Keyshawn Davis’s (12-0, 8 KOs, 1 NC) first shot at a world title will see him problem WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs).
Their bout headlines a High Rank card, completed in affiliation with K2 Promotions and Queensberry Promotions, at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, NY. Boxing followers in the USA can catch the motion reside on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. These in the UK and Eire can accomplish that with Sky Sports activities. In Canada, it’ll air on TSN.
Forward of his conflict in opposition to Berinchyk, Davis spoke with Large Combat Weekend’s Dan Rafael. Under is a few of what he needed to say.
Keyshawn Davis Speaks With Dan Rafael
Keyshawn Davis On His Combat Towards Gustavo Lemos
In November final yr, Davis fought in his hometown of Norfolk, VA, and took on Gustavo Lemos, knocking the Argentinian out in simply two rounds. Along with that, his brothers Kelvin and Keon Davis additionally fought on that card and picked up wins. When requested whether or not the occasion lived as much as his dream of sharing a card together with his brothers, Davis mentioned:
“Truthfully, no, it surpassed it. Hell yeah. We all the time stored saying ‘it’s going to be massive, it’s going to sellout.’ However what occurred that weekend was large. Like, folks was raving about this combat all the best way to the next weekend. Wegetting bookings now. Folks paying us to do walkthroughs and all forms of shit. We made numerous motherfucking cash outdoors the ring, I’ll let you know that now. It undoubtedly surpassed our expectations and all glory to God, man.”
For extra of this interview, try the “Large Combat Weekend Preview” podcast hosted by TJ Rives and Dan Rafael.
Discovering Out In regards to the Probability to Combat Denys Berinchyk
Davis realized an opportunity to problem Berinchyk for the WBO light-weight world title was “actual” as early as combat week of his conflict in opposition to Lemos.
“It was actual, I might say combat week of Gustavo [Lemos]. They [Top Rank] simply stored saying ‘Keyshawn, you understand what’s subsequent, proper?’ I’m like ‘no, what’s subsequent?’ [Top Rank says] you get the job completed proper right here, you going for Berinchyk…And after they stored saying that, it was kinda making me nervous and shit. Like, duh, I’m going to get the job completed. Why you gotta maintain telling me that? You recognize what I’m saying? Apart from that, I knew combat week of Gustavo. Now we right here.”
On How He Feels In regards to the Combat Towards Denys Berinchyk
Davis additionally spoke about how he feels about his upcoming bout and offered some perception into his future.
“Truthfully…as of proper now, I don’t have no nervousness, no anticipation, no anxiousness. Nothing like that. I’m simply in coaching camp, coaching for one more combat, actually. I’m not actually the kind of person who will get into all of the enthusiastics…I’m simply taking like that is one other God rattling combat for me. ‘Trigger I do know on the finish of the day, I received 10 extra years forward of me. I’m 25. I can retire after I’m 35. You recognize what I’m saying? So it’s going to be greater fights than this. Beginning now, I simply received to verify I keep levelheaded, keep calm, as a result of it’s going to do nothing however get greater and greater after this.”
