{"id":19036,"date":"2024-02-08T12:07:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/keyshawn-davis-targets-winner-of-vasiliy-lomachenko-vs-george-kambosos-lightweight-title-fight-boxing-news\/08\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:07:46","slug":"keyshawn-davis-targets-winner-of-vasiliy-lomachenko-vs-george-kambosos-lightweight-title-fight-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/keyshawn-davis-targets-winner-of-vasiliy-lomachenko-vs-george-kambosos-lightweight-title-fight-boxing-news\/08\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyshawn Davis targets winner of Vasiliy Lomachenko vs George Kambosos lightweight title fight | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Olympic silver medallist and lightweight title contender Keyshawn Davis steps up in his 10th professional fight against Jose Pedraza.<\/p>\n

Davis will box the former world champion on the Teofimo Lopez vs Jamaine Ortiz undercard at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports<\/em> in the early hours of Friday morning.<\/p>\n

Puerto Rico’s Pedraza has fought the elite of the sport and has only ever been stopped by Gervonta Davis.<\/p>\n

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Davis showed why he is one of the hottest prospects in world boxing with a fifth-round knockout win over Omar Tienda<\/span>
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He also counts Vasiliy Lomachenko among his opponents and will be stepping down from super-lightweight for the bout. With that all being said, Davis is in no way concerned by his opponent’s natural size or experience.<\/p>\n

“He is my toughest fight on paper. But I’ve got more power. I’ve got more youth. I’m smarter. It’s got all the makings of a crazy knockout and a big statement victory,” Davis told Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be a bit different fighting on a Thursday, but Vegas should be buzzing. It’s Super Bowl weekend which is also in Vegas and I’m a massive football fan.”<\/p>\n

After Pedraza, Davis is aiming to grab a lightweight title in 2024 and has no intention of taking an easy route either.<\/p>\n

“I want the winner of Lomachenko vs [George] Kambosos. They fight in May and I want the winner. I predict that to be Lomachenko and it would be an honour to fight him,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I’m a main-event fighter and Top Rank want me to be a star. A fight against Lomachenko would be huge and I’d love it back in my hometown of Norfolk, Virginia.<\/p>\n

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Davis says he has learnt a lot training alongside pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford<\/span>
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“Davis vs Lomachenko, open-air at the baseball stadium, I like the sound of that.<\/p>\n

“Let’s get rid of Pedraza first though.”<\/p>\n

The American is determined to record a win in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Davis’ last bout, initially a majority-decision victory over Nahir Albright, had its result changed to a no-decision after he tested positive for marijuana.<\/p>\n

He reflected: “God has helped me deal with my previous addiction and has made me stronger to move forward the correct way.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, that fight has been ruled as a no-decision now. But it is onwards and upwards and I’m now in camp for my toughest fight to date.”<\/p>\n

Watch Keyshawn Davis on the Teofimo Lopez vs Jamaine Ortiz undercard on Sky Sports Arena <\/em>or Sky Sports Main Event<\/em> from 1.30am on Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Olympic silver medallist and lightweight title contender Keyshawn Davis steps up in his 10th professional fight against Jose Pedraza. Davis will box