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Forbes
04-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Keyshawn Davis Vs. Edwin De Los Santos Fight Card Betting Odds
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 08: Keyshawn Davis stands with his mother Wanda Davis after defeating ... More Jose Pedraza during their lightweight bout at Michelob ULTRA Arena on February 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by) In February, Keyshawn Davis won the WBO lightweight title with a fourth-round knockout win over the previously unbeaten Denys Berinchyk. The win moved Davis's record to 13-0-0-1 since the 2020 Olympic silver medalist went pro in 2021. On Saturday, June 7, Davis looks to defend his title for the first time when he faces Edwin De Los Santos at Scope Arena in Davis's hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. The Davis vs. De Los Santos card is presented by Top Rank and airs on ESPN and ESPN+. The undercard begins at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the two-fight main card airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET. Davis (13-0 with 9 KOs) opened as the -1100 betting favorite for his first title defense, while De Los Santos (16-2 with 14 KOs) came in at +620. Today, Davis is the -1000 betting favorite over De Los Santos, who is the +400 betting underdog. Abdullah Mason (-3300) vs. Jeremia Nakathila (+1200) Kelvin Davis (-230) vs. Nahir Albright (+174) Tiger Johnson (-800) vs. Janelson Bocachica (+500) Troy Isley (-1000) vs. Etoundi Michel William (+560) Keon Davis (TBA) vs. Michael Velez-Garcia (TBA) Euri Cedeno (-5000) vs. Abel Mina (+1400) Deric Davis (TBA) vs. Naheem Parker (TBA) Patrick O'Connor (TBA) vs. Marcus Smith (TBA) Saturday, June 7, 2025 Undercard: 5:00 p.m. ET Main Card: 9:00 p.m. ET Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA Undercard: ESPN+ Main Card: ESPN. ESPN+ NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Keyshawn Davis punches Denys Berinchyk during their WBO ... More lightweight title fight during their junior bantamweight fight during their lightweight fight during their welterweight fight, during their heavyweight fight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) The 26-year-old Davis is widely regarded as one of the bright, young stars in boxing. After winning a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics, Davis had his first pro fight in February 2021, picking up a second-round TKO win. He won his first title in his seventh outing, picking up the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Juan Carlos Burgos in 2022. A little more than two years later, after picking up five more wins (and a no contest for a failed drug test for marijuana), he stepped into the ring against the unbeaten Denys Berinchyk for the WBO lightweight title that Berinchyk had won in May 2024. Davis dominated Berinchyk during their meeting at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In the third round of that contest, Davis scored a knockdown via a left to the body. Berinchyk, bleeding from the nose, got back to his feet for an eight-count after that blow. However, in the fourth round, Berinchyk was unable to regain his feet after another powerful left to the body, giving Davis the title. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 16: Edwin De Los Santos waits for the start of a fight for a vacant WBC ... More lightweight title against Shakur Stevenson on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stevenson won the vacant title by unanimous decision. (Photo by) The 25-year-old De Los Santos opened his pro career with 13 straight wins and 12 knockouts. His unbeaten run came to a halt in January 2022 when William Foster III beat him via split decision. De Los Santos bounced back from that setback with three wins (two via knockout). In November 2023, De Los Santos got a chance to fight for a title when he faced Shakur Stevenson for the vacant WBC lightweight crown. Stevenson won that contest via unanimous decision, beating De Los Santos by scores of 116-112 x 2 and 115-113. De Los Santos struggled to land in that contest, connecting on just 13 percent of the punches he threw. ESPN has Davis ranked as the No. 3 lightweight behind Stevenson (No. 2) and Gervonta 'Tank' Davis. De Los Santos is the No. 14 ranked fighter according to the WBO. We will have more on the Keyshawn Davis Vs. Edwin De Los Santos fight card as fight night nears.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Norfolk's Keyshawn Davis wins WBO Lightweight world championship with fourth-round knockout
