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Keyshawn Davis is ready at 140, but his focus is elsewhere

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10 months ago

January 2, 2026

Image: Keyshawn Davis Looks Ready at 140. But His Focus Is Already Somewhere Else

This kind of conversation suggests that he already thinks this way “Businessman” not a fighter, which is concerning at this point in his career. He is only 26 years ancient and is already focused on fighting for money, not on the work that awaits him directly.

Losing this fight means no mega-millions at 147. He will have to rebuild his career, which won’t be simple at 140 as sharks like Ernesto Mercado hunt overrated game and look to end his career as an Olympic runner-up.

Davis also posted a photo with the scale reading 140.8, showing he’s almost on the scale for his welterweight debut against Ortiz on January 31, 2026.

This will be Davis’ first fight at 140 pounds, and it won’t be a gentle introduction. Ortiz is one of the better contenders in the division and is a real test. He is arguably a more talented version of Davis’ close friend Shakur Stevenson. Jamaine’s career is what Stevenson’s would have been if he had been given the same challenging path instead of fed players like Josh Padley and Artem Harutyunyan.

Davis is thrown into the deep end by his promoters. Fighters usually move up to a fresh weight class, but this event is all about fan-friendly fights. Ortiz meets this goal with his pressure, pace and willingness to commit.

Where Ortiz differs from Stevenson is strength. He has more pop, throws faster combos and maintains his power at a higher level. While he has losses on his record, one of them came in a highly questionable decision against Teofimo Lopez in 2024.

Ortiz won this fight ten to two on hand speed and volume. Lopez struggled throughout the match and it was his worst performance of his career, worse than his loss to George Kambosos Jr. or a close victory against Sandor Martin.

This is the level of opponent Davis immediately steps in to tackle, even though his attention seems to be turning towards a different weight class and bigger names.

Chris Williams is a senior writer for Boxing News 24covering sports since 2013 and reporting on major events around the world. His relationships range from established champions to hungry prospects vying for recognition. Over the years, Chris has worked with many of boxing’s top brass, earning respect for his insightful analysis and insider perspective.

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Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyus Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Robert Garcia Analyzes Tim Tszyu's Odds Against Erislandy Lara | Boxing News"

Tim Tszyu seeks to become Australia’s third multi-divisional boxing world champion when he competes for Erislandy Lara’s WBA middleweight title next month, and ahead of the action, trainer Robert Garcia has offered his thoughts on the fight.

Tszyu lost his WBO super-welterweight title in a defeat to Sebastian Fundora back in 2024 and twice failed to reclaim 154lb honours, both against Bakhram Murtazaliev and in a rematch with Fundora.

Since then, the Aussie has stepped up to middleweight and scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr earlier this yearand now, the 32-year-old could join lead trainer Jeff Fenech and Liam Paro as his nation’s third two-weight world champion, if he can trump 43-year-old.

Speaking with ProBox TVRobert Garcia, who trains a potential future Tszyu opponent in Vergil Ortiz, admitted that he is leaning towards the home fighter, but noted that Lara will not be phased by competing in the challenger’s backyard.

“We can probably lean towards Tim Tsyzu because he is fighting at home, in front of his hometown, but Lara is not the fighter that brings in a lot of fans following him.

“He doesn’t have a following, he is not one that is going to sell out arenas, so even if it is in the United States, it is likely that most of the people are going to be [there] for Tim Tszyu because Australians do travel and Tim Tszyu has a lot of fans.

“For Lara, going to Australia is like going to Las Vegas or going to New York because he never has that following anyways. Anywhere he goes, he is going to be against the crowd. So, I think for him it is going to be one of those performances where it doesn’t make a difference if he is going to Tim Tsyzu’s hometown.”

Tszyu-Lara takes place at the Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia on Sunday 13 December.

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Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight

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3 hours ago

November 7, 2026

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"Malik Scott Predicts Knockout Victory for Jai Opetaia in Upcoming Fight"

Deontay Wilder’s former head coach Malik Scott has delivered a knockout prediction for the American’s upcoming showdown with Jai Opetaia.

The pair will square off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, with Opetaia making his heavyweight debut on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Despite him being the naturally smaller man, many are favouring the Australian – a former two-time world cruiserweight champion – to defeat his 10-years-older opponent.

It is, after all, generally accepted that Wilder has declined significantly since his trilogy bout with Furywho survived two knockdowns and scored an 11th-round knockout in their 2021 encounter.

Back then, Wilder had just joined forces with Scott, his former opponent, and the pair maintained their fighter-trainer relationship through subsequent defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.

With Wilder now operating under different coaches, though, Scott has shared a balanced view of the Opetaia fight with Seconds Out.

“The fight’s got dynamite written all over it. Jai Opetaia is very dangerous, but he’s a smaller man that’s been hurt by smaller men than Deontay, slower men than Deontay.

“I’ve never seen Opetaia get hit by nobody like Deontay; I’ve seen Deontay get hit by bigger punchers than Opetaia. [But] one thing we can expect in this fight is a knockout.

“The name of the fight is ‘bad intentions’ – at least that’s what I’m calling it, because that’s what they share in common. What they share in common is mentality – they both are trying to hurt you.”

While he stopped short of predicting a winner, it is perhaps telling that Scott, despite his relationship with Wilder, has not explicitly favoured him to win by knockout.