Keyshawn Davis


Keyshawn Davis is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization 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
Lima 2019
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Luis Arcon W/O
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Michael Alexander 5–0
  • Final: Defeated by Andy Cruz 4–1

    World Championship results

Yekaterinburg 2019
  • Round of 32: Defeated Elnur Abduraimov 5–0
  • Round of 16: Defeated Michael Alexander 5–0
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Sofiane Oumiha 5–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Hovhannes Bachkov 4–1
  • Final: Defeated by Andy Cruz 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 is scheduled to face Jamaine Ortiz at super lightweight on January 31, 2026, in New York.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15WinJamaine OrtizTKO12, 2:47Jan 31, 2026Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
14WinDenys BerinchykKO4, 1:45Feb 14, 2025The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won WBO lightweight title
13Win12–0 Gustavo Daniel LemosKO2, 1:09Nov 8, 2024Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.Retained WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title;
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental lightweight title
12Win11–0 Miguel MaduenoUD10Jul 6, 2024Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.Retained IBF-USBA, WBO Inter-Continental, and WBC–USNBC lightweight titles
11Win10–0 José PedrazaTKO6, 1:09Feb 8, 2024Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBO Inter-Continental and WBC–USNBC lightweight titles;
Won vacant IBF–USBA lightweight title
109–0 Nahir AlbrightNC10Oct 15, 2023Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, Texas, U.S.Retained WBO Inter-Continental and WBC–USNBC lightweight titles;
Originally a
9Win9–0Francesco PateraUD10Jul 22, 2023Firelake Arena, Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.Retained WBO Inter-Continental and WBC–USNBC lightweight titles
8Win8–0Anthony YigitTKO9, Apr 8, 2023Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.Retained WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title;
Won vacant WBC–USNBC lightweight title
7Win7–0Juan Carlos BurgosUD8Dec 10, 2022Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
6Win6–0Omar Tienda BahenaTKO5, 1:38Sep 23, 2022Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
5Win5–0Esteban SanchezTKO6, 2:44Apr 30, 2022MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
4Win4–0Jose ZaragozaTKO2, 2:45Dec 11, 2021Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
3Win3–0Jose Antonio Meza6May 8, 2021AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
2Win2–0Richman Ashelley4, 3:00Apr 3, 2021Caesars Palace Bluewaters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1Win1–0Lester Brown2, 2:50Feb 27, 2021Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, U.S.