Keyshawn Davis Scores MSG TKO
Keyshawn Davis dropped Ortiz twice in the final round for a TKO at MSG, while Bruce Carrington claimed WBC featherweight gold. The card showcased veteran power with multiple knockouts throughout the evening.
- This marked Keyshawn Davis's debut in the junior welterweight division, moving up from lightweight where he previously held the WBO title. The fight against Jamaine Ortiz was the co-main event of a card headlined by Shakur Stevenson's victory over Teofimo Lopez for the WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight titles. - Davis's victory came via a technical knockout at 2:47 of the 12th round, after he sent Ortiz to the canvas with a left hook to the body. He had previously knocked Ortiz down in the 11th round, also with a body shot. - Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington captured the vacant WBC featherweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Carlos Castro. Carrington, a Brooklyn native, overcame being stunned in the fourth round before securing the decisive finish. - The nickname "Shu Shu" was given to Carrington by his father to differentiate him from his father, Bruce Sr., and is a nod to his energetic childhood. - The event took place at Madison Square Garden and featured other notable fighters on the undercard. In a heavyweight bout, Jarrell Miller won a split decision against Kingsley Ibeh. - Keyshawn Davis was a highly decorated amateur, winning silver medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 2019 World Championships, and the 2019 Pan American Games. - Bruce Carrington also had a successful amateur career, with a record of 255 wins and 31 losses, and won the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2020. - Prior to this fight, Jamaine Ortiz's only two losses were decisions to former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez. This was the first stoppage loss of his professional career.
