Keyshawn Davis is treating this rematch with Nahir Albright like a clean slate, but the fight itself feels like unfinished business more than forward movement.
The Norfolk’s return against Nahir Albright on May 16 lands in an awkward spot. Keyshawn is coming off bigger talk at 147, calling for names like Devin Haney, but he’s returning to a fighter he’s already faced three years ago. Keyshawn-Albright 2 is a fight no one asked for.
There’s not much glory in proving you can pass a test you’ve already passed, even if the teacher threw out the first grade on a technicality.
Keyshawn’s 10-round majority decision victory in 2023 was overturned to a no contest after testing positive for marijuana, which is why this rematch exists at all. There is also a personal angle. Albright beat Keyshawn’s brother, Kelvin Davis, last year. Without that, it’s hard to see this match being made.
“My name is ‘The Businessman.’ I can go in there and basically stop everybody because if you’re not on my level, you get stopped,” Keyshawn Davis told InsideTheRing. “I’m not just going in there and trying to win. I’m going to stop you.”
Taking this fight points to a massive disparity between Keyshawn’s talk and his team’s actual appetite for risk. If he was truly ready for the killers at 147, he wouldn’t have looked back to settle a score with Nahir Albright.
“So I’m healthy this time. I don’t smoke weed the week of the fight,” Keyshawn said. “I don’t do that in camp. I’m fully focused. You’re about to get a fully focused Keyshawn. You all will see. I’m going to go in there and stop him. I’m going to dominate him like nobody else.”
In boxing, if you have to tell everyone how “focused” and “clean” you are to justify a match, you’re usually trying to sell a product the fans didn’t order. Using a professional date to avenge Kelvin’s loss doesn’t help Keyshawn’s ranking.
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Last updated on 2026/04/29 at 10:32
