Gustavo Lemos made the five-lb rehydration limit of 146 lbs given by the Commission, coming in at 144.6 lbs during this morning’s secondary weigh-in, and will be facing lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis in the 10-round main event tonight at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The Keyshawn vs. Lemos event will be shown live tonight on ESPN+ at 6:20 p.m. ET.
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Boxing News 24 will be providing live results and updates below of tonight’s action.
Keyshawn has proudly boasted to the media this week that he’s sold over 10,000 tickets for the event at the Scope Arena. The venue seats 10,253 fans. This is the 25-year-old Keyshawn’s first main event, and he’s making a homecoming to fight in front of his fans in Norfolk.
Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) came in 6.4 lbs over the 135-lb limit at 141.4 lbs during last Thursday’s weigh-in for Friday’s lightweight clash. The Commission reportedly set a rehydration limit of 146 lbs for today that Lemos had to make. Otherwise, the fight would have been canceled, regardless of whether Keyshawn wanted the clash to proceed.
ESPN+ at 10:00 pm Main Card
- Lightweight Keyshawn Davis (11-0, 7 KO) faces Gustavo Lemos (29-1, 19 KO) in a 10-round contest.
- Middleweight prospect Troy Isley (13-0, 5 KO) hopes to impress against Tyler Howard (20-1, 11 KO) in a 10-round fight. The 2020 U.S Olympian Isley, 26, has struggled since turning pro, barely defeating journeyman Vladimir Hernandez last year on November 16th, 2023, winning a narrow eight-round unanimous decision.
- Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KO) takes on the tough veteran Yohan Gasquez (26-5, 21 KO) in an eight-round fight. Top Rank is grooming the 20-year-old Mason to be one of their future stars. Of all the fighters on tonight’s card, Mason has the most potential to become a world champion and a future superstar.
- Welterweight prospect Kelvin Davis (13-0, 7 KO), the brother of Keyshawn, will be fighting Yeis Solano (15-3, 10 KO) in an eight-round fight. The lanky 6’1″ southpaw Kevin is coming off a narrow eight-round majority decision win over Kelvin Johnson on July 6th, and there are doubts about his ability to be a contender. He lacks his brother Keyshawn’s talent.
In hindsight, Top Rank, the promoters for tonight’s event, mistakenly selected Lemos, a light welterweight [140 lbs], to use as Keyshawn’s opponent rather than choosing someone from the lightweight division [135].
You’re asking for trouble as a promoter if you select fighters from a higher-weight class to fight your guys. When it works, it’s great for the fighter you’re trying to build into a star because they get to face a weight-drained opponent with a name and potentially look better than they actually are.
The 28-year-old Argentinian Lemos is coming off a controversial 12-round unanimous decision loss to Richardson Hitchins on April 6th in Las Vegas. That fight was held at 140 in the light welterweight division.
Last Updated on 11/08/2024
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