The weigh-in quickly turned tense after Albright appeared to send a message directly to Davis during their face-off.
“Be professional,” Albright said in a clip later posted by DAZN Boxing.
The missed weight immediately created reactions online because Davis has dealt with weight problems before. Last year, Davis lost the WBO lightweight title on the scales after missing weight by more than four pounds ahead of his planned defense against Edwin De Los Santos.
Friday also marked the second time Davis failed to make weight in his last three fights.
Top-ranked promoter Bob Arum acknowledged Davis’ struggles to make 140 pounds and suggested the problem could continue going forward.
“Well, you know, obviously he’s got issues with the weight at 140,” Arum told Fighthype. “The problem is that the next division is seven pounds. That’s a big difference.”
Arum also compared Friday’s miss to Davis who was previously missing by more than four pounds before the canceled De Los Santos fight last year.
“It was inexcusable because he missed weight by five pounds,” Arum said.
“Now here he missed weight by 0.1, which he will move up and get under 140 or less.”
Keyshawn was later asked by DAZN what he said to Albright during Friday’s face-off.
“I didn’t say anything,” said Davis. “That’s just what I do. I knock people out.”
When asked what type of performance he expects to put on in the rematch, Keyshawn gave a short answer.
“An unexpected performance.”
The rematch already had bad blood after their first fight in October 2023 was later changed to a no-contest following Keyshawn’s positive marijuana test. Their original meeting initially ended as a majority decision victory for Keyshawn.
