Keyshawn Davis will face one other sturdy light-weight within the first 10-round combat of his profession.
BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the undefeated 135-pound prospect will encounter Emmanuel Tagoe on April 8 at Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey. ESPN will televise Davis-Tagoe because the opener of a telecast that may characteristic Newark native Shakur Stevenson, who is anticipated to battle Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino within the 12-round predominant occasion.
ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger first reported Wednesday on Twitter that Davis-Tagoe was finalized.
ESPN’s tripleheader April 8 additionally will embody heavyweight knockout artist Jared Anderson (13-0, 13 KOs) within the co-feature. An opponent for the 23-year-old Anderson, of Toledo, Ohio, hadn’t been solidified when this story was posted.
The bout between Stevenson (19-0, 9 KOs) and Yoshino (16-0, 12 KOs) might be a WBC light-weight championship elimination match, assuming it’s finalized.
Davis, 23, dominated longtime contender Juan Carlos Burgos in his most up-to-date look, December 10 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York. The Norfolk, Virginia native was too quick, skillful and powerful for Burgos, however Davis was disillusioned that he didn’t turn into the primary opponent to knock out Mexico’s Burgos in his 18-year, 45-fight profession.
The 2021 Olympic silver medalist beat Burgos by the identical rating, 80-72, in accordance with every choose and improved to 7-0 (5 KOs). The 35-year-old Burgos slipped to 35-7-3 (21 KOs).
Ghana’s Tagoe, 34, hasn’t been stopped inside the gap since one other Ghanian, Lante Addy, beat him by fifth-round technical knockout within the professional debut for each boxers in June 2004 in Accra. Tagoe then gained 32 fights in a row and have become a 135-pound contender.
Ryan Garcia ended Tagoe’s lengthy profitable streak final April 9, when Garcia defeated him by unanimous choice in a 12-round bout at Alamodome in San Antonio.
Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs), of Victorville, California, dropped Tagoe within the second spherical, however Tagoe received off the canvas, went the gap and proved his sturdiness towards one of many hardest punches of their division. Tagoe misplaced by massive margins on all three scorecards (119-108, 119-108, 118-109).
Keith Idec is a senior author/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He might be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.