Lightweights Keyshawn Davis and Miguel Madueno made weight on Friday for his or her ten-round undercard match this Saturday, July sixth, on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey and reside on ESPN+. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Davis weighed 134.8 lbs, and Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs) weighed 134.7 lbs.
Davis Makes Weight, Makes an attempt to Intimidate Opponent
Keyshawn, 25, tried to get a response out of Madueno by placing his fist to his face throughout their face-off, nevertheless it didn’t work. Madueno did nothing, making Keyshawn seem like a bully.
It could imply extra if Keyshawn have been combating somebody he wasn’t an enormous favourite to beat, like Andy Cruz, his four-time conqueror, who’s pure kryptonite for him. High Rank isn’t about to match Cruz with Keyshawn and watch their fighter endure his fifth loss to the gifted Cuban.
After weighing in, Keyshawn informed the media, “I’m the perfect at 135.” Sadly, Andy Cruz fights at 135, and followers will proceed to view him above him till Keyshawn faces him and proves in any other case. The way in which that Keyshawn will get animated and flustered when Cruz’s title is introduced up means that he is aware of he’s out of his league.
Keyshawn-Madueno will struggle on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The occasion begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
Davis’s Frustration with Matchmaking
“I can solely do my job of calling these fighters out. I can’t go in there and match-make and promote,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the media, explaining why he’s didn’t step it up towards higher fighters but.
Most boxing followers imagine Keyshawn may push High Rank into matching him towards the killers at 135 if he needed to, however he doesn’t wreck the great factor he’s received going with getting paid good cash to struggle tender prey.
Keyshawn talked about going home looking after his slim ten-round choice over Nahir Albright, a struggle that gave the impression to be a draw final October. Albright harm Keyshawn in that struggle and had him collapse entrance the sixth spherical on, showing to lose rounds 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
“So, at any time when High Rank desires to place me in with these guys, I’m prepared,” stated Keyshawn. “I’m prepared proper now. I used to be prepared once I was 6-0. So, at any time when they put me in with these guys, then you definately’ll see me in there.”
Keyshawn isn’t able to struggle any of the highest 5 or among the backside ten-level fighters. I charge Keyshawn at this spot at light-weight:
- Gervonta Davis
- Vasily Lomachenko
- William Zepeda
- Andy Cruz
- Abdullah Mason
- Edwin De Los Santos
- Floyd Schofield
- Raymond Muratalla
- Denys Berinchyk
- Shakur Stevenson
- Mark Chamberlain
- Keyshawn Davis
“Everytime you put me in with these guys, that’s once you’ll see me,” stated Keyshawn when requested when he would struggle the gifted Raymond Muratalla. “Muratalla, ain’t no one can beat me. Ranging from the highest and going all the way in which right down to the underside.”
High Rank’s Plans for Davis
High Rank is anticipated to match Keyshawn towards WBO light-weight champion Berinchyk in 2025 and cross their fingers that he wins that struggle as a result of his technical abilities don’t match up with this man’s.
It could be higher for High Rank to carry off on that struggle and give attention to making ready Keyshawn for a payday towards WBA champion Tank Davis.
Not less than when Keyshawn loses to Tank, he’ll make an enormous bundle and have a great excuse to inform followers, blaming the loss on him combating the #1 man. If Keyshawn will get crushed by Berinchyk, he’ll look unhealthy in followers’ eyes as a result of a lot of them have by no means heard of him.
Davis’s Irritated Response to Requires Harder Opponents
“No person goes to beat me. I’m the perfect at 135 proper now, and it’s my future. So, you need to see me struggle Muratalla? Okay,” stated Keyshawn, getting irritated in regards to the interviewer wanting him to be examined by one other younger expertise.
“So, you need to see Muratalla get knocked out. I don’t care what he says. You need to see Muratalla get knocked out. That’s the reality. They need to see me struggle all people. I received to struggle the entire boxing world. Don’t fear about it,” stated Keyshawn.
