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Keyshawn Davis Stripped of Title After Missing Weight; Keon Davis KOs, Kelvin Falls

Missing weight at the official weigh-in led WBO to strip him of his lightweight title

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Overview

  • The scheduled defense against Edwin De Los Santos in Norfolk was canceled after Davis tipped the scales 4.3 pounds over the 135-pound limit.
  • Top Rank reshuffled the card by promoting Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremiah Nakathila to the main event and elevating Kelvin Davis’s bout to co-main.
  • Keon Davis improved his record to 4–0 with a second-round knockout of Michael Velez-Garcia after dropping him twice with a hard body shot.
  • Kelvin Davis suffered his first professional defeat, losing a majority decision to Nahir Albright, who says he hopes to challenge Keyshawn Davis next.
  • Shakur Stevenson praised Keon Davis on social media as a “modern day Tommy Hearns” following his knockout victory.