Pick it: Keyshawn Davis-Nahir Albright II
When to Watch: Saturday, May 16. The main broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (1 a.m. BST). A preliminary undercard will kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET (11:30 p.m. BST)
How to watch: DAZN
Why to Watch: Keyshawn Davis, 14-0 (10 KOs), is a former lightweight titleholder who already defeated Nahir Albright once before. That sentence by itself might suggest that Davis is taking a step backward by facing Albright again.
That isn’t the case.
Davis and Albright had unfinished business after their first meeting in October 2023. And they have even more to settle in the ring this Saturday, including some drama that happened both inside and outside of the ring last year in this same arena.
Davis turned pro early in 2021 after the Olympics were postponed the previous year due to the pandemic. He still competed in the rescheduled Games that summer and returned home from Tokyo with a silver medal, continuing his development on Top Rank undercards.
By October 2023, Davis was in with Albright, who was 16-2 at the time. The scorecards were close but in Davis’ favor: 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95; Davis felt he deserved more credit than the judges gave him. Yet his majority decision win was soon overturned to a no-contest by the Texas commission – not because of any performance-enhancing drugs, but because Davis had tested positive for marijuana.
Davis grew from there. His 2024 began with a fifth-round TKO of Jose Pedraza, formerly a two-division titleholder and since a gatekeeper. Davis moved on to a wide decision over Miguel Madueno. Then he thrilled his hometown crowd in Norfolk, Virginia – fighting there for the first time as a professional – with a two-round demolition of Gustavo Lemos, who had come in massively overweight.
Then came 2025, which had a big high and a remarkable low. In February, Davis blew through Denys Berinchyk to capture the WBO belt at 135lbs. Davis then scheduled a victory lap in Norfolk for June, with his first title defense to come against contender Edwin De Los Santos. But Davis came in more than four pounds overweight, losing his belt on the scales.
Things got worse that night. Both of Davis’ undefeated fighting brothers, Keon and Kelvin, were also performing on the show. In the new main event, Kelvin lost via majority decision to Albright. And afterward, Albright alleged that he was attacked backstage by Keyshawn and Keon.
That was it for Keyshawn in 2025. With Top Rank’s ESPN deal over, the promoter looked at other ways to keep its stable as active as possible. This past January, Davis made his junior welterweight debut with a dominant 12th-round TKO of Jamaine Ortiz on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson. Davis is currently rated No. 1 at 140lbs by the WBO and No. 4 by the IBF. Stevenson holds the WBO title and is the lineal champion, but he and Davis are friends who have said they will never fight each other.
Now Davis returns to the Scope Arena in Norfolk in the first event of Top Rank’s new deal with DAZN. He’s still just 27 years old and has plenty of potential ahead of him. Standing opposite him, and in the way of that, is a familiar rival.
Albright, 17-2-1 (7 KOs), has a story we’ve seen on occasion before: that of a fighter who blooms later in his career despite not having the same kind of hype and resources as his more famous and accomplished counterparts. The 30-year-old grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an aspiring singer and entertainer in addition to his pugilistic pursuits.
Albright lost in his first pro bout via majority decision in 2016. But he moved forward and developed on smaller shows, winning 14 straight. That landed the 14-1 Albright in a main event with the 14-0-1 Jamaine Ortiz in February 2022. Albright lost a majority decision, yet he continued to maintain himself afterward as a level above certain other aspiring prospects, outpointing the 11-0 Estivan Falcao and edged the 14-1 Carlos Balderas.
It’s no wonder that Top Rank’s matchmakers viewed Albright as a good gauge for where Keyshawn Davis, then 9-0, was at in his growth. Albright lost via majority decision; the only reason Albright doesn’t have this third defeat on his record is because Davis tested positive for marijuana, and the Texas commission nullified the result.
Albright didn’t fight at all in 2024. He only performed once in 2025, upsetting Kelvin Davis – one of Keyshawn’s brothers – via majority decision. Kelvin wasn’t the only one upset. Angered by the result, Keyshawn and Keon Davis allegedly attacked Albright backstage afterward.
Albright returned to the ring this February in his biggest event yet, taking on Frank Martin at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the undercard of Mario Barrios-Ryan Garcia. Albright held Martin to a draw. Afterward, Martin said he was open to a rematch. Instead, Albright is getting a sequel with Keyshawn Davis.
The undercard includes the return of Brian Norman Jnr, 28-1 (22 KOs), back for the first time since losing his welterweight title to Devin Haney last November. Norman will face Josh Wagner, 19-2 (10 KOs), who has lost two of his last three. Wagner was knocked out by prospect David Papot in 2024 and nearly shut out by Harlem Eubank last November.
Also on this show, featherweight prospect Yan Santana, 16-0 (13 KOs), will take on solid measuring stick opponent Cristian Cruz Chacon, 24-7-2 (12 KOs). Kelvin and Keon Davis will fight as well. Kelvin, 15-1 (8 KOs), has a welterweight match with Peter Dobson, 17-3 (10 KOs); and junior middleweight Keon, 4-0 (3 KOs), is stepping up in level of competition against Edwin Humaine Jnr, 9-2 (7 KOs), who has lost decisions to Ardreal Holmes Jnr and Yoelvis Gomez.
More Fights to Watch
Friday, May 15: Anthony Garnica vs. Eros Correa (Fox Deportes)
The broadcast begins at 11 p.m. Eastern Time (4 a.m. BST).
