Keyshawn Davis, Nahir Albright to renew rivalry on May 16 at Scope
It looks like the long-anticipated rematch between former lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis and Nahir Albright will happen on May 16 at Scope, according to several sources. Boxing Scene was the first to report the fight, and ESPN confirmed it. The fight will be streamed live and exclusively on DAZN, a global live and on-demand sports streaming service, often referred to as the “Netflix of sports,” with a focus on boxing and MMA.
Davis (14-0, 10 knockouts) beat Albright by majority decision in 2023. However, the result was overturned to a no-contest after Davis tested positive for marijuana use. The rivalry went to another level last June in Norfolk after Albright won a majority decision over Davis’ older brother, Kelvin, for his first professional loss.
Keyshawn Davis was supposed to have fought on the same card that night. He was scheduled to make his first title defense against Edwin De Los Santos, but the fight never happened because Keyshawn Davis came in 4. 3 pounds over the 135-pound limit for his first title defense .
He was stripped of his World Boxing Organization lightweight title. And the fight was canceled after both sides failed to reach a new agreement After Albright beat Kelvin Davis, Keyshawn Davis and his younger brother, Keon, were involved in a physical altercation with Albright. Albright told an interviewer on ESPN that Keyshawn and Keon “jumped me.
They started walking up to me all tough and putting his head against mine. ” Video of the incident was shown on ESPN and all over social media of the incident in a Scope hallway. After the incident, Albright came into the post-fight interview with a bump on his head and said it came after he butted heads with Keyshawn Davis.