Keyshawn Davis stripped of WBO lightweight title after missing weight, Edwin De Los Santos fight canceled
Keyshawn Davis AS WBO Lightweight Champion ended without reaching the ring for his first defense. Davis missed his weight on Friday, which led to stripping him of his title before the battle on Saturday with Edwin de Los Santos. Not only was Davis from his title, but he was stripped of his title Andreas Hill mentioned from ESPN The battle was completely canceled after the two sides failed to negotiate an agreement after weight issues.
Davis weighed at 139.3 pounds, a maximum loss of 135 pounds of 4.3 pounds. Di Los Santos weighed at 134.7, making him eligible to win the belt if he was annoyed by Davis on Saturday.
The card, which will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+, will move forward with Abdullah Mason versus Gyremia Nakathila as a major event. Mason is a possibility of a chip blue with a 18-0 record with 16 knockouts. Nakathila is the best test for Mason so far, as I shared the episode with talented fighters such as Shakur Stevenson (L – UD), Miguel Berchelt (W – TKO6), Raymond Muratalla (L – TKO2), Ernesto Mercado (L – Ko2).
In the wake of Davis’s immediate missing, Dan Rafael, veteran journalist Dan Rafael Posted on X The promoter de Los Santos, Sampson Lukovic, has made doubts about moving forward, saying: “We are still waiting for negotiation. We will see what is happening. At this moment, there is no fighting. (Davis) is not responsible.” He is not professional. “
Davis is one of the most exciting young fighters in boxing, but Bob Arum from Top Rank, Davis’s promoter shared some harsh words with Raphael about his fighter efforts to make weight.
“You can find out if a man is trying to make weight and cannot,” Tell Arum Rafael. “You can see that it is dry. This was not the case with Keyshawn. He never tried to make 135 years. This is my view of what happened.”
For his part, Davis immediately explained that his time in the lightweight section ended on the scale.
“I was overweight,” said Davis after he got out of the scale. “[I’ve] This weight has been made for more than four years so far. … I was awake late last night, I woke up early this morning trying to make weight. I just outweigh the weight. This is what it is. ”
“I’m sure he will continue to take the battle. The show must continue.”
