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Lightweight Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) of Norforlk Virginia was victorious as he knocked out Argentina's Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) in the second round Friday evening in front of his hometown at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia in what was the biggest boxing event since local legend Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker defeated Buddy McGirt back in 1994.
Lemus came in six pounds overweight but that did not stop Davis as the hometown fighter knocked down Lemos three times in the second finishing the Argentinian with a brutal left hook/right-hand combination as referee Raul Caiz Jr. stepped in to stop the fight.
"I had no hesitation. Me and my team, we stuck to our guns. We said if he comes in too much over we ain’t gonna fight. But he followed his game plan, and he didn’t come too much over (at the weight check on Friday morning), so we had a fight and we gave a spectacular night," Davis said. "I didn’t feel no power in him. I actually sat back on the ropes one little second, and I let him throw his overhand that he loves and I felt it on my shoulder. And I looked at my brothers and gave them that face like, no, not enough (power). It ended in the second round so maybe he didn’t really get a chance to hit me."
In the co-feature, middleweight Troy Isley (14-0, 5 KOs), won a hard fought ten round decision over Tyler Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) to retain his NABO title. Scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92.
Lightweight Abdullah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) survivived a pair of first-round knockdowns in scoring a second round knockout over Yohan Vasquez (26-6, 21 KOs). Mason suffered a flash knockdown early in the first, then scored a knockdown of his own midway through the round. As he went for the finish, Vasquez landed a peach of a counter left hand. Mason survived the round, came out possessed in the second, and knocked out twith a left hand to the body in round two Vasquez at 1:59 of the round.
Junior welterweight Kelvin Davis (14-0, 7 KOs), brother of Keyshawn, won an eight round unanimous decision over Colombian veteran Yeis Solano (15-4, 10 KOs). Davis knocked down Solano in the closing seconds of the fight in route to a dominant decision victory as the judges scored the bout 80-71, 79-72, and 79-72.
Virginia's Austin Deanda (16-0, 10 KOs) won a hard fought unanimous decision over DeAundre Pettus (12-3, 7, KOs) in an eight-round middleweight bout scores were 77-75 2x and 78-74.
Junior Middleweight: Keon Davis (1-0), the younger brother of Keyshawn and Kelvin made his professional debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Jalen Moore (1-2, 1 KO) by scores of 40-36 3x. Davis hurt Moore with several shots in the fourth round, but the native of Dallas, Texas, survived to hear the final bell.
Junior Lightweight: Emerging prospect Robert Meriwether III (8-0, 3 KOs) picked up his fourth win of the year, turning away a tricky Eric Howard (6-3, 1 KO) over six rounds. Scores: 60-54 and 59-55 2x.
Featherweight: Former junior featherweight contender Raeese Aleem (21-1, 12 KOs) made a triumphant ring return, dominating Derlyn Hernandez (12-3-1, 10 KOs) over 10 rounds after a nearly 18-month layoff. Ring rust was no issue, as Aleem scored a knockdown in round five and prevailed by scores of 100-89 3x.
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