rematch of their controversial 2023 bout<\/a>, a fight Davis originally won by majority decision but was later ruled a no-contest after he tested positive for marijuana.<\/p>\nAlbright\u2019s callout came after he claimed he was attacked backstage by the Davis brothers. In his post-fight statement, he described the incident as \u201cunfortunate.\u201d Albright’s team has continued to push for a rematch, saying there\u2019s unfinished business between the two.<\/p>\n
But Keyshawn told Helwani that version of events isn\u2019t accurate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI walked in his room\u2026 [but] everything that he\u2019s saying that happened in the locker room is not true,\u201d Davis said. \u201cSecurity started running in, started breaking stuff up. We was in there for probably 10\u201315 seconds. Ain\u2019t nobody touched him. I didn\u2019t touch this man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelvin Davis also addressed the incident publicly the day after the fight, posting an apology on behalf of the brothers and denying there was a group attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of DB3, we apologize\u2026 tension was high and emotions got the best of us,\u201d Kelvin wrote. \u201cWE DIDN’T JUMP NOBODY.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDavis not training, says he needs time <\/p>\n
When asked by Helwani if he\u2019s training or preparing for a return, Davis said he hasn\u2019t thrown a punch since June.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d he answered. \u201cI still go on my runs\u2026 but as far as punching the bag and all that, it\u2019s gonna get me back in that zone that I ain\u2019t ready for.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for when fans might see him back in the ring?<\/p>\n
\u201cLike a year,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI need some time.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also confirmed the Virginia State Athletic Commission is reviewing the events of June 8 and may issue disciplinary action. \u201cThey\u2019re looking into some things\u2026 we just gotta wait on their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nOn public perception and mental health <\/p>\n
Throughout the interview, Davis reflected on the mental and emotional toll of his recent struggles. He spoke candidly about using a \u201cbarrier\u201d to hide feelings in public \u2014 a coping mechanism he says started after his loss at the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the most hurt I ever was in the public eye, and I didn\u2019t even show it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Davis also addressed how fans expected him to appear remorseful after missing weight and being pulled from the card.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you want to see somebody down?\u201d he asked. \u201cI messed up. I got to do better. But why would you want to see me down?\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he\u2019s exploring therapy and focusing on personal growth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m following God,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI\u2019m not up here trying to win nobody over\u2026 I\u2019m saying that I\u2019m wrong, and when I come out the boxing, I\u2019m going to be a better person because of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
He ended the interview by encouraging others to take mental health seriously.<\/p>\n
\u201cMental health is real. Check on your brothers, check on your sisters. Stop just asking… ‘Are you good?’ Cut that out. Have conversations, real conversations.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keyshawn Davis addresses weigh-in issues, apologizes for altercation, and plans a year-long break from boxing to focus on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-51380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}