Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis is closing in on a world title shot, however first, he should defend his residence turf. The light-weight contender and U.S. Olympic silver medalist will face Argentina-born puncher Gustavo Lemos within the 10-round fundamental occasion on Friday, Nov. 8, at Scope Area in Norfolk, Virginia.
On the planet championship co-feature, WBO welterweight king Brian Norman Jr. will defend his crown towards Puerto Rican puncher Derrieck Cuevas.
The undercard will characteristic the opposite members of “DB3.” Keyshawn’s older brother, rising junior welterweight Kelvin “Evening Evening” Davis (13-0, 7 KOs), fights Yeis Solano (15-3, 10 KOs) in an eight-rounder. Keyshawn’s youthful brother, U.S. Olympic Trials champion Keon Davis, will make his professional debut in a four-round welterweight contest.
All the Davis-Lemos card will stream reside and solely within the U.S. on ESPN+.
Promoted by Prime Rank, ticket info will likely be introduced shortly.
“As a younger child rising up in Norfolk, I dreamed of conducting sufficient to headline a card at Scope Area sooner or later. My boxing idol is the legendary Pernell ‘Candy Pea’ Whitaker, and I need to pack that area like he used to. He’s the best from my metropolis, and I’m honored to proceed that legacy,” Keyshawn Davis stated. “I can’t wait to placed on a spectacular present towards a troublesome opponent in Gustavo Lemos. Everybody from the 757 will likely be in my nook.”
“Norfolk has been ready for Keyshawn Davis to return residence for years. That is going to be a fantastic evening of fights headlined by an actual aggressive fundamental occasion,” stated Prime Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “Lemos is stuffed with confidence, and Keyshawn should be in prime kind on November 8 at Scope Area.”
Davis (11-0, 7 KOs) enters his homecoming celebration ranked No. 3 at light-weight by the WBO, IBF, and WBC. He earned these rankings with two devastating showings to start the yr, beginning with February’s sixth-round TKO of former two-division world champion Jose Pedraza. 5 months later, he thrilled the gang at Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey, dominating Mexican puncher Miguel Madueño over 10 rounds. He now makes his headlining debut within the largest boxing occasion Scope Area has seen since Whitaker defended his welterweight crown towards Buddy McGirt in October 1994.
Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs), from Buenos Aires, Argentina, returns to the light-weight ranks for the primary time in over two years. He final fought at 135 kilos in March 2022, when he stopped British former world champion Lee Selby in 5 rounds in entrance of his hometown followers. Lemos returned to motion in December 2023, starching Javier Jose Clavero within the opening spherical. That set the stage for his American debut in April. Lemos traveled to Las Vegas for an IBF junior welterweight world title eliminator and was on the quick finish of a 12-round determination to American standout Richardson Hitchins. Whereas many consultants believed Lemos deserved the nod, he now strikes down 5 kilos to face one other unbeaten American mega-talent.
Lemos stated, “This can be a large event for Keyshawn Davis, and I’m coming to Norfolk to spoil the occasion. He picked the unsuitable man. On November 8, he’ll discover out the reality. He’s not on my stage.”
Brian Norman Jr. ‘by no means turned down’ Jaron Ennis unification
Norman’s undercard slot comes after a failed spherical of talks over touchdown a unification with Jaron Ennis.
The WBO welterweight champion (26-0, 20 KOs) is boxing’s youngest male world champion, a local of Atlanta who turned professional in 2018 on the age of 17. The 23-year-old made his Prime Rank debut in early 2023 and was unbeaten in 4 fights with the corporate earlier than Could’s showdown with Giovani Santillan. The closely favored Santillan was preventing in entrance of his hometown followers in San Diego, and Norman pulled off the upset win through Tenth-round knockout. He gained the WBO interim world title with that stunner and was elevated to full champion in August.
Cuevas (27-1-1, 19 KOs), the WBO No. 7 contender, enters his first world title combat using a four-fight knockout streak that started in December 2022 with a second-round blitzing of Esneiker Correa. He has punched his passport for his final three fights, which happened in Panama in 2023. Final December, Cuevas knocked down Marlon Aguas within the fifth spherical en path to a sixth-round TKO triumph.
The undercard can be scheduled to incorporate the next younger abilities:
Rising light-weight sensation Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KOs) seems to be to take the following step towards Dominican-born puncher Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) in an eight-rounder. The 20-year-old Cleveland native is 4-0 with 4 knockouts this yr, all in 4 rounds or much less.
Keyshawn’s Olympic teammate, middleweight contender, and Washington, D.C. native Troy “The Transformer” Isley (13-0, 5 KOs) returns to his residence area roots in a 10-rounder towards Tyler “Hercules” Howard (20-1, 11 KOs). Isley picked up the NABO title in June with a unanimous determination over then-unbeaten brawler Javier Martinez.
Middleweight prospect Austin DeAnda (14-0, 10 KOs), who hails from Amherst, Virginia, will tackle DeAundre Pettus (11-2, 6 KOs) in an eight-rounder.