Norfolk native. Olympian. World boxing champion. All those now apply to Keyshawn Davis after the 25-year-old boxing phenom knocked out Denys Berinchyk in the fourth round to win the World Boxing Organization Lightweight world championship in a battle of unbeaten fighters Friday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Davis (13-0) already owned WBO Intercontinental, WBC US and IBF Intercontinental lightweight titles, but he was fighting for a major title for the first time after 12 victories (with eight knockouts) to start his pro boxing career. Berinchyk (19-1 with nine knockouts), a 36-year-old Ukrainian, was making his first title defense after he upset Emanuel Navarrete, a three-division world champ, for the vacant WBO Lightweight world title last May. 'It was an amazing feeling. Right before I knocked him out, I was hearing the crowd saying, 'Norfolk! Norfolk! Norfolk!'' Davis said in a post-fight interview in the ring. 'I was like, 'I've got to knock him out now!' Boom!' 'Hey, Norfolk, Virginia, you got a world champion!' Davis, 5 feet 8 and 134.2 pounds, was a heavy favorite and had the majority of the sellout crowd of 4,979 behind him. The fighters started slowly, with only a combined 13 punches landing in the first two rounds. But Davis found his rhythm in the third round and landed a left hook to the body that sent Berinchyk kneeling to the canvas. Then, at 1:45 in the fourth round David landed a combination to the body that sent Berinchyk down again, and this time he didn't get up. Davis waved his arms as the referee counted Berinchyk out. Earlier Friday, on the Davis-Berinchyk undercard, Keon Davis — Keyshawn's younger brother — defeated Ira Johnson.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks, start time for WBO title fight
Uncrowned has Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks and start time for the Berinchyk vs. Davis fight card on Friday night at Madison Square Garden's The Theatre in New York. WBO lightweight champion Berinchyk defends his belt against the fast-rising contender Davis in a battle of unbeatens. Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs), a 2012 Olympic silver medallist, won the WBO championship this past May, upsetting the three-division champion Emanuel Navarrete by split decision in his U.S. debut. The Ukrainian previously captured the European title in December 2022 against Yvan Mendy on the Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora undercard. Davis (12-0, 8 KOs), also a 2020 Olympic silver medalist, recorded a career-best performance in November when he halted Gustavo Lemos in just two rounds. To put the performance in context, Lemos had previously pushed Richardson Hitchins — now the IBF super lightweight champion — across 12 ultra competitive rounds, which ended with Hitchins edging a razor-thin decision win. The rivalry between Berinchyk and Davis exploded this week when Davis claimed Berinchyk's team sent a racist package to his hotel room containing bananas and watermelon. Puerto Rican super welterweight Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) meets Germany's Slawa Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs) in Friday's co-feature. Zayas is the WBO's No. 1-ranked contender at 154 pounds for unified champion Sebastian Fundora. Elsewhere on the card, heavyweight contender Jarred Anderson (17-1, 15 KOs) returns for the first time since being knocked out by Martin Bakole in August. Anderson takes on Marios Kollias (12-3-1, 10 KOs). Abdulah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs), who was Uncrowned's runner up for 2024 Prospect of the Year, clashes with Manuel Jaimes (16-2-1, 11 KOs). Berinchyk vs. Davis begins at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with a main card beginning at 9 p.m. ET and main event ring walks expected at around 11 p.m. ET on ESPN. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results and play-by-play of the main card below. WBO Lightweight title: Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis Super welterweight: Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer Middleweight: Vito Mielnicki vs. Conor Coyle Super flyweight: Juanmita Lopez De Jesus vs Bryan Santiago Lightweight: Abdulah Mason vs. Manuel Jaimes Welterweight: Rohan Polanco vs Jean Carlos Torres Heavyweight: Jared Anderson vs. Marios Kollias Middleweight: Nico Ali Walsh vs Juan Carlos Guerra Jr. Super welterweight: Keon Davis vs Ira Johnson
The Independent
13-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Top Rank ‘disgusted' by ‘racist' act during Keyshawn Davis vs Denys Berinchyk fight week
