Davis vs Patera

Who won Davis vs Patera?

Keyshawn Davis beat Francesco Patera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 99-90, 100-89 in favor of winner Keyshawn Davis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 George Kambosos beating Maxi Hughes for the IBF World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Giovani Santillan defeated Erick Bone, and Troy Isley was victorious over Antonio Todd.

Davis vs Patera stats

Back in July 2023, Keyshawn Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Francesco Patera made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Keyshawn Davis was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Patera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis.

Both Keyshawn Davis and Francesco Patera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 8 years and 5 months later than Patera, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 143 fewer professional rounds, totaling 80 compared to Patera's 223.

Keyshawn Davis went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 15 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at lightweight.

Francesco Patera was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 9 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Davis vs Patera form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Burgos on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Omar Tienda on September 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, Newark.

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

He had beaten Jose Zaragoza on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Patera had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Devis Boschiero on October 1, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nicola Henchiri on April 16, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Domenico Valentino on October 25, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

Before that, he had defeated Paul Hyland Jnr on June 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

He had beaten Marvin Petit on February 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Liege, Belgium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Keyshawn Davis had been fighting more than Francesco Patera.

Going into this contest, Keyshawn Davis had last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Francesco Patera's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 21 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Patera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Patera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at FireLake Arena, Shawnee, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Patera?

Davis vs Patera was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Davis vs Patera?

Keyshawn Davis was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Francesco Patera made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.