Denys Berinchyk was unable to secure a victory in his fight against Keyshawn Davis on February 15. The Ukrainian lost the spectacular bout for the WBO lightweight world title by technical knockout.
The fight took place on the night of February 14-15 at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. Berinchyk entered the ring as the reigning champion, defending the title he had claimed in May last year for the first time.
Round 1
Davis with a noticeable size advantage. Berinchyk — listed as 5-7 — looks pint-sized against the 5-9 Davis. Davis now attacking the body with his jab, and Berinchyk lunges in with a jab of his own. Davis shoves Berinchyk and it smells a little like WWE. Not much notable here, other than Davis pulling Berinchyk off the mat. A forgettable round, but Davis does enough. Davis 10, Berinchyk 9.
Round 2
Nice right from Davis, but no immediate follow-up. Berinchyk responds with a languishing left. Not impressive. Berinchyk grabbing Davis and everybody’s getting annoyed. Well, definitely Davis. Berinchyk tied up with Davis again, and will be happy to stay that way. Davis lands another hard right. Bell rings and Berinchyk stares at Davis oddly. Uh, probably not going to be enough to win the round. Davis 20, Berinchyk 18.
Round 3
Davis scores quickly with a left. Berinchyk again rushes in and gets dialed up. A hard left to the body drops Berinchyk! But he’s up and wrapping up Davis again. Going to do his best to make this fight dirty. Boxers wrapped up again. Davis measuring Berinchyk, fires another solid body shot. Berinchyk’s favorite move: the hug. Davis now fires with both hands and lands a nice combination as the round ends. Davis 30, Berinchyk 26.
Round 4
Berinchyk bleeding from the nose as the round begins. Davis appears to smell blood. Berinchyk surely does too considering its his own blood. As a result, Berinchyk looks determined to get tangled up to close the space. But down he goes again! Dropped by another body shot! Berinchyk does not get up before the 10-count!
Keyshawn Davis is now the new WBO lightweight world champion, while Berinchyk suffered the first defeat of his career after 20 professional bouts.
