Davis vs Burgos

Who won Davis vs Burgos?

Keyshawn Davis beat Juan Carlos Burgos by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Keyshawn Davis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez beating Sandor Martin for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jared Anderson beat Jerry Forrest, and Xander Zayas defeated Alexis Salazar.

Davis vs Burgos stats

Back in December 2022, Keyshawn Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Juan Carlos Burgos made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws.

Keyshawn Davis was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Davis had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Keyshawn Davis and Juan Carlos Burgos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 38 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 16 years and 3 months later than Burgos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 239 fewer professional rounds, totaling 80 compared to Burgos' 319.

Davis vs Burgos form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Omar Tienda on September 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Esteban Sanchez on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Zaragoza on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Antonio Meza on May 8, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

He had defeated Richman Ashelley on April 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round in United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Burgos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Burgos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Burgos?

Davis vs Burgos was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Davis vs Burgos?

Keyshawn Davis was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Burgos made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.