Keyshawn Davis Dominates to Win First Ever World Title

New York City, NY – Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) proved to be no match for Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOs, 1 NC) as the American won via fourth round knockout to become the newest lightweight world champion.

The official time of stoppage was 1:45. With the victory, Davis is now the WBO lightweight champion. The win also ends the title reign of Berinchyk, who won it against Emanuel Navarrete and was making his first defence.

Their bout headlined a Top Rank card, done in association with K2 Promotions and Queensberry Promotions, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. Boxing fans in the United States could catch the action live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. Those in the United Kingdom and Ireland could do so with Sky Sports. In Canada, it aired on TSN.

Keyshawn Davis Dominates Denys Berinchyk to Win First Ever World Title

Denys Berinchyk vs. Keyshawn Davis Fight Recap

Davis was mostly on the front foot in the opening round, though both men were generally just throwing out their jab at each other. Round two saw plenty of holding and very little being thrown. However, things were soon about to change.

In the third, a left hook to the body sent Berinchyk down. It became evident that the Ukrainian had little for his younger opponent as Davis had no issue imposing himself. It all came to an end in round four after a left hook to the body sent Berinchyk down for a second time. This time, he was unable to beat the count of referee Harvey Dock, giving Davis the knockout victory.

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Post-fight Interview

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Undercard Results

ESPN Portion

Xander Zayas (21-0, 13 KOs) won via ninth round technical knockout against Slawa Spomer (20-1, 11 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round super welterweight bout was 2:01. Zayas landed a left hook to the body that had Spomer on the retreat in the ninth. After Spomer got hit with a barrage of punches, the referee stepped in to halt proceedings.

Opening the broadcast on ESPN and other outlets, Vito Mielnicki Jr. (20-1-1, 12 KOs) and Connor Coyle (21-0-1, 9 KOs) fought to a majority draw in their 10-round middleweight clash. While one judge had it 96-94 for Mielnicki, the other two saw it 95-95.

ESPN+ Only Portion

On a portion of the undercard that was only broadcast on ESPN+, Juanmita López De Jesús (1-0, 1 KO) won via first round knockout against Bryan Santiago (1-2-1, 0 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round super flyweight contest was 0:59. Santiago went down in the opening round from a left uppercut and was unable to beat the referee’s count.

Abdullah Mason (17-0, 15 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Manuel Jaimes (16-3-1, 11 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round lightweight clash was 1:55. Jaimes went down in the second from a left uppercut. In round three, he was down again after being hit with multiple hooks. Round four saw Mason score another knockdown with a left hook. Not along after, Jaimes went down again from two right hooks. It was at that point that the referee ended the fight.

Rohan Polanco (15-0, 10 KOs) won via second round technical knockout against Jean Torres (22-2, 17 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round welterweight bout was 1:48. Torres went down in the first after being hit with an overhand left and a right cross. In round two, Polanco sent his opponent down once more. Not long after, Torres’s reaction to a left hook caused the referee to end proceedings.

Keon Davis (2-0, 1 KO) won via second round knockout against Ira Johnson (3-3, 2 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round welterweight fight was 1:38. Johnson went down in the second from a four-punch combination. Not long after getting up, he was knocked down from a barrage of shots and remained down for the entire count.

Jared Anderson (18-1, 15 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Marios Kollias (12-4-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight contest. Scores were 99-91 (x2) and 98-92.

Opening the broadcast, Juan Guerra Jr. (6-1-1, 2 KOs) won a split decision against Nico Ali Walsh (10-2, 5 KOs, 1 NC) in a six-round middleweight clash. While one judge had it 58-56 for Ali Walsh, the other two saw it 58-56 for Guerra.

Note: Top Rank include a split decision win against Noel Lafargue in the record of Walsh, giving him 11 wins. However, BoxRec do not. Big Fight Weekend is going with BoxRec’s current record.