Keyshawn Davis has risen to the top of the boxing world in no time at all. He has revealed himself to be a sensation inside the squared circle, and experts predict he will dominate the lightweight division in the years to come. On February 14, he will enter the biggest fight of his career against Denys Berinchyk for Berinchyk’s WBO lightweight title. While everyone will be celebrating Valentine’s Day, ‘The Businessman’ might pick up his first world title in front of a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden Theater. It is insane to think that he made his debut just four years ago.

We all know about his skills inside the squared circle. However, when it comes to information about his private life, it has been non-existent. Does the Norfolk native have a valentine to celebrate his title victory on the most romantic day of the year? Or at this point in his career, commitment only means training camps and the boxing ring? Let us take a look.

Keshawn Davis’ wife/girlfriend and kids

Despite flaunting his professional accolades and his unparalleled business acumen, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist guards his personal life with an air of impenetrable secrecy, especially his romantic life. In a week, when everyone flexes their love life, Davis fills his Instagram feed with his training montages. He relentlessly promotes his upcoming fights, hyping everyone up. People know him as ‘The Businessman’ for a reason, after all.

He often collaborates with fellow boxers, but there is not even a mention of a romantic partner. There is not even a single report or rumor suggesting that the Norfolk native is involved in a romantic relationship. However, what we do know is, he has a son from his relationship with a mystery girl. Born on 1st September 2024, Baby Keyshawn even accompanied his father on stage during the press for the Gustavo Lemos fight in November, where the proud father showed off his infant son to the scores of media and journalists gathered at the venue. Since then, Keyshawn Davis has posted several pictures of his son on his Instagram.

However, being a father at just 25 and in the prime of his career, he chooses to diligently split his time between training camps and taking care of his son. As Keyshawn Davis tries to his win his first world title, one group of people will definitely be cheering for him, ringside. Who? His family.

Keshawn Davis’ early life and background

Keyshawn Davis was born on February 27, 1999, in Norfolk, Virginia. His mother, Wanda Davis, who is originally from Long Island, New York, pushed him and his brothers, Kelvin and Keon Davis, into a nearby boxing gym, at a very early age. She thought of sports as a haven that would keep her children out of trouble. Well, that move proved to be the right choice as it laid the foundation for Davis and his brother’s boxing career. With each extra day in the gym, the brothers’ love for the sport grew and the boxing world today knows the trio as DB3. The 12-0 boxer is also an elder brother to two sisters, Shante Davis and Shanice Davis.

It was a tough childhood as the family was struck by poverty. Yet Wanda never let her son miss anything and did everyone she could. Davis had to separate from his mother when he moved to Alexandria to train under famed boxing coach Kay Koroma. The anxiety of being separated from his family turned into anger that used to come out whenever he entered the squared circle. For him, the bell meant he could release all his pressure.

Things got so bad that the school even hospitalized him in a facility. However, that also became a wake-up call for him as he started to trust his new reality. After spending a week in the facility in Alexandria, Keyshawn Davis came out a new man. He enrolled himself into therapy and hurled himself into boxing.

The trio’s amateur boxing career took flight when all three of them competed on the same card in Norfolk, 12 years ago. Norfolk’s own legendary boxer and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Pernell Whitaker personally blessed the event. The whole crowd looked at nothing but Whitaker while the legend’s eyes remained fixed on Keyshawn Davis, who was 13 years old at the time. The star boxer of the Davis family impressed the legend so much that he took him under his wing three years later. The pair started training in a makeshift garage gym of Whitaker’s friend. However, the partnership lasted only three weeks as Norfolk’s rising star was called up to USA Boxing’s training center in Colorado Springs to work alongside Shakur Stevenson.

His training spell with the WBC lightweight champion was fruitful, and he learned a lot of things. Davis finally earned his spot on the USA Olympic team four years later in 2020, after much hard work.

Twelve years ago, Keyshawn Davis dreamed of performing in front of a packed house at the Scope Arena. He achieved that in November. Now, on February 14th, he will surpass that dream by stepping into the ring in one of the world’s most iconic venues, with his family and loved ones cheering him on.

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