Nahir Albright sees himself beating Keyshawn Davis

“Albright. Upset of the year,” Albright said during an interview with YSM Sports Media.

“That’s all you’re going to hear. Upset of the year. Upset of the year. Upset of the year. I’m about to make history.”

Albright has built a reputation as the type of contender who expects a manageable night before discovering he is much tougher than advertised. He says that pattern comes from consistently fighting against better opposition than many of the undefeated prospects around him.

“A lot of people get straight knockouts because they don’t fight the competition,” Albright said.

“I fight against competition, I fight against the best out there.

“But if I fought the competition he fought, I’d be a knockout artist too,” Nahir said of the level of opposition former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn faced.

The reunion with Davis will once again take place in Norfolk, Virginia, where Keyshawn remains a major hometown attraction. Albright says the location never bothered him.

“God is sending me out there on a mission, and he, like me, has to answer the call,” Albright said.

Albright also believes fans will see a different version of him at junior welterweight after spending years pushing down to lightweight.

“I’m a whole, I’m a completely different fighter,” Albright said.

“It’s a newer weight class. I’m stronger at 140.”

Entering the fight coming off a stoppage win over Jamaine Ortiz, Keyshawn remains one of the biggest young names in American boxing.

In any case, Albright sees an opening. He already believes he has spoiled plans before. Saturday gives him another chance to do it on an even bigger stage.