New York, New York-Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 food) convincingly defeated Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 COs) by getting a devastating body shot in fourth place that sent him to the canvas 10-score. Keyshawn captured the WBO Lightweight Championship and showed that he had the skills to compete with the elite fighters in the division.
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Bernchyk feels its power early and limits the exchanges by boxing in and out or clinching excessively. It seems that the Ukrainian does not want to get involved and when he does, he was ineffective. Berinchyk threw 121 strokes, but only ended up in four rounds and connected only 11.6 percent of its push (Compubox).
Keyshawn said from Berinchyk: ‘I never really had problems with uncomfortable fighters. The only thing that gave me problems was how he jumped in and out. And he was a little faster than I expected. When the rounds went on, I became more comfortable, and in the fourth round I did it to him. ‘
By defeating Denys, he joins a list of elite boxers who won the lightweight championship in the least number of fights.
– Vasiliy Lomachenko 12 battles
– Jimmy Britt 12 battles
– Oscar de la hoya 14 battles
– Keyshawn Davis 14 fights (battle against Nahir Albright was declared NC) ESPN
When asked with whom he would face next, Keyshawn said: ‘I want someone who has the balls to step into the ring and fight against me. There are two 135 pounds that I would like to fight. If they have the bowels to walk into the ring with ‘the businessman’, they say then to send me a contract, or I can send them one. ‘
He did not mention the two champions named, but he referred to IBF champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBA champion Gervonta Davis. The WBC champion is Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn have already publicly said he will not fight against him because they are good friends.
There are rumors that Lomachenko may retire; If he does, he would evacuate his IBF Championship, which can challenge Top contenders for the belt. Depending on what he eventually decides, it would be the easiest to make, because he is at the same promotional company as Keyshawn.
A match against Gervonta would be much more difficult to make because it would require a cross -promoting agreement, but in the contemporary environment, with the help of Turki Alashikh, any super fight is possible. Gervonta Davis will face Lamont Roach in the Barclays Center on March 1, if victory, it will be interesting to see who he chooses as his next opponent.
Last updated on 02/15/2025
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