Keyshawn Davis-Jose Zaragoza & Nico Ali Walsh-Reyes Sanchez Confirmed for Lomachenko-Commey Quadruple-Header
*Keyshawn Davis*, the lightweight star who earned a silver medal at the
Tokyo Olympics, has a golden chance to shine on one of boxing’s biggest
platforms. Davis (3-0, 2 KOs), in his first fight since signing a long-term
deal with Top Rank, will face Mexican veteran *Jose Zaragoza* (8-3-1, 2
KOs) in a six-round bout Saturday, Dec. 11 on the undercard of the Vasiliy
Lomachenko-Richard Commey lightweight main event.
Middleweight prospect *Nico Ali Walsh* (2-0, 2 KOs), grandson of “The
Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, will fight fellow unbeaten *Reyes Sanchez* (6-0, 2
KOs) in the four-round televised opener.
Lomachenko-Commey, an eight-round heavyweight showdown between *Jared
Anderson* and *Oleksandr Teslenko*, Davis-Zaragoza and Ali Walsh-Reyes will
air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.
PT following the 2021 Heisman Trophy Ceremony.
Davis, one of boxing’s most sought-after promotional free agents, signed a
long-term contract with Top Rank last month. His notoriety soared following
the Tokyo Olympics, a run that included a knockout win over
France’s Sofiane Oumiha and a close loss to Cuban legend Andy Cruz in the
gold medal match. Zaragoza has won three straight fights and has never been
knocked out as a pro.
The full undercard will stream live on ESPN+ at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
and is scheduled to include the following bouts:
– *Xander Zayas* (11-0, 8 KOs), the rising Puerto Rican star and
frontrunner for 2021 Prospect of the Year, will fight Italy’s *Alessio
Mastronunzio* (9-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round junior middleweight clash.
Zayas is 5-0 with three knockouts in 2021, including a fourth-round
drubbing of Dan Karpency in October on the Shakur Stevenson-Jamel Herring
undercard. Mastronunzio, who is making his American debut, is 4-0 in 2021.
– Undefeated welterweight *Pablo “Pretty Boy” Valdez* (5-0, 4 KOs), the
popular New York City ticket-seller from the Lower East Side, is scheduled
to fight *Julio Cesar Sanchez* (11-3, 6 KOs) in a six-rounder. Valdez
fought Oct. 30 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, outlasting
Alejandro Martinez in a toe-to-toe crowd-pleaser.
– *Kelvin Davis* (2-0, 1 KO), the older brother of Keyshawn Davis, will
clash with *Bryan Emmanuel Ramirez *(1-1-1, 1 KO) in a four-rounder at
welterweight. Kelvin Davis also signed with Top Rank last month.
– In an eight-round battle of unbeaten junior welterweights, *John “El
Terrible” Bauza* (15-0, 6 KOs) will face *Michael “Boy Wonder” Williams
Jr.* (19-0, 12 KOs). Bauza is coming off June’s second-round blitzing of
Christon Edwards, while Williams seeks to tally his sixth victory of 2021.
– Staten Island-born featherweight prospect *James “Crunch Time”
Wilkins* (9-2,
6 KOs) hopes to thrill the home city fans in an eight-rounder against Texas
native *Juan Tapia* (10-3, 3 KOs). Wilkins, who was homeless on the
streets of Staten Island early in his pro career, makes his Madison Square
Garden debut with hopes of graduating to contender status.
– Former Irish amateur superstar *“Mighty” Joe Ward* (5-1, 2 KOs) looks
to make it six wins in a row against *Britton Norwood *(10-3-1, 7 KOs)
in a six-round light heavyweight tilt. Ward suffered a freak knee injury in
his October 2019 pro debut against Marco Delgado and lost via second-round
TKO. He avenged the loss with a one-sided decision over Delgado in March.
As an amateur, Ward was a three-time European Championships gold medalist,
a three-time World Championships medalist, and a 2016 Olympian.
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