Troy Isley W10 Tyler Howard ... In the Norfolf, Virginia co-feature, Keyshawn Davis' Olympic teammate, Troy Isley (14-0, 5 KOs), won a gritty ten-round decision over Tyler Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) in the middeweight division. Isley, from Alexandria, Virginia, picked up his third victory of 2024. The judges' scores were 99-91 (twice) and 98-92.

 

Abdullah Mason KO2 Yohan Vasquez ... Lightweight Abdullah Mason (16-0, 14 KOs) overcame his first gut check as a pro, surviving a pair of first-round knockdowns to knock out Yohan Vasquez (26-6, 21 KOs) with a left hand to the body in round two. Mason suffered a flash knockdown early in the first, then scored a knockdown of his own midway through the round. As he went for the finish, Vasquez landed a peach of a counter left hand. Mason survived the round, came out possessed in the second, and knocked out Vasquez at 1:59 of the round.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

 

Junior Welterweight Kelvin Davis (14-0, 7 KOs), fighting on his brother Keyshawn's undercard, outboxed Colombian veteran Yeis Solano (15-4, 10 KOs) en route to an eight-round unanimous decision win. Davis knocked down Solano in the closing seconds of the fight to put an exclamation point on the proceedings. The judges' scores were 80-71 and 79-72 (twice). 

 

Now fighting as a featherweight, former junior featherweight contender Raeese Aleem (21-1, 12 KOs) made a triumphant ring return, dominating Derlyn Hernandez (12-3-1, 10 KOs) over 10 rounds after a nearly 18-month layoff. Ring rust was no issue, as Aleem scored a knockdown in round five and prevailed by three scores of 100-89.

 

Virginia middleweight Austin Deanda (16-0, 10 KOs) overcame a spirited challenge from DeAundre Pettus (12-3, 7, KOs), edging out an eight-round unanimous decision by scores of 77-75 (twice) and 78-74.

 

The youngest Davis Brother, collectively dubbed DB3, Keon Davis (1-0), had a successful professional debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Jalen Moore (1-2, 1 KO) by scores of 40-36 3x. Davis hurt Moore with several shots in the fourth round, but the native of Dallas, Texas, survived to hear the final bell. 

 

Junior lightweight Robert Meriwether III (8-0, 3 KOs) picked up his fourth win of the year, turning away a tricky Eric Howard (6-3, 1 KO) over six rounds. Official scores were 60-54 and 59-55 (twice).