Keyshawn Davis claims he’s the “finest at 135” heading into his match towards Miguel Madueno this Saturday evening, July sixth, on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
The #3 IBF, #3 WBC, and #3 WBO ranked Keyshawn (10-0, 7 KOs) feels he’s risen to the #1 spot within the light-weight division after beating Jose Pedraza and Nahir Albright. Nonetheless, many followers view Keyshawn’s ten-round combat towards Albright as a draw, so he has a strategy to go earlier than he’s #1 if he ever will get there.
Concentrating on Berinchyk for the WBO Title
The 2016 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn is concentrating on WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk and feels he’s a simple mark for him to choose up a sure-thing world title in 2025. It stays to be seen if Keyshawn will get that combat earlier than he outgrows the division.
Davis expects to knockout Madueno (31-2, 28 KOs) of their ten-round combat on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan this Saturday. Madueno is an enormous puncher and has by no means been knocked out. Nonetheless, Madueno, 25, did lose a large ten-round unanimous resolution to Steve Claggett final 12 months on November 14, 2023. The scores had been 98-92, 99-91 and 99-91.
That loss takes a few of the shine away from no matter Keyshawn can do towards Madueno as a result of for him to get any credit score from hardcore boxing followers who observe the game, he might want to obliterate him.
Keyshawn Predicts Knockout In opposition to Madueno
“I’m 10-0 and getting higher and higher, stopping former world champions [35-year-old Jose Pedraza, with a 0-2-1 record in three previous fights]. I’m the very best at 135, and I’m right here to show it,” stated Keyshawn Davis to Fighthype, saying he’s the #1 light-weight within the division.
Keyshawn isn’t critical when he says he’s #1 within the light-weight division as a result of his efficiency towards Nahir Albright confirmed a fighter with many flaws in his sport who hasn’t improved since his loss to Andy Cruz within the Olympic finals in 2020.
Davis is a light-weight expertise rated within the backside 10 behind Gervonta Davis, Vasily Lomachenko, William Zepeda, Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla, and Floyd Scholfield.
“I really feel I can cease all people. I’ve been saying that since my debut. So, this man is not any totally different. He’s by no means been stopped earlier than, and that’s going to make the story even higher once I do cease him,” stated Keyshawn about his opponent, Miguel Madueno, this Saturday evening on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey.
Keyshawn’s Measurement and Energy Benefit
Keyshawn does have the dimensions and energy to knock out anyone at light-weight, however so do many different fighters within the division. It’ll finish badly in the event you get hit sufficient instances or in the best place by the top-tier guys within the 135-lb division. That additionally contains Keyshawn’s opponent on Saturday, Madueno. He can punch as nicely.
“My opponent [Madueno] is sort of a firecracker-type fighter. He’s received the kind of persona in the event you antagonize, he’s going to push again. So, I’m going to do quite a lot of antagonizing. This Saturday, I really feel it’s going to be an actual bodily combat, and the powerful man goes to win this combat,” stated Keyhawn about his ten-round contest towards the lately overwhelmed Miguel Madueno this Saturday evening on ESPN.
“Each time Prime Rank places me in a title shot, however I believe it’s going to be subsequent 12 months. It’s going to be the highest of subsequent 12 months. We’re going for the WBO proper now [against Denys Berinchyk], and I believe it’s mine for the taking proper now. A protection, for certain. I don’t see a champion coming to my hometown [Norfolk, Virginia]. That don’t make sense. A protection, for certain.”
We’ll see if Keyshawn will get his title shot towards Berinchyk subsequent 12 months. If not, he wants to contemplate shifting as much as 140 as a result of it’s not price it to remain at 135 and be caught combating no-name opposition. Even the Berinchyk combat gained’t do something for Keyshawn’s profession, and he would possibly lose that combat. Berinchyk has higher expertise than Keyshawn, however what he doesn’t possess is the youth, energy, and large 140+ lb measurement that he possesses.
Keyshawn seems to be like a welterweight when he rehydrates for his fights at light-weight, and it’s evident that the man is getting over by combating in a division beneath his body. So long as there are not any 10-lb rehydration limits, Keyshawn can proceed to combat within the light-weight division, however once more, it may not be price it.
Gervonta Davis gained’t combat him, and Keyshawn has already dominated out combating his pal, WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson. Berinchyk isn’t common, so there’s no upside to battling him for his WBO belt.
“We’ll see how laborious he [Madueno] punches. We’ll get in there and decide that. I don’t suppose he punches that arduous. It simply seems to be laborious. He hundreds up on each shot. In fact, you’re going to really feel some form of energy. I don’t suppose he’s an influence puncher, however we’ll see,” stated Keyshawn.
