keeps me in a while. Today I will save his brother, I know his whole family. I even know his sisters. I know Shakur almost all his life. I know. his cousin. boxing.
Whatever follows for Keyshawn Davis, he will be a force to count in boxing years to come.
Last time updated 19.02.2025