Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) efficiently made weight at 134.2 lbs, however his opponent, Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs), got here in a whopping 6.4 lbs over the light-weight restrict at 141.4 lb at Thursday’s weigh-in for his or her scheduled ten-round headliner this Friday, November eighth on the Scope Area in Norfolk, Virginia. The seating capability of the Scope Area is 10,253. In response to Keyshawn, “10,000 followers” shall be within the area on Friday.
The occasion shall be streamed dwell on ESPN+ at 6:20 p.m. ET.
(Credit score: Mikey Williams/High Rank)
Lemos didn’t have a lot to say when requested why he missed weight by such an enormous quantity. In fact, High Rank was asking for hassle once they selected him as a result of he naturally fights at gentle welterweight and would have needed to drain right down to make 135.
Followers on social media overwhelmingly consider that Lemos deliberately got here in chubby to achieve a bonus over Keyshawn. They consider that if Lemos had drained himself right down to 135, he’d have been weakened, and it might have resulted in him having little or no probability of profitable. If Keyshawn loses the struggle, sympathetic followers will blame his defeat on Lemos coming in chubby by 6.4 lbs and shall be much less harsh towards him.
That will have given Keyshawn a bonus. Lemos campaigns at gentle welterweight, and it at all times going to be a hit and miss scenario asking him to come back right down to light-weight to be the opponent for Keyshawn on November eighth for his homecoming in Norfolk.
Some followers consider Lemos was chosen as a result of he fights at 140 and shall be weakened, coming down 5 lbs to face Keyshawn. Transferring ahead, High Rank wants to pick out opponents for Keyshawn from the 135-lb division quite than selecting gentle welterweights and anticipating them to weaken themselves by stripping off muscle and water weight to struggle at 135 towards David.
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Throughout the face-off, the 25-year-old Norfolk, Virginia native Keyshawn might proper as much as Lemos’ face and put his fist on his chin, ensuing within the Argentinian backing away with a smile. Keyshawn was advised to not contact Lemos in the course of the face-off, however he did it anyway.
Lemos’ latest opponents:
- Richardson Hitchins: April sixth, 2024. Lemos misplaced a controversial 12-round unanimous resolution to Hitchins in Las Vegas. The scores have been 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113.
- Javier Jose Claveri: TKO 1 victory for Lemos on December fifteenth, 2023.
- Lee Selby: TKO 5 on March twenty sixth, 2022.
Weigh-in Outcomes for Friday
Keyshawn Davis 134.2 vs. Gustavo Lemos 141.4
Troy Isley 158.9 vs. Tyler Howard 159.8
Abdullah Mason 135.7 vs. Yohan Vasquez 134.2
Kelvin Davis 142.5 vs. Yeis Solano 142.7
Austin Deanda 158.3 vs. DeAundre Pettus 159.9
Keon Davis 148.7 vs. Jalen Moore 150.4 lbs
Robert Meriwether III 131.7 vs. Eric Howard 131.4
Raeese Aleem 126.9 vs. Derlyn Hernandez 126.9
“I’m pleased. I’m getting paid extra money. The present should go on,” stated Keyshawn to High Rank Boxing when requested for his ideas on his opponent, Lemos, coming in 6.4 lbs over the 135-lb weight restrict. “Tomorrow evening, the world goes to be full of 10,000 followers. It’s going to be a present. It’s going to be a film. So be sure to get right here.”
“We’re a step away. The prospect of the yr, that’s the way in which I see it, and this shall be my final eight-rounder,” stated Abdullah Mason. “We’re shifting on to 10 rounds, and we’ll be prepared for anyone. Each efficiency that I’ve had, I’ve been doing higher and higher.
“I’ve been making each opponent, irrespective of which degree, look the identical, and this can be a powerful man [Yohan Vasquez] forward of me tomorrow. My objective is to make him appear like the remainder. Do what I at all times do. I’ve obtained an urge for food for smoke, and we’re coming.
“It’s been a journey. We’re taking it one step at a time, and it’s work,” stated Mason.
