Keyshawn Davis feels he is ready for a shot at a world title after delivering a statement win over Gustavo Lemos.
Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) made light work of Lemos who missed the weight by more than six pounds and carried a considerable size advantage on the night.
Davis, fighting in front of a feverish crowd in his hometown of Norfolk, Viginia, knocked down Lemos three times in the second round before the referee stopped the fight after a brutal left-hook, right-hand combination sent the Argentine to the mat for a final time.
“I had no hesitation,” said Davis after the fight.
“I didn’t feel no power in him. It ended in the second round so maybe he didn’t really get a chance to hit me.”
Davis went on to call out lightweight champions Gervonta Davis and Denys Berinchyk, and wants a world title fight next.
Middleweight Austin Deanda edged DeAundre Pettus in an eight-round unanimous decision by scores of 77-75 2x and 78-74, in a match that included an impromptu haircut for Deanda.Elsewhere on the card, lightweight Abdullah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) survived a pair of first-round knockdowns to knock out Yohan Vasquez in the second round.
