Davis names Benn as first target at 147 while preparing for Nahir Albright rematch
Keyshawn Davis says he wants Conor Benn as his first opponent at 147 and predicts a stoppage. The former lightweight made the comments while preparing for his May 16 rematch with Nahir Albright.
“I will stop Conor Benn. I guarantee I will stop him. It’s easy money. You know what I’m saying? So I would love to fight Conor Benn,” said Keyshawn to InsideRingShow. “When I move up, I would love to fight Conor Benn or Devin Haney, but give me Conor Benn. I will stop him for sure.”
The former WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn, 27, living up to “The Businessman” persona by trying to bypass the “internship” phase of the welterweight division.
While Davis is looking for the golden ticket, the 147-pound division is currently a shark tank of high-risk, low-reward contenders who actually hold the keys to the weight class.
If Davis wants to be taken seriously as a welterweight threat rather than a weight-climbing tourist, these are the types of hurdles he’s currently sidestepping: Shakhram Giyasov, Brian Norman Jr., and Jack Catterall.
By fixating on Benn and Haney, Keyshawn is looking for “event” fights, matchups that sell tickets and pay well regardless of the rankings. However, there is a massive difference between being a star and being the top dog.
Without those wins over the young killers, his guarantees of a stoppage feel more like promotional theater than a sports reality.
The odds of this fight happening anytime soon are incredibly slim. From a logistical and promotional standpoint, there are several massive roadblocks that Keyshawn is conveniently ignoring in his “Business” plan.
The landscape changed significantly in early 2026 when Conor Benn left Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to sign with Zuffa Boxing. While Keyshawn is a Top Rank fighter, the cross-promotional hurdles between Top Rank and the new Zuffa Boxing venture are untested and likely complicated.
Benn is being positioned as a marquee attraction for Zuffa’s expansion, and they aren’t going to risk their lottery ticket against a high-skill, low-reward lightweight like Davis without a massive payout.
Despite Keyshawn’s talk, he is still campaigning at 140 pounds. He has a rematch with Nahir Albright on May 16 in Norfolk, and while he says he’s moving up, he hasn’t even established himself as the man at junior welterweight yet.
Meanwhile, Benn has been moving between welterweight and middleweight, having just come off a physical battle with Regis Prograis and two high-profile fights with Chris Eubank Jr. The physical gap is much wider than Keyshawn’s “T-Rex arms” comments suggest.