Albright breaks the Davis Legacy, Hemphill Stuns Jeffers, and Simpson survives Zucco Scare in a weekend of chaos
by Ezekiel King: Nahir Albright def. Kelvin Davis
Former Keyshawn Davis-Vyand Nahir Albright has certainly returned the battle that caused the most drama over the weekend from a nearly two-year discharge to overcome Keyshawn’s eldest brother, Kelvin. Kelvin Davis tweeted over Albright, with a five-inch advantage, but it very rarely used it during the fight. Albright’s game plan was clear from the beginning: He snapped on the inside of Davis’ position and landed the right hand.
In the second round, it worked out perfectly, cut the knees of the larger man and dropped him in the subsequent wave, although it ruled a slip by the referee. From then on, the fight became increasingly physical as Kelvin would hold and try to bully against the ropes when they gathered, although Albright generally had more success to find room for his shots on the inside. This all contributed to severely impeding Davis violation, as he drove a round after a small average of four power steps.
Davis arrived strongly in the last three rounds and had a fight in seventh place when the rate became mad, but the damage was done. Albright exceeded and hurt Davis on several occasions and made the majority decision in the enemy field. For Davis, this was a fairly heinous result, as all his defects cost him his unbeaten record in his hometown. The subsequent drama is also likely to have consequences for his brothers.
On the other hand, Albright made a successful return to the pro ranks, knocked off an unbeaten prospect in a new weight class for him and possibly a rematch set up with former champion Keyshawn Davis.
Sean Hemphill def. Market jeffers
On the way across the dam to Yorkshire, IBF #6 Super Middeeight contender Mark Jeffers lost his ‘O’ against US Sean Hemphill, despite being a significant favorite of -1000. Jeffers pushed the pace early on while Hemphill was pleased to sit back and choose his shots. A flip switched in the fourth round when Hemphill decided to stand his land and roast with Jeffers.
None of the fighters had trouble landing on their husband throughout the fight. As it developed, Hemphill began to look like the more complete fighter – happy to stand and trade or give ground – and showed a better variety in his shots. Although Jeffers could end up clean, it was often at the expense of two or three strokes that ended up for Hemphill. The fight truly became grueling when it kept going, both men felt the pace and the damage, but once again the American just adjusted better.
Mark Jeffers was just a little to one note in this battle and was overwhelmed by a man he had to beat on paper. In my opinion, it’s a symptom of turning your tires a little too long, because Jeffers just didn’t move up the levels as he probably liked. Meanwhile, for Sean Hemphill, it could be a little breakthrough, as Jeffers is by far the best fighter he has beaten, and the division remains relatively thin.
Near Miss: Callum Simpson def. Ivan Zucco
The local hero Callum Simpson, who stayed at the Super Middleweights and in Yorkshire, got a little frightened by unbeaten Italian boxer Ivan Zucco. Simpson, the much bigger and better man, just a few seconds after the competition in a clean 1-2 of the Southpaw-Zucco walked-in-off official the first time he was beaten in his career.
Simpson tried hard to prove that it was a wave, and repeatedly pushed the ropes into the ropes until the Italian repeated his performance and dropped Simpson with a left hand for a second time while the bigger man advanced on him. Simpson did not damage much after one of the knockout, but both were clean.
That’s about where the fun for Zucco stopped, but the Yorkshire man hit him against the ropes for most of the rest of the fight, with Zucco finding only the success of the third round and then. It came to an end in the tithe, when Simpson fell three times with Zucco before the Italian corner stopped it.
Simpson managed to get the downtime in front of his hometown; However, there were some worrying signs in this battle, especially for someone fighting against Hamzah Sheeraz. For Ivan Zucco, he fared much better than expectations, but I would be shocked if he ever moved beyond the European level, because he was just too small and did not have horsepower on the stretch.
Last updated on 06/09/2025
