Keyshawn Davis against Edwin de Los Santos canceled after the massive round of Davis, Abdullah Mason at the head

The fight of Keyshawn Davis with Edwin de Los Santos was canceled only 24 hours before it was planned.

Based the balance at 139.3 pounds, Davis was more than 4 pounds compared to the light championship limit of 135 pounds during the official weighing on Friday and was therefore stripped of its world title WBO Lightweight. His opponent, Edwin de Los Santos, weighed 134.7 pounds, successfully gaining weight.

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The teams of Davis and Los Santos then tried to negotiate an agreement on Friday afternoon after the weight failure, which would have allowed the fight to take place. An amount of six -digit remuneration for Los Santos, as well as a rehydration clause, was discussed between the teams, but an agreement could not be concluded, and therefore the fight was reinforced at the eleventh hour.

The ESPN television show at the Scope Arena from Davis to Norfolk, Virginia, will always continue, but with the light fight of Abdullah Mason against Jeremia Nakathila upgraded to the main event. Kelvin Davis, Keyshawn’s brother, will now open the spectacle on ESPN against Nahir Albright.

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Following Friday’s developments, WBO Lightweight Championship will now become vacant. The undefeated perspectives Sam Noakes and Mason, who are the pretenders n ° 1 and n ° 2 of the WBO at Lightweight, will probably be ordered to compete for the vacant championship.

In an interview after missing a weight, Davis said that his lightness days were over.

“(I have been doing) this weight for more than four years now. I have just exceeded the weight,” Davis told Crytina Poncher of Top Rank. “I tried (gain weight). I was standing late last night. I woke up early this morning, trying to gain weight. I just was getting ahead of the weight. I felt it the last time I fought (denys) Berinchyk – I thank God that I did. You don’t know how I felt (feel).