Keyshawn Davis vs Nahir Albright 2 May 16

Keyshawn Davis will face Nahir Albright on Saturday, May 16, in a 12-round super lightweight rematch at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, as Top Rank brings a six-fight card to Davis’ hometown. Top Rank said the bout will headline its inaugural event on DAZN, with the main broadcast scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. (toprank.com) Eastern. The rematch comes more than two years after the fighters first met in October 2023. Top Rank said Davis won that bout by majority decision before the result was later overturned. ### Why are Davis and Albright fighting again now? Top Rank announced the rematch in April, billing it as unfinished business after the disputed outcome of the first fight. (dazn.com) The promoter said Davis, a former Olympic silver medalist from Norfolk, will return home for the second meeting with Albright, who is from Philadelphia. The October 2023 bout has remained central to the promotion of the rematch. Top Rank said Davis’ majority decision victory was overturned, and its event page describes the new fight as a rematch “steeped in bad blood.” (toprank.com) ### What has Davis said heading into the rematch? Keyshawn Davis said, “Nahir Albright’s going to be the fourth guy I stop in a row,” according to pre-fight promotional material carried by Fightnews and Pound4Pound. The statement has become one of the main talking points entering fight week. (toprank.com) Top Rank quoted Davis separately as saying, “Norfolk! I’m coming home with a purpose,” when the bout was formally announced in April. In the same announcement, Davis said he had grown “sharper, stronger, and more focused than ever” since his last fight. (toprank.com) ### What else is on the Norfolk card? Brian Norman Jr. is scheduled to face Canada’s Josh Wagner in a 10-round welterweight co-feature, according to Top Rank’s event listing. The promoter’s event page and Norfolk venue listing both identify Norman-Wagner as the second-billed fight on the card. (fightnews.com) Kelvin Davis, Keyshawn Davis’ older brother, is also listed on the undercard. Boxing News and Views reported that Keyshawn’s brother Kevon Davis is set to appear on the same show as well, adding to the local focus around the Norfolk event. (boxingscene.com) ### How can fans watch the fight weekend coverage? DAZN said the full card will be shown live on Saturday, May 16, and listed the main broadcast start time as 8 p.m. ET. BoxingScene reported the same start time and said a preliminary undercard is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. (toprank.com) ET. Fightnews said the official weigh-in is scheduled for Friday, May 15, at 1 p.m. ET and will stream on Top Rank’s YouTube, X and Facebook channels. The same report said the undercard stream on Saturday will be available on DAZN, Top Rank and DAZN’s YouTube channels, and the Top Rank Classics FAST channel on Roku before the main DAZN broadcast begins. (boxingnewsandviews.com) ### Where does the event fit for Top Rank and DAZN? Top Rank said the Norfolk show is its first event on DAZN under the companies’ new distribution arrangement. BoxingScene also described Davis-Albright II as the card opening the Top Rank-DAZN deal. (dazn.com) AXS lists doors for the Scope Arena event around the Saturday night card, with tickets on sale for the Norfolk show. The event page says the card begins at 6:30 p.m. local time at the arena on East Brambleton Avenue. (fightnews.com) Saturday’s schedule now centers on Norfolk. DAZN’s main broadcast is set for 8 p.m. ET on May 16, after the Friday weigh-in and the 6:30 p.m. ET preliminary coverage, with Davis, Albright, Norman Jr. and Wagner all scheduled to appear. (dazn.com) (axs.com) (toprank.com)