Overview

• Davis tipped the scales at 139.3 pounds for his June 7 lightweight defense against Edwin De Los Santos, triggering the fight’s cancellation and his title being revoked by the WBO.
• The weight miss cost Davis an estimated $1 million purse, forced Top Rank to refund about 2,000 tickets and still pay De Los Santos his full fight purse under Virginia’s commission rules.
• On the same Norfolk card, Kelvin Davis suffered his first professional defeat via majority decision to Nahir Albright, while younger brother Keon Davis electrified the crowd with a second-round TKO.
• Following Kelvin’s loss, Davis and Keon allegedly entered Albright’s locker room and Davis is accused of headbutting him, prompting Albright to weigh potential legal action and drawing apologies from Terence Crawford and trainer Brian McIntyre.
• Champions Claressa Shields and Jai Opetaia, along with promoter Bob Arum, publicly criticized Davis’s failure to make weight, intensifying calls for him to address discipline and consider moving up a division.