Final yr was form of bizarre for Keyshawn Davis. He breezed by means of Anthony Yigit, stopping him within the ninth spherical. He then received just about each spherical in opposition to Francesco Patera. The top of his yr, nevertheless, was when issues received unusual.
In October, Davis scraped by Nahir Albright through majority choice. He was then set to tackle Jose Pedraza earlier than his yr got here to an in depth. However, resulting from a optimistic drug check revealing marijuana use, Davis’ win was modified to a no-contest. He was additionally suspended.
Together with his suspension now lifted, Davis (9-0, 6 KOs) plans on selecting up the place he left off. Within the co-main occasion slot on February eighth, the delayed showdown between Davis and Pedraza will happen.
On the age of 34, Pedraza isn’t the oldest fighter round however he’s seen higher days. It’s been over two years for the reason that Puerto Rican has joined the winner’s circle. That three-fight victory streak he was on looks like one million years in the past at this level.
In 2022, Pedraza was compelled to accept a call loss and a draw in opposition to Jose Ramirez and Richard Commey. A yr later, Pedraza was crushed as soon as once more, this time by Arnold Barboza.
Beating Pedraza is one factor however doing so in model is one thing else completely. In his 5 defeats, solely as soon as was Pedraza compelled to say no mas. With Gervonta Davis being the one man to cease him lifeless in his tracks, Keyshawn Davis is aiming to do the identical.
It’s nothing in opposition to Pedraza however extra so a problem that Davis has with the remainder of the boxing world. If he desires to plant his flag on the prime of the mountain, he is aware of that he can’t afford any hirsute conditions and no shut calls. In brief, he has to dominate.
“After I cease Pedraza, there’s no denying me,” Davis informed BoxingScene.com. “There’s no denying me.”
