Davis vs Yigit

Who won Davis vs Yigit?

Keyshawn Davis beat Anthony Yigit by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Prudential Center, Newark.

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 Shakur Stevenson beating Shuichiro Yoshino for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jared Anderson defeated George Arias, Troy Isley was victorious over Roy Barringer, and Bruce Carrington beat Brandon Chambers.

Davis vs Yigit stats

Back in April 2023, Keyshawn Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Anthony Yigit made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Keyshawn Davis was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yigit. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Keyshawn Davis and Anthony Yigit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 11 months later than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 129 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Yigit's 213.

Keyshawn Davis went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at lightweight.

Davis vs Yigit form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Juan Carlos Burgos on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

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

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

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

Yigit had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Siar Ozgul on June 28, 2019, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sandro Hernandez on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Fraport Arena, Hessen, Germany.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ivan Baranchyk on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States.

He had defeated Joe Hughes on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Keyshawn Davis had last fought 3 months and 29 days ago, while Anthony Yigit's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 22 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Yigit start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, Newark, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Yigit?

Davis vs Yigit 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 Yigit?

Keyshawn Davis was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Yigit made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.