“This Man Tell Me Not to Call Him Out”: Keyshawn Davis Responds to Teofimo Lopez’s ‘Switching Sides’ Accusations

On the 8th of February, after seven months since his last fight against Josh Taylor, the current WBC Super-Lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez will return to the ring. In his comeback, ‘The Takeover’ will lock horns with Jamaine Ortiz with the WBO title on the line. Meanwhile, on the undercard of Lopez vs. Ortiz, Olympic Silver medalist Keyshawn Davis would face Jose Pedraza for 10 rounds.

Anyway, of late, Lopez claimed Keyshawn wanted to fight ‘The Takeover’. Although, in public, Lopez did not completely refuse to face Davis, he suggested Keyshawn win a lineal belt first. In this connection, at the press conference of Lopez vs. Ortiz, Keyshawn answered whether or not he would face ‘the Takeover’ in the ring.

Keyshawn Davis answers whether or not he will fight Teofimo Lopez

When Teofimo Lopez came across Keyshawn Davis at the UFC PI, the 9-0 boxer was eager for a photo with ‘The Takeover’. And Lopez, being the generous champion that he is, fulfilled Davis’ wish. However, after Keyshawn Davis showed interest in fighting Teofimo, the WBO Super-Lightweight champion accused the former of switching sides. In this context, at the press conference of Teofimo Lopez vs. Jamaine Ortiz, undercard fighter Keyshawn Davis responded to Lopez.

On being asked about the “chatter back-and-forth”, while Lopez concentrated on Bruce Lee’s Bee Water My Friend, Keyshawn Davis told the media that ‘The Takeover’ forbade ‘The Businessman’ to call him out after the Ortiz fight. “Just seeing things in the media. Videos and stuff like that. You know fighters like to bring up things that happen behind closed doors,” began Davis. “So, yeah I asked for a picture. But, this man did tell me not to call him out after this fight. So, you take that for what it is,” added ‘The Businessman’ who would fight Jose Pedraza on February 8th.

Anyway, despite Davis’ confrontation, ‘The Takeover’ implied he was focused on one man only, Jamaine Ortiz.

Lopez is keen on blocking the noise

Following Davis’ above-mentioned statement, in his reply, Teofimo Lopez declared that the teachings of Bruce Lee inspired him. As a result, the 26-year-old said he was “Just blocking noise. Just staying positive through it all.” “And just carrying myself as I should as a well-being man, someone who has a lot of credentials,” added Lopez. Although he did not directly comment on Davis’ statement, Lopez preferred to stay concentrated on Ortiz.

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“However, [he] knows when it comes to that ring and it’s time to lace up the gloves and be in that corner, that’s where everything defines my moment,” added ‘The Takeover’.  With that said, would have watched Lopez vs. Davis? Additionally, what do you expect from Lopez vs. Ortiz? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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