One more to go for Alexandria, VA light-welterweight Keyshawn Davis. Davis won his semifinal bout Friday at the 2019 Elite Men's World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia by defeating 2017 World Championship Bronze medalist and 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Hovhannes Bachkov of Armenia by a 4-1 score.
Davis will face Andy Cruz of Cuba in the Gold Medal bout on Saturday. The two have met before -- in the finals of the Pan American Games qualifier in April and the Pan American Games in July.
Regardless of what happens during the final bout, Davis has made USA Boxing history by being the first lightweight boxer to win a medal at the Elite Men's World Championships in 26 years. The last lightweight to win a medal was Larry Nicholson. Davis is only the fourth boxer in USA history to win a medal in the lightweight division, joining Nicholson, Tonga McClain, and the late Pernell Whitaker. Should Davis win on Saturday, he would be the first American lightweight boxer to win a gold medal at these championships.
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