Keyshawn Davis the WBO world champion at lightweight has been stripped of his title in scenes of mayhem in his fight weigh in on Friday.
True mayhem in scenes that saw boxing fans wondering what was happening, now the fight being called off after Davis missed weight very badly, not just by a little bit.
After coming in 4.3 pounds over the weight for lightweight (135 pounds limit) Davis said per Ring Magazine on the X app:
“I’ve been making this weight for four years, I tried, I just outgrew the weight.”
Well, that’s the end of lightweight for him anyway. On he goes to 140 pounds next up surely at super lightweight/junior welterweight.
Here are more details on what happened in the subsequent mayhem after that lead to the main event been called off.
The show goes on tonight however, rest assured, Abdullah Mason the highly regarded new rising star in boxing headlines instead.