Keyshawn Davis announces one-year break from boxing after backstage brawl, weight miss controversy
Keyshawn Davis takes the time to understand things. Davis will take a year -long interruption of boxing after being stripped of the WBO Lightweight title.
The name of Davis made the headlines for all the bad reasons: missing a weight, being the subject of an investigation for the altercations behind the scenes and having its title withdrawn to it. Davis, 26, said that he needed time to make his head just after concentrating on boxing since 2021.
“I could have [said]’I go through things and that’s why I did [it]. Nah, I don’t even want it to stand out that way, “Davis told” The Ariel Helwani Show “on Wednesday.” I was wrong. I am growing enough to know that I must be better for my Son, for myself and for God.
“When I come back to boxing, know that I’m going to be a better keyhawn.”
Davis, 26, Missed weight of 4.3 pounds For his first defense of the WBO light title against Edwin de Los Santos. Their fight of June 7 in Norfolk, Virginia, was put to the rebuilding, disappointing 9,000 fans wishing to see their hero of the hometown. Davis was unruly and dishonest with himself. He knew it was time to go up in weight after the February fight with Denys Berinchyk, but neglected.
“”[I was] undoubtedly unruly. Do not be true for me too … “said Davis.” I had another return fight and I wanted to defend my title in my hometown. I just took a sacrifice to try to regain the weight, and it did not prove that way. “”
The same evening, the former opponent Nahir Albright upset Keyshawn’s brother, Kelvin Davis. Albright then claimed the Davis brothers “Sauté” and the “Coup de Tête” In the locker rooms of Albright.
“Everything he talks about that happened in the locker room is not true,” insisted Davis. “He took this moment [of me being in his locker room] And ran with and used this shit for which he used it for. Everything has exploded out of proportion. “”
Davis admitted that he was in the room, but denied having started an altercation.
“I got there, not trying to fight this guy,” said Davis. “I am not trying to start any altercation. First of all, his locker room was right next to ours. It was not as if I had to jump through the city to find it. He was there. I was going to say a few words. It was not going to be [anything] Crazy because the fight is finished with it.
“For him, say that I put my hands, and my brother [head-butted] He and all this shit – I said to myself: “What?” I was shocked for real. At the end of the day, I shouldn’t have walked in her locker room [took] This shit and [ran] With that. “”
After the incident, the Davis brothers were involved in another altercation behind the scenes with Albright. The cameras captured the incident, which saw punches and objects launched. Keyshawn was escorted outside the building by the police.
Davis confirmed that he was investigated by the state of Virginia for the two incidents.
