Gustavo Lemos made the five-lb rehydration restrict of 146 lbs given by the Fee, coming in at 144.6 lbs throughout this morning’s secondary weigh-in, and shall be going through light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis within the 10-round major occasion tonight on the Scope Enviornment in Norfolk, Virginia. The Keyshawn vs. Lemos occasion shall be proven reside tonight on ESPN+ at 6:20 p.m. ET.
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Chris Mannix of DAZN reveals that Lemos weighed in at 144.6 lbs for this morning’s weigh-in, permitting the struggle to advance.
Keyshawn has proudly boasted to the media this week that he’s bought over 10,000 tickets for the occasion on the Scope Enviornment. The venue seats 10,253 followers. That is the 25-year-old Keyshawn’s first major occasion, and he’s making a homecoming to struggle in entrance of his followers in Norfolk.
Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) got here in 6.4 lbs over the 135-lb restrict at 141.4 lbs throughout final Thursday’s weigh-in for Friday’s light-weight conflict. The Fee reportedly set a rehydration restrict of 146 lbs for at the moment that Lemos needed to make. In any other case, the struggle would have been canceled, no matter whether or not Keyshawn needed the conflict to proceed.
ESPN+ at 10:00 pm Principal Card
- Light-weight Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KO) faces Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) in a 10-round contest.
- Middleweight prospect Troy Isley (13-0, 5 KO) hopes to impress towards Tyler Howard (20-1, 11 KO) in a 10-round struggle. The 2020 U.S Olympian Isley, 26, has struggled since turning professional, barely defeating journeyman Vladimir Hernandez final 12 months on November sixteenth, 2023, successful a slim eight-round unanimous resolution.
- Light-weight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KO) takes on the robust veteran Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KO) in an eight-round struggle. Prime Rank is grooming the 20-year-old Mason to be considered one of their future stars. Of all of the fighters on tonight’s card, Mason has probably the most potential to change into a world champion and a future celebrity.
- Welterweight prospect Kelvin Davis (13-0, 7 KO), the brother of Keyshawn, shall be preventing Yeis Solano (15-3, 10 KO) in an eight-round struggle. The lanky 6’1″ southpaw Kevin is coming off a slim eight-round majority resolution win over Kelvin Johnson on July sixth, and there are doubts about his potential to be a contender. He lacks his brother Keyshawn’s expertise.
In hindsight, Prime Rank, the promoters for tonight’s occasion, mistakenly chosen Lemos, a light-weight welterweight [140 lbs], to make use of as Keyshawn’s opponent fairly than selecting somebody from the light-weight division [135].
You’re asking for hassle as a promoter if you choose fighters from a higher-weight class to struggle your guys. When it really works, it’s nice for the fighter you’re attempting to construct right into a star as a result of they get to face a weight-drained opponent with a reputation and doubtlessly look higher than they really are.
The 28-year-old Argentinian Lemos is coming off a controversial 12-round unanimous resolution loss to Richardson Hitchins on April sixth in Las Vegas. That struggle was held at 140 within the gentle welterweight division.
