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Keyshawn Davis And Denys Berinchyk Have Fiery Press Conferences Ahead Of Fight

Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk needed to be separated during the staredown after their press conference.

Nathaniel Marrero

Keyshawn Davis vs. Jose Pedraza during their WBO Intercontinental Lightweight bout at Michelob ULTRA Arena.
Keyshawn Davis vs. Jose Pedraza during their WBO Intercontinental Lightweight bout at Michelob ULTRA Arena. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Things have reached a boiling point between Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk.

One day after Davis and Berinchyk needed to be separated from each other during their face-off on Tuesday, a similar situation arose on Wednesday, though, things got even more contentious this time around.

The animosity was ratcheted up a notch due in part to Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) claiming that Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs), who is the WBO lightweight champion, had a box of bananas and watermelon with a message written on it sent to his hotel room. Berinchyk and his team denied the claim made by Davis.

"I'm [going to] f*** you up [on] Friday," Davis said. "I don't care about none of your amateur experience, I don't care about your silver medal, I don't care about your watch or belt or none of that. I'm [going to] f*** you up [on] Friday."

Davis, who was an Olympic silver medalist in 2021, has rapidly risen through the ranks and is coming off of a second-round stoppage of Gustavo Lemos on Nov. 8. Berinchyk, who is also an Olympic silver medalist from 2012, upset the apple cart when he defeated Emanuel Navarrete by split decision on May 18 to win the WBO lightweight title, which was vacant at the time.

The stakes were already high as it was with Davis fighting for Berinchyk's belt in a loaded lightweight division. Now, with things getting personal between the two undefeated fighters, fireworks could be in store when Davis and Berinchyk clash.

Davis and Berinchyk clash on Friday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET.

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Nathaniel Marrero
NATHANIEL MARRERO

Nathaniel Marrero is a writer for the Boxing, Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Ravens On SI sites. He's also written for the Orlando Sentinel and MLB.com, and was a part of UCF's sports show, Hitting The Field. He attended UCF and graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2023. Twitter/X: Nate_Marrero