LOS ANGELES – Keyshawn Davis took several weeks to choose his path to boxing stardom after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the top professional prospect on the U.S. Olympic qualification team was suddenly facing nearly a year without an amateur fight that mattered.
He could wait 16 months for his shot at gold in Tokyo, or he could accept one of several lucrative offers to begin his professional career immediately.
When Davis began his deliberation, the 21-year-old lightweight was leaning toward the pros. After speaking to family, coaches and his fellow fighters, he decided to keep his Olympic flame burning. “It’s just hard to say no to the Olympics,” Davis said from his home in Virginia. “That’s like