Keyshawn Davis stripped of WBO lightweight title after missing weight, Edwin De Los Santos fight canceled
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Davis lost his title on the scale when he came in more than four pounds overweight
Keyshawn Davis' run as WBO lightweight champion has ended without Davis making it to the ring for his first defense. Davis badly missed weight on Friday, leading to him being stripped of his title ahead of Saturday's planned fight with Edwin De Los Santos. Not only was Davis stripped of his title, but ESPN's Andreas Hale reported that the fight has been canceled entirely after the two sides failed to negotiate an agreement after the weight issues.
Davis weighed in at 139.3 pounds, missing the 135-pound limit by a whopping 4.3 pounds. De Los Santos weighed in at 134.7, leaving him eligible to win the belt had he pulled off an upset of Davis on Saturday.
The card, which will air on ESPN and ESPN+, will move forward with Abdullah Mason vs. Jeremia Nakathila as the main event. Mason is a blue-chip prospect with a record of 18-0 with 16 knockouts. Nakathila is Mason's best test to date, having shared the ring with talented fighters such as Shakur Stevenson (L - UD), Miguel Berchelt (W - TKO6), Raymond Muratalla (L - TKO2), and Ernesto Mercado (L - KO2).
