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 might be facing lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis within the 10-round most important event tonight on the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The Keyshawn vs. Lemos event might be shown live tonight on ESPN+ at 6:20 p.m. ET.
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Chris Mannix of DAZN reveals that Lemos weighed in at 144.6 lbs for this morning’s weigh-in, allowing the fight to advance.
Keyshawn has proudly boasted to the media this week that he’s sold over 10,000 tickets for the event on the Scope Arena. The venue seats 10,253 fans. That is the 25-year-old Keyshawn’s first most important event, and he’s making a homecoming to fight in front of his fans in Norfolk.
Lemos (29-1, 19 KOs) got here 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 needed to make. Otherwise, the fight would have been canceled, no matter whether Keyshawn wanted the clash to proceed.
ESPN+ at 10:00 pm Foremost 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 yr on November sixteenth, 2023, winning a narrow eight-round unanimous decision.
- Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason (15-0, 13 KO) takes on the tough veteran Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KO) in an eight-round fight. Top Rank is grooming the 20-year-old Mason to be considered one of their future stars. Of all of the fighters on tonight’s card, Mason has probably the most potential to change into a world champion and a future superstar.
- Welterweight prospect Kelvin Davis (13-0, 7 KO), the brother of Keyshawn, might 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 sixth, 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 chosen Lemos, a lightweight welterweight [140 lbs], to make use of as Keyshawn’s opponent moderately than selecting someone from the lightweight division [135].
You’re asking for trouble as a promoter if you happen to select fighters from a higher-weight class to fight your guys. When it really works, it’s great for the fighter you’re attempting to construct right into a star because they get to face a weight-drained opponent with a reputation and potentially look higher than they really are.
The 28-year-old Argentinian Lemos is coming off a controversial 12-round unanimous decision loss to Richardson Hitchins on April sixth in Las Vegas. That fight was held at 140 in the sunshine welterweight division.
