Keyshawn Davis (born February 28, 1999) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight title from February to June 2025. As an amateur, Davis won silver medals at the 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 World Championships, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career As an amateur, he trained at the Alexandria Boxing Club.
Olympic Games results Tokyo 2020 Round of 32: Defeated Enrico Lacruz (Netherlands) 5–0 Round of 16: Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) RSC Quarter-finals: Defeated Gabil Mamedov (Russian Olympic Committee) 4–1 Semi-Finals: Defeated Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) 5–0 Finals: Defeated by Andy Cruz (Cuba) 4–1
Pan American Games results Lima 2019 Quarter-finals: Defeated Luis Arcon (Venezuela) W/O Semi-finals: Defeated Michael Alexander (Trinidad and Tobago) 5–0 Final: Defeated by Andy Cruz (Cuba) 4–1
World Championship results Yekaterinburg 2019 Round of 32: Defeated Elnur Abduraimov (Uzbekistan) 5–0 Round of 16: Defeated Michael Alexander (Trinidad and Tobago) 5–0 Quarter-finals: Defeated Sofiane Oumiha (France) 5–0 Semi-finals: Defeated Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) 4–1 Final: Defeated by Andy Cruz (Cuba) 5–0
Professional career Early career Davis made his professional debut against Lester Brown on February 27, 2021. In the second round, Davis dropped his opponent with a left hook to the head. Brown managed to recover from the knockdown and continue, however Davis secured victory after landing a combination of heavy punches which forced the referee to step in and end the bout. Davis' second bout as a professional was against Richman Ashelley on April 3, 2021. Davis was dominant throughout the bout and in the fourth round, landed a number of heavy punches which visibly hurt his opponent. This resulted in Ashelley retiring at the end of the round after his corner team judged that he was unable to continue.
Davis was taken the distance for the first time as a professional when he fought against Jose Antonio Meza on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders on May 8, 2021. Davis won via wide unanimous decision after winning every round on each of the three scorecards.
2024 Davis vs. Pedraza
On February 8, 2024, in Las Vegas, Davis defeated Jose Pedraza by TKO in the sixth round.
Davis vs. Madueno Davis was scheduled to face Miguel Madueno on July 6, 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Davis vs. Lemos On August 22, 2024, it was reported that Davis would face Gustavo Daniel Lemos at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on November 8, 2024. Davis knocked Lemos down three times in the second round and won the fight by TKO.
2025 WBO Lightweight Championship Davis vs. Berinchyk Davis challenged Denys Berinchyk for his WBO lightweight title on February 14, 2025 in New York. He won by knockout in round number four by landing a left shot to the body.
Canceled Bout vs. De Los Santos Davis was scheduled to make the first defense of his title against Edwin De Los Santos at Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA, on June 7, 2025. After failing to make the correct weight limit, Davis was stripped of the title, meaning only De Los Santos was eligible to win the title. Subsequently, the two sides entered a lengthy negotiation in an effort to keep the main event intact. The fight was canceled after the two sides couldn't come to an agreement.
2026 Davis vs. Ortiz Following the De Los Santos fiasco, Davis opted to abandon the lightweight division. He was scheduled to face Jamaine Ortiz at super lightweight on January 31, 2026, in New York. Davis won via technical knockout in the 12th round after sending his opponent to the canvas with a punch to his body.
Davis vs. Albright 2 Davis was scheduled to face Nahir Albright in a 12-round super lightweight rematch at Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16, 2026. He won by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16WinNahir AlbrightUD12May 16, 202615WinJamaine OrtizTKO12 (12), Jan 31, 202614WinDenys BerinchykKO4 (12), Feb 14, 202513Win12–0 Gustavo Daniel Lemos2 (10), Nov 8, 202412Win11–0 Miguel MaduenoUD10Jul 6, 202411Win10–0 José PedrazaTKO6 (10), Feb 8, 2024109–0 Nahir AlbrightNC10Oct 15, 20239Win9–0Francesco PateraUD10Jul 22, 20238Win8–0Anthony YigitTKO 9 (10), Apr 8, 20237Win7–0Juan Carlos BurgosUD8Dec 10, 20226Win6–0Omar Tienda BahenaTKO5 (8), Sep 23, 20225Win5–0Esteban SanchezTKO6 (8), Apr 30, 20224Win4–0Jose ZaragozaTKO2 (6), Dec 11, 20213Win3–0Jose Antonio Meza6May 8, 20212Win2–0Richman Ashelley4 (6), Apr 3, 20211Win1–0Lester Brown2 (4), Feb 27, 2021
See also List of male boxers List of world lightweight boxing champions
References
External links
Keyshawn Davis - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Keyshawn Davis at Team USA Keyshawn Davis at USA Boxing