Nahir Albright always wanted a rematch with Keyshawn Davis after losing a majority decision to the eventual lightweight champion in October 2023.

Albright settled for a fight with Davis’ undefeated, older brother, Kelvin Davis on June 7. Keyshawn Davis assured Albright that he is about to suffer a second loss to one of the Davis brothers when they square off in a 10-round junior welterweight fight on the Keyshawn Davis-Edwin De Los Santos undercard at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, Davis’ hometown.

“Honestly, bro, Kelvin is just a whole different fighter,” Keyshawn Davis told The Ring. “If y’all can see what I’m seeing [in the gym], y’all gonna be like, ‘Wow!’ But the great part about it is y’all can just see on fight night, on June 7th. And I just feel like Kelvin’s about to shock the world right now.”

Albright (16-2, 7 KOs, 1 NC), of Sicklerville, New Jersey, hasn’t fought in the 19 months since his close loss to Davis at Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas. He represents a step up in opposition for Kelvin Davis (15-0, 8 KOs), who knocked out an opponent, Mexican journeyman Jose Marruffo, with a record below .500 in his last fight (15-16-2, 2 KOs).

Keyshawn Davis has seen championship-caliber development during this camp, though, from his 28-year-old brother, a 6-foot-1 southpaw who is trained by Brian McIntyre, most known for his work with Terence Crawford.

“He’s fighting for a [regional] title, so he’s gonna be at least top 10,” Keyshawn Davis said. “He might be even more than top 10, so Kelvin’s about to kick down the door for himself. He about to show the 140 division that it’s a new guy there that y’all been sleeping on. I just can’t wait till he show the world, for real.”

Albright pushed Keyshawn Davis in a competitive contest Davis won on two scorecards (97-93, 96-94, 95-95). The result of the Keyshawn Davis-Albright bout was changed to a no-contest because Davis tested positive for marijuana, a banned substance according to the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation’s guidelines.

Keyshawn Davis (13-0, 9 KOs, 1 NC) elevated himself to the elite level of the lightweight division following the Albright bout. He pummeled previously unbeaten Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) on his way to a fourth-round knockout and won the WBO lightweight title in his last fight February 14 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

ESPN will televise the 2021 Olympic silver medalist’s first title defense versus De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) as the main event of a doubleheader June 7. Keyshawn and Kelvin have sparred with each other during this training camp because the Dominican Republic’s De Los Santos is a southpaw and Albright is a right-handed opponent.

“This camp Kelvin is just so locked in and so different, because he just know what he got to look forward to,” Keyshawn Davis said. “And when he go out there and put on a dominant performance, after something like this the sky’s the limit for him. He’ll have a [regional] title. Now he can at least start contending to get to that strap.”