Top Rank has said it is 'disgusted' by an alleged racist act in the lead-up to Keyshawn Davis vs Denys Berinchyk, after Davis accused his opponent of sending him a box of bananas and a watermelon. Davis made the accusation against the Ukrainian at a press conference on Wednesday (13 February), ahead of Friday's fight for Berinchyk's WBO lightweight belt. The American, 25, said: 'I wanna address the fact that this guy came to America to give me bananas and a watermelon with a note on it. It's unprofessional, and I feel like it's racist, and you just made this fight a little more personal. 'You all heard what I said: this man brought a box of bananas and a watermelon to America to bring to my room, and I just took it as racist.' Davis also posted a photo of the alleged delivery from Berinchyk on social media. Berinchyk, whose response was translated into English by his promoter Alex Krassyuk, denied the accusation. He said: 'First thing I wanna say is that I don't speak English and I don't write English. I saw his message on the media. It's weird even to mention this. Some people with bad intentions, looking for some hype, made this...' Davis hit back: 'He ain't say all that. Look, y'all did it, it's okay that y'all did it, I'm gonna whoop your ass for it. So, just come Friday night.' Berinchyk, 36, responded: 'First thing you need to do is make weight.' Then, during a face-off between the unbeaten boxers, Davis repeatedly called Berinchyk 'racist'. Top Rank, which is holding the event at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City, later issued a statement on the matter. 'Top Rank is appalled and disgusted by the actions of individual(s) that delivered the package to Keyshawn Davis,' the promotional company wrote. 'These actions are contrary to the foundation of Top Rank. There is no place for this in sports or society. Keyshawn has our full support.'
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Keyshawn Davis vs Denys Berinchyk fight time, ring walks
Keyshawn Davis has been touted as the future of the lightweight division ever since he entered the professional ranks in 2021, following a silver-medal winning performance at the 2020 Summer Olympics. This week he looks to cement that status in his first world title fight, taking on reigning WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk in New York City. Only 13 fights into his career, it didn't take long for Davis to earn his first title shot, a far different story from Berinchyk, who waited nearly nine years for his first chance at a world title. Berinchyk won the belt in an upset over Emanuel Navarrete last May and Davis expects a tough test from the Ukrainian in his first defense. "He's undefeated and nobody wants to lose their unbeaten record," Davis told Top Rank last week. "He's coming off his biggest win, which was against Emanuel Navarrete. He also has a lot more experience than I do. And this isn't for a vacant title. I have to take it from him." Here's when Davis and Berinchyk are expected to enter the ring for their world title bout on Friday. Friday night's three-fight card from New York City kicks off at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN and ESPN+, with the main event ring walks expected to begin at approximately 10 p.m. (CT). Fight card start: 8 p.m. CT Davis vs. Berinchyk ring walks: approx. 10 p.m. CT Watch Keyshawn Davis vs. Denys Berinchyk on ESPN+ Top Rank's three-fight card from New York City will air live on ESPN and ESPN+ on Friday, with preliminary action set to stream exclusively on ESPN+ at 4 p.m. (CT) ahead of the main card. How to watch: ESPN and ESPN+ CANELO: What to know about Canelo Alvarez's 4-fight deal with Riyadh Season, potential Crawford fight | Reports The undercard for Davis vs. Berinchyk features rising junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas back in action, along with the return of promising Jersey-born heavyweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) vs. Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs); WBO lightweight title Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KOs) vs. Slawa Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs) Vito Mielnicki Jr. (20-1, 12 KOs) vs. Connor Coyle (21-0, 9 KOs) RYAN GARCIA: Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney to fight on same May card, sets up rematch Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk will square off for the WBO lightweight title in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This is Davis' third time fighting in MSG, while Berinchyk has fought in the U.S. once before. Location: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. Harrison Campbell covers boxing for The Tennessean and high school sports for The Daily Herald. Email him at hcampbell@ and follow him on Twitter @hccamp. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Keyshawn Davis vs Denys Berinchyk fight time, date, full card, ring walks
