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Keyshawn Davis opens with dominant decision win

Keyshawn Davis opens with dominant decision win
Posted at 12:34 AM, Jul 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-25 01:46:22-04

U.S. boxer Keyshawn Davis advanced to the men's lightweight (63kg) round of 16 with a unanimous decision win over the Netherlands' Enrico Lacruz on Sunday.

Davis, the runner-up in the 2019 World Championships, won all three rounds on all five judges' scorecards. One judge gave Davis 10-8 scores in the second and third rounds for a 30-25 score. 

Next up for Davis: 2016 silver medalist and 2017 world champion Sofiane Oumiha of France on Saturday.

Ginny Fuchs will compete in the women's flyweight division in Sunday's evening session.