Light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis will probably be combating 140-pounder Gustavo Lemos in a 10-round battle in the primary occasion, with gifted WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. defending in opposition to Derrieck Cuevas in a 12-and chief help bout on November eighth on ESPN+ on the Scope Enviornment in Norfolk, Virginia.
Welterweight Champ Takes a Backseat
It’s a wierd card with the WBO welterweight champion Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) relegated to undercard standing to defend in opposition to Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs) quite than being in the primary occasion. Norman appeared excellent in his final battle in Could, stopping unbeaten Giovani Santillan within the tenth spherical to seize the WBO interim 147-lb title. With Terence Crawford selecting to not return to welterweight to defend his WBO belt, Norman Jr. was elevated to full champion standing.
In different undercard fights on Prime Rank’s November eighth occasion, light-weight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KOs) faces Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) in an eight-round battle. In a ten-round contest, Middleweight prospect Troy Isley (13-0, 5 KOs) faces Tyler Howard (20-1, 11 KOs).
The 2020 Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn (11-0, 7 KOs) more and more appears like he’s by no means going to seize a world title, and Prime Rank must be questioning in the event that they made an enormous mistake signing this man. Placing Keyshawn in headliners, hoping to show him right into a pseudo-star, may waste time.
With these varieties of fighters, it’s finest for the followers to not waste their time. If Keyshawn doesn’t have the expertise, Prime Rank shouldn’t strive maneuvering him via the backdoor with Edgar Berlanga-type match-making to create a pretend fighter.
Keyshawn, 24, may lose to Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) if the Argentinian isn’t weight-drained from melting down from 140 to take this battle. Hopefully, we don’t see a theft like in Lemos’ final battle in opposition to Richardson Hitchins final April in Las Vegas. Lemos dominated Hitchins, placing him on the run and beating him up, solely to return up quick on the scorecards in opposition to the A-side fighter.
Prime Rank Stays Optimistic about Davis’ Potential
“Norfolk has been ready for Keyshawn Davis to return dwelling for years. That is going to be an awesome night time of fights headlined by an actual aggressive important occasion,” stated Prime Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “Lemos is stuffed with confidence, and Keyshawn must be in high kind on November 8 at Scope Enviornment.”
Arum needs to show Keyshawn right into a star actually dangerous, however he’ll have to surrender on this in the end as a result of he hasn’t proven the expertise within the professional ranks that implies he’ll obtain stardom. Keyshawn is one other fighter who made it to the Olympics however couldn’t swim with the sharks within the skilled ranks.
