Forward of their WBO light-weight title combat this weekend, Denys Berinchyk has been accused of travelling to the room of opponent, Keyshawn Davis within the days forward of their conflict — inserting a parcel containing bananas and watermelon on his doorstep, which has been described as a racial incident by the challenger.
Berinchyk, the present undisputed WBO light-weight champion, returns to motion within the first protection of his divisional crown this weekend in New York, taking up the unbeaten Olympic silver medal winner, Davis within the pair’s grudge combat in ‘The Big Apple’.
Keyshawn Davis accuses Denys Berinchyk of inserting racist package deal on his doorstep
And showing at a pre-fight press convention this night, Davis confronting Berinchyk over a package deal which was left by his entrance door — accusing him of inserting it there, which containing a punet of bananas and watermelon, in a racially motivated barb.
“I want to address the fact that this guy (Denys Berinchyk) came to America to give me bananas and watermelon with a note on it,” Keyshawn Davis mentioned at this night’s press convention. “It’s unprofessional, and I really feel prefer it’s racist, and also you simply made this combat somewhat extra private.
Y’all heard what I mentioned. This man introduced a field of bananas and a watermelon,” Keyshawn Davis continued. “He brought a box of bananas and a watermelon to America to get to my room, to bring to my room, and I just, I took it as racist.”
Boasting an unbeaten 12-0(1) skilled profession forward of his WBO light-weight title cost, final day out, Davis landed a second spherical knockout win over Gustavo Daniel Lemos to retain the WBO inter-continental light-weight crown, and win the IBF inter-continental belt.
As for the 19-0 Ukrainian puncher, Berinchyk the man Olympic silver medalist has turned in 9 profession knockout victories, and gained the WBO light-weight title again in Could with a break up choice win over the course of twelve rounds in opposition to Emanuel Navarrete.
Again in 2021, Berinchyk managed to show in a retirement knockout win over former UFC featherweight and BKFC (Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship) star, Artem Lobov in a naked knuckle boxing match in Kyiv, Ukraine.