Anthony Garnica, 13-0-1 (8 KOs), is a 26-year-old bantamweight from Oakland, California. He moved down to 118lbs last year after mostly competing around junior featherweight and featherweight. But that third-round TKO of former junior bantamweight title challenger Aston Palicte in April 2025 was Garnica’s sole fight of the year, which means he’ll be coming off a 13-month layoff. Indeed, Garnica hasn’t been overly active of late, fighting once a year from 2023-2025.
Correa, 15-2 (9 KOs), is a 33-year-old from San Jose, California. His two defeats have come against undefeated prospects: a majority decision to Katsuma Akitsugi in 2021 and a wide unanimous decision loss to Michael Angeletti last June. Correa should be a good measuring stick for where Garnica is at in his development.
This show is taking place at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.
Saturday, May 16: Dave Allen vs. Filip Hrgovic (DAZN)
The broadcast begins at 1 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. BST).
This fight is being billed as “Dave vs. Goliath,” and that’s not just a play on words given Allen’s first name, nor is it due to the height difference between the 6-foot-3 Allen and the 6-foot-6 Filip Hrgovic. The reality is that Allen is an entertaining and amiable but otherwise limited heavyweight – while Hrgovic, for all his flaws, should be levels above.
That won’t keep Allen from trying, if his career is a guide. And as we saw with David Morrell vs. Zak Chelli this past weekend, big upsets can and do happen.
Allen, 25-8-2 (20 KOs), is a 34-year-old from Doncaster, which means he’ll be spurred on by his hometown crowd at Eco-Power Stadium. This is a great opportunity for him after more than 13 years in the sport. Allen turned pro in late 2012, lost a pair of fights in 2016 to Dillian Whyte (UD10) and Luis Ortiz (TKO7) and dropped a split decision in 2017 to the 20-4 Lenroy Thomas. In 2018, Allen was dispatched in the 10th round by Tony Yoka, an Olympic gold medalist who has underwhelmed in the paid ranks.
But Allen put together a four-match win streak, including a third-round body shot KO of Lucas Browne in 2019. That landed him a bout three months later with David Price, who battered Allen so badly that he was taken out of the ring on a stretcher. By the end of 2020, Allen considered the damage he’d taken, as well as a frightening moment in a sparring session with Oleksandr Usyk, and decided to hang up his gloves.
As often happens, the retirement didn’t last. Allen came back in August 2021 and picked up three victories over no-hopers before taking on Frazer Clarke in September 2023. That fight ended after six rounds due to Allen suffering a busted eardrum. In 2024, Allen added two more wins against foes with a combined record of 10-39.
He was then going to be fed to undefeated prospect Johnny Fisher in December 2024. Instead, Allen showed that he wasn’t quite done yet, especially against someone as flawed as Fisher. Allen dropped Fisher in the fifth, yet he had to settle for a split decision loss. Allen didn’t let the rematch go to the scorecards, beating Fisher via fifth-round TKO.
That landed Allen in a main event in Sheffield last October against Arslanbek Makhmudov. Allen lost a unanimous decision but returned this past February, making short work of a 12-10 opponent. Hrgovic is better than Makhmudov. But will the unranked Allen somehow be able to pull off the upset?
Hrgovic, 19-1 (14 KOs), is a 33-year-old from Croatia who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympics in the super heavyweight tournament, losing to eventual gold medalist Tony Yoka in the semifinals.
Hrgovic turned pro in September 2017, and his true breakout victory came five years later, when he was awarded a unanimous decision over Zhilei Zhang – who won Olympic silver in 2008. Hrgovic then added two TKOs over lower-tier heavyweights before meeting up with Daniel Dubois in June 2024.
The IBF’s interim heavyweight title was on the line, and it was expected that the winner would soon be upgraded. After all, primary titleholder (and undisputed champion) Oleksandr Usyk was moving forward with his rematch against Tyson Fury and would not be available to meet the Hrgovic-Dubois victor. Alas, it was not to be for Hrgovic, who landed some good shots and took some huge shots, but was stopped on cuts in the eighth round.
The rebuilding began 10 months later, when Hrgovic stepped in with Joe Joyce. He was cut again, and early at that, but made it through the full fight for a unanimous decision. Still, it was fair to question Hrgovic’s struggles with defense and endurance – especially given that this was a highly faded version of Joyce who was coming off a loss to Derek Chisora and was bearing the effects of a career’s worth of heavy blows.
In his most recent bout, Hrgovic faced the 14-1 David Adeleye on the undercard of Moses Itauma-Dillian Whyte last August. Aside from a frightening moment in the eighth round, Hrgovic controlled the action en route to a wide decision. He is currently rated No. 2 by the WBO, No. 5 by the WBC, No. 6 by the WBA and No. 8 by the IBF.
Saturday, May 16: Granit Stein vs. Diego Carmona (DAZN)
The broadcast begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (5:30 p.m. BST).
Granit Stein, 20-1-1 (11 KOs), is a 33-year-old super middleweight who lives in Ingolstadt, Germany, which is where he’ll be headlining at the Maritim Hotel Ingolstadt. Stein had been competing in heavier weight divisions, including light heavyweight and cruiserweight. His mind seems to have changed after losing a six-round split decision in December 2024 to the 8-7-3 Anthony Hollaway up at 175lbs. Stein dropped down to 168 and has won two straight.
Carmona, 14-3 (11 KOs), is a 27-year-old from Mexico City, Mexico. While he’s two inches taller than the 5-foot-9 Stein, Carmona may otherwise be the smaller fighter. He competed at welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight before arriving at 168 last August for a six-round decision win against a 5-6 foe. That victory broke a two-fight losing streak.
David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.
