Davis vs Yigit

Who won Davis vs Yigit?

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

Davis vs Yigit stats

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

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

Keyshawn Davis was the younger man by 8 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 & Anthony Yigit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 year and 11 months later than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 161 less professional rounds, 52 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 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Esteban Sanchez on 30th April 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 11th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beat Jose Antonio Meza on 8th May 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 Romero on 17th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Ivan Baranchyk on 27th October 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 2nd December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Anthony Yigit made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.