Davis vs Pedraza

Who won Davis vs Pedraza?

Keyshawn Davis beat Jose Pedraza by technical knockout in the 6th round on Thursday, February 8th, 2024, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez beating Jamaine Ortiz for the WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard George Acosta lost to Rene Tellez Giron, and Abdullah Mason defeated Benjamin Gurment.

Davis vs Pedraza stats

Back in February 2024, Keyshawn Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Pedraza made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Keyshawn Davis was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Both Keyshawn Davis and Jose Pedraza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 10 years and 1 month later than Pedraza, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 196 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Pedraza's 280.

Keyshawn Davis went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.

Davis vs Pedraza form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against Nahir Albright on October 14, 2023 ended in a no contest at Fort Bend Community Center, Rosenberg, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Francesco Patera on July 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Yigit on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Prudential Center, Newark.

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

He had defeated Omar Tienda on September 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Pedraza had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Arnold Barboza Jr on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Richard Commey on August 27, 2022, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on March 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Center, Fresno.

Before that, he had won against Julian Rodriguez on June 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had defeated Javier Molina on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Keyshawn Davis had last fought 3 months and 25 days ago, while Jose Pedraza's last outing had been 1 year and 5 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Pedraza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Pedraza?

Davis vs Pedraza 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 Pedraza?

Keyshawn Davis was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Pedraza made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.