Keyshawn ‘The Businessman’ Davis scored three knockouts, stopping IBF No. 6 ranked Gustavo ‘El Electrico’ Lemos in the second round on Friday night in front of over 10,000 fans at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.
In the co-feature WBO NABO Middleweight champion Troy “Transformer” Isley won a lopsided decision over a reluctant Tyler “Hercules” Howard. There were technical difficulties throughout the event that went on and off. .
In the main event, IBF USBA, WBC USA, and WBO Inter-Continental Light champion, No. 3 IBF, Keyshawn ‘The Businessman’ Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) scored three knockdowns stopping No. 6 IBF, Gustavo ‘El. Electrico ‘Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs) at 1:08 of the second round of a scheduled ten rounds.
In the first lap, Lemos continued to advance, missing more than the landing. Davis used his jab, going mostly to the midsection. In the second round, Davis scored a right on the chin for the first takedown.
On the second fall, a left hook dropped him. He got up and fell, and the fight had to be stopped by Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. The final blow was a combination, and the referee fell, trying to stop it.
In the co-feature, WBO NABO middleweight champion Troy ‘Transformer’ Isley (14-0, 5 KOs) easily defeated Tyler ‘Hercules’ Howard, 20-2, 11 KOs) in ten lopsided rounds.
In the first five rounds, Isley outworked Howard, who didn’t seem to be able to pull the trigger despite throwing enough punches.
From the sixth round to the end, Howard continued to move forward, but rarely threw anything.
Referee Malik Waleed. Scores 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.
Welter southpaw Kelvin ‘Night Night’ Davis (14-0, 7 KOs) defeated southpaw Yeis ‘El Tigre’ Solano (15-4, 10 KOs) in eight rounds with a knockdown.
The taller Davis boxed well in the first four rounds, landing the elusive Solano.
In the final round, Davis dropped Solano with a right cross to the chin for an 8-count from Referee Bill Clancy and was able to get to the bell.
Scores 80-71, 79-72 and 79-72.
Lightweight southpaw Abdullah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) came off the canvas twice to knock out Yohan ‘La Fiera’ Vasquez (26-6, 21 KOs) at 1:59 of the scheduled eight-round second round.
In the early rounds, the first minute, Vasquez countered with a left hook to the chin that dropped Mason who immediately got up for an 8 count from Referee Brent Bovell. Mason returned to mid-fall Vasquez with a left on the chin for an 8-count. In the final seconds Vasquez dropped Mason with a left on the chin for another 8-count.
In the second round, near the end of two minutes, Mason dropped Vasquez with a left uppercut to the body and a right after he was down for the count by referee Bovell.
Junior middleweight Keon Davis, 1-0) defeated Jalen Moore (1-2, 1 KO) in four rounds.
The taller Davis boxed well, outplaying Moore throughout.
Referee Bill Clancy. The scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36.
Middle ‘The Native Nightmare’ Austin Deanda (15-0, 10 KOs) defeated DeAundre ‘Dixianimal’ Pettus (12-2, 7 KOs) in eight rounds.
In the first four rounds, DeAndra outplayed Pettus. His trainer, Scot Sigmon, made a fool of himself from the corner, calling Pettus a bum, only making Pettus fight that much harder. From the fifth to the eighth, both had their moments.
Referee Brent Bovell. Score 78-74, 77-75 and 77-75,
Super featherweight Robert ‘King’ Meriwether lll (8-0, 3 KOs) defeated Eric ‘Hitta’ Howard (6-3, 1 KO) in six rounds.
In the first three rounds, Meriwether had an advantage. In the fourth round, Howard came back well, taking the round and landing Meriwether.
Referee Malik Waleed. Scores 60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Feather Ra’eese ‘The Beast’ Aleem (21-1, 12 KOs) defeated Derlyn ‘El Coyote’ Hernandez-Gerarldo (12-3-1, 10 KOs) over ten rounds that scored the lone bout.
In the third round, Aleem landed a right to the body, hurting Hernandez-Gerarldo midway. A clash of heads caused a small cut on Hernandez-Gerarldo’s left eyebrow.
In the fifth round, Aleem landed a combination, knocking Hernandez-Gerarldo back to the canvas for an 8 count by Referee Raul Caiz, Jr.
Score 100-89 by all three judges.
