Former world champion at lightweight Keyshawn Davis lost his belt on the scales last night that saw his fight pulled from later tonight.
The show will still go on minus his fight but many boxing fans were annoyed to say the least.
Claressa Shields Reacts To Keyshawn Davis Missing Weight By Shocking Amount
Apparently his opponent actually now is getting paid his full purse, apparently.
Greatest women’s boxer of all-time Claressa Shields said of the news to Fight Hub:
“I tweeted when the news broke about Keyshawn. Just your reaction, because in the last few hours, the fight fell through—he’s not fighting anymore. It stresses me out. Yeah, it stresses me out for Keyshawn because he’s so hungry and ambitious, you know? He just wants to win and fight. I’m more just kind of sad because, dang, I was looking forward to seeing him fight. But at the end of the day, the first fight in boxing is to make weight, sadly, you know? I’m hoping he learns from this and comes back a little calmer, better, stronger, and takes it seriously.”
Most likely Davis is moving up from lightweight next anyway.
He missed the weight by 4.3 pounds at lightweight (135 pounds). Surely he will move up to super lightweight next up.
Many have been angered by Keyshawn Davis this weekend but he’s the one getting in there taking the punches, don’t forget that.