Top Rank made it official today by announcing that WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk will defend against their hoped-for next star, Keyshawn Davis, on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Floyd Schofield Jr. and his father, Floyd Sr., have confirmed that lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason’s recent two knockdowns he suffered earlier this month against the unheralded super featherweight Yohan Vasquez on November 8th were an indication that he has a weak chin.
Lightweight Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) made a statement on Friday night, knocking out a massive 155+ lb junior middleweight-sized Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) in the second round of a WBO lightweight title eliminator at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) did easy work of his slow, sluggish, and awkward opponent Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs), dropping him three times in round two to get a referee’s stoppage on Friday night at the Scope Arena in front of 10,000+ fans in Norfolk, Virginia.
Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) successfully made weight at 134.2 lbs, but his opponent, Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs), came in a whopping 6.4 lbs over the lightweight limit at 141.4 lb at Thursday’s weigh-in for their scheduled ten-round headliner this Friday, November 8th at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
Lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis will be fighting 140-pounder Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round fight in the main event, with talented WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr.
Highly hyped super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli (28-0, 23 KOs) stayed unbeaten with a ten round unanimous decision over veteran Sergiy Derevyanchenko (15-6, 10 KOs) in a fight that was competitive despite the one-sided nature on Saturday night at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
In a sparkling performance by unbeaten, highly touted Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KOs) blasted out Mike Ohan Jr. (19-3, 9 KOs) in the second round on Saturday night in a scheduled eight-round fight at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Christian Mbilli and Sergiy Derevyanchenko weighed in successfully at Friday’s weigh-in for their ten-round headliner fight on Saturday, August 17th, on ESPN at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
Abdullah Mason (14-0, 12 KOs) will be taking an eight-round stay-busy fight against Augustin Quintana (19-2-1, 12 KOs) on the undercard of Christian Mbilli vs.