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Boxing Picks 2025- Denys Berinchyk vs Keyshawn Davis (Friday 14th February)

There were not many people who believed the tagline 'The Last Dance' and it is inevitable that Derek Chisora will reach a milestone in a fiftieth fight later this year.

He was a clear winner over Otto Wallin, regardless of one of the cards submitted at the end of the Twelve Rounds fought out, and the right Decision was at least made by having Chisora's hand raised.

Three cards were brought out with faces on it- Daniel Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua and it was clear from those left in attendance that the last of those made the most appeal if Derek Chisora is going to have one more big night in London.

Recent wins are not exactly strong enough to see Derek Chisora earn a World Title shot and especially not when someone like Martin Bakole has not been given opportunity, and it is important to match the veteran as well as possible.

You would not want to see him hurt and there is little doubt he has slowed down- Otto Wallin should be embarrassed with his own level of performance, but neither Dubois nor Usyk are likely to be as lacklustre, while guys like Bakole would want to make a statement and would be seriously dangerous.

For a long time Derek Chisora refused to even entertain fighting Anthony Joshua and there is a feeling that the latter is still convinced that his next fight could be against Tyson Fury.

And with that all in mind, it does feel like Chisora is going to be hard to be matched right in what 'should' be his last fight.


Queensberry announced three big fight nights for April and May as they prepare to take their Boxing cards onto DAZN, so there are some exciting times for Boxing fans coming up.

Boxxer also put together a rematch between Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron, which has the easy storyline attached to it after their Royal Rumble like premature ending to the first bout.

However, the focus for most fans is on Saturday 22nd February and the next Riyadh Season card, which is loaded right up and down the card.


We are just eight days away from that big night headlined by the Undisputed rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, but the last weekend before The Last Crescendo has some quality attached to it.

The two fight nights will be split into two threads for ease of reading, beginning with the big American card taking place in the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City.

On Saturday the attention turns to Manchester and a top Light Welterweight contest main eventing, one that could set the winner up to call themselves Interim World Champion and potentially open the door for a huge fight later in the year.



Denys Berinchyk vs Keyshawn Davis

There was some drama ahead of this World Title fight when the Challenger accused the unbeaten Champion, or someone in his team, of sending bananas and watermelons to his address, which was taken as a racist insult.

It was all threatening to boil over, but Keyshawn Davis has since apologised to Denys Berinchyk and instead laid the blame at the door of Teofimo Lopez.

Focus on winning the World Title is now the key for Davis and not worrying too much about the antics of a World Champion operating in a higher Division and The Businessman has been able to come through his bouts even as the step up in class of opponent has been presented to him.

A crushing win over Gustavo Daniel Lemos impressed, but the opponent had come in way clear of the 135 pound limit and you do have to wonder if his motivation was where it should have been for a second big opportunity in a row.

That's not of any concern to Keyshawn Davis and the victory, and manner of victory, will have given the American a huge boost in confidence as he fights in a scheduled Twelve Rounder for the first time.

It is very important to respect Denys Berinchyk, who won the vacant World Title in a tough fight against Emmanuel Navarrete.

He upset the odds on the day in a Split Decision win, but the 36 year old is not very active and this is a big step up compared with facing a World Champion moving up in weight. Prior to that win, Denys Berinchyk had beaten the likes of Yvan Mendy and Anthony Yigit, and, again, it feels like this is a considerable step up for the Champion.

No one will doubt the toughness and Berinchyk has shown he has the motor to do the full Twelve Rounds multiple times, which gives him an experience edge over the Challenger.

In saying that, Keyshawn Davis can build up the points on the scorecards and he may end up looking to manage the fight down the stretch if it begins to look unlikely that the Stoppage can be produced. There are going to be some potentially big doors opened up for Davis if he can win the World Title and he may just need the cards to do that on Valentine's Day.


There are fighters looking for breakout performances on the undercard, but also a couple of names that Top Rank have been hyping up that are looking to bounce back from recent setbacks.

Earlier in the night, Nico Ali Walsh returns in his third straight Six Rounder since his first loss of his professional career.

But on the main card there will be plenty of eyes on Jared Anderson who returns to the ring after his crushing loss to Martin Bakole last year.

He was down early and then often in that defeat and promoter Bob Arum has made it clear that the advice given to Anderson was to look at other opponents.

However, Arum has blamed the money that was on offer and he is hoping The Real Big Baby is now listening to experience and not his bank manager as the rebuild in the Heavyweight Division begins. The standard has been set by Daniel Dubois as to how a fighter can recover from a setback in a Division where opportunities can quickly be found and Jared Anderson is expected to make relatively quick work of Marios Kollias.

The Greek Heavyweight has been beaten three times as a professional and there is nothing on his resume that suggests he has been in with someone even as close to as good as Jared Anderson could potentially be.

Prior to the loss to Martin Bakole, there has been questions around Jared Anderson's focus and he is going to have to show his desire to really compete.

In reality, this looks a fight that is set for Anderson to get right and back on track and it is expected to be a relatively short night in the office.

MY PICKS: Keyshawn Davis Win by Decision/Technical Decision @ 1.91 Paddy Power (1 Unit)
Jared Anderson to Win Between 1-5 @ 1.72 Sky Bet (2 Units)

Boxing 2025: 4-13, - 8.85 Units (21 Units Staked, - 42.14% Yield)

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