Understanding the confusion: Kelvin Davis, Mark Jeffers, and more!

Albright shatters Davis’ legacy, Hemp Hill surprises Jeffers, and Simpson survives Zucco’s horror in weekend mess

Ezekiel King: Nahil Albright def. Kelvin Davis

Certainly the most drama-caused fight over the weekend has come as former Keyshawn Davis for Nahill Albright returns from almost two years of layoffs to overcome Keyshawn’s eldest son Kelvin. Kelvin Davis towered over Albright and boasted a five-inch reach advantage, but rarely took advantage of it during the fight. Albright’s game plans were clear from the start. I jabed his path inside Davis’ stance and landed on my right.

In the second round it worked perfectly, bent over the big man’s knees, and the slip was dominated by the judge, but dropped him into a gust of wind. The fight gets more and more physical from that point on as Kelvin tries to bully Albright against the ropes when Kelvin comes together, but Albright manages to find space for his shot inside. All this helped severely block Davis’ attacks.

Davis has become stronger in the last three rounds and is desperate at pace, making him landing the seventh battle-high 11 punch, but the damage was done. Albright covered and injured Davis several times, making the majority decisions in enemy territory. For Davis, it was a rather horrifying result, as all of his flaws came to sacrifice his unbeaten record in his hometown. The drama that followed will also affect his brother.

Meanwhile, Albright could successfully rank professionally, knocking out undefeated prospects in a new weight class for him, setting up a rematch with former champion Keyshawn Davis.

Sean Henhill def. Mark Jeffers

Across the pond and heading towards Yorkshire, IBF #6 super middleweight candidate Mark Jeffers lost the “O” to Sean Henhill in America, despite being a pretty -1000 favorite. Jeffers pushed the pace early while Henhill was happy to sit down and pick a shot. The flip was switched in the fourth round when Henhill decided to stand on his ground and brawl with the Jeffers.

Neither fighter had a hard time landing on their men throughout the battle. As it developed, Henhill began to look more like a perfect fighter – suitable to stand and trade or give ground, showing a better breed in his shot. The Jeffers were able to land cleanly, but often at the expense of two or three punches that landed for Henhill. The fight got really tough as I wore it. Both men felt pace and damage, but once again, the Americans adapted just better.

Mark Jeffers proved to be a bit of a notebook in this fight and was hugged by a man he was planning to beat with paper. In my opinion, Jeffers isn’t leveling up the way they probably liked, so that’s a symptom of making your tires a little too long. On the other hand, for Sean Henhill, this could be a bit of a breakthrough victory as he was the best fighter he’s beaten and the division remains relatively thin.

Near miss: Callum Simpson def. Ivan Zucco

Staying in Yorkshire with a super middleweight and local hero Callum Simpson was given a bit of a terror by undefeated Italian boxer Ivan Zucco. A much bigger and better man, Simpson stepped out from the southpaw Zucco into a clean 1-2 just seconds of the contest.

Simpson tried so hard to prove it was a fluke, repeatedly pressing Zucco on the rope until the Italians repeated his feat, dropping Simpson to the left a second time. Simpson was not particularly damaged after either knockdown, but both were clean.

But that’s about where the fun stopped for Zucco as the Yorkshire man attacked him on the ropes for much of the rest of the fight. It came to the 10th end when Simpson put Zucco on the floor three times before the Italian corner left it.

Simpson managed to get a stop in front of his hometown. However, there were some really worrying signs in this fight, especially for those pursuing a fight like Hamza Shearaz. For Ivan Zucco, he far exceeded expectations, but if he ever traveled beyond the European level, I would be shocked because he was just too small and lacked the horsepower of stretches.