Keyshawn Davis says Gustavo Lemos’ nostril might be knocked askew and his blood “all over the place” on the canvas on the finish of their battle this Friday night time on ESPN+ on the Scope Enviornment in Norfolk, Virginia.
At the moment’s closing press convention was nearly empty of media, making it clear there’s not numerous curiosity on this battle. In accordance with Keyshawn, over 9000+ followers will probably be in attendance to look at him battle #6 WBC Lemos.
Keyshawn wants a robust exhibiting on this battle as a result of he desires to problem for a world title in 2025, and he can’t do this if he retains struggling, as he’s been doing currently.
#3 WBC and #3 WBO light-weight contenders Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) and Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) meet in a 10-round match in a High Rank-promoted card in the primary occasion.
“It’s not going to be a wonderful battle. It’s going to be blood all over the place. His nostril is likely to be slightly lopsided, however I respect Gustavo. You’re a tremendous fighter. I admire you taking the battle in my hometown, however I’m going to [mess] you up,” mentioned Keyshawn in the course of the closing press convention.
Lemos ought to nonetheless be unbeaten as a result of his solely loss as a professional was a controversial 12-round unanimous determination to Richardson Hitchins final April in Las Vegas. He ought to have simply gained that battle, however the judges went with the American fighter. To keep away from a second controversial loss, Lemos may have a knockout of Keyshawn as a result of he’s combating a man in his hometown, and he’s seen as High Rank’s subsequent star.
High Rank is placing numerous promotional muscle behind making a star out of Keyshawn, and it will be a catastrophe if he loses to Lemos, 28, on Friday. Keyshawn has already had two shaky performances within the final yr in opposition to Miguel Madueno and Nahir Albright, which sign that High Rank could have made a mistake signing him.
