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Keyshawn Davis Stripped of WBO Title After 4.3-Pound Weight Miss and Locker-Room Brawl

Boxing officials have launched a disciplinary review following the Norfolk fighter’s failed weigh-in

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Overview

  • Davis weighed in at 139.3 pounds—4.3 pounds over the 135-pound limit—automatically disqualifying him from his title defense and prompting the WBO to strip him of the belt.
  • His main-event clash with Edwin De Los Santos was canceled on June 7, yet De Los Santos received his full estimated $400,000 purse despite the bout’s removal.
  • On the reshuffled card, Keon Davis delivered a second-round TKO victory over Michael Velez-Garcia, while Kelvin Davis suffered his first career loss by majority decision to Nahir Albright.
  • After Kelvin’s defeat, Keyshawn and Keon Davis allegedly entered Albright’s locker room and initiated a physical confrontation that left Albright with facial swelling and required security intervention.
  • Terence Crawford has apologized to Albright and boxing authorities have opened a review of Davis’s weight miss and alleged backstage altercation.