AFTER yesterday’s events at their final press conference it was perhaps no surprise that something was going to happen between Denys Berinchyk and Keyshawn Davis at today’s weigh-in.
Davis confronted the WBO lightweight champion yesterday accusing Team Berinchyk of sending a box containing bananas and watermelons to his hotel room. Davis believed this to be an act of racism but the Ukrainian boxer and his promoter Alex Krassyuk both denied their involvement.
After the two men made weight for tomorrow night’s clash at the Madison Square Garden Theatre Berinchyk gave Davis a push which caused the American to briefly step off stage. The challenger then went hunting for his rival incensed by what had just happened.
“He’s getting knocked out in the first round tomorrow,” Davis told Crystina Poncher afterwards.
Full weights for ‘Strictly Business’ – Berinchyk v Davis
12 rounds – WBO lightweight world title
Denys Berinchyk – 134.6lbs
Keyshawn Davis – 134.2lbs
10 rounds – Super Welterweight
Xander Zayas – 153.2lbs
Slawa Spomer – 153.2lbs
10 rounds – Heavyweight
Jared Anderson – 256.8lbs
Marios Kollias – 235.4lbs
10 rounds – Welterweight
Rohan Polanco – 146.4lbs
Jean Carlos Torres – 147lbs
10 rounds – Middleweight
Vito Mielnicki Jr – 159.4lbs
Connor Coyle – 158.8lbs
8 rounds – Lightweight
Abdullah Mason – 136.2lbs
Manuel Jaimes – 137lbs
6 rounds – Middleweight
Nico Ali Walsh – 157.2lbs
Juan Carlos Guerra Jr – 157.8lbs
4 rounds – Welterweight
Keon Davis – 149.2lbs
Ira Johnson – 148.2lbs
4 rounds – Super Flyweight
Juanma Lopez De Jesus – 113.8lbs
Bryan Santiago – 113.6lbs
