As fight night approaches at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on February 14, Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk’s rivalry has intensified. At Wednesday’s final press conference held by Davis he raised an incident wherein bananas and watermelons were sent directly to his hotel room without his knowledge, labeling this action an attack against his cultural heritage and calling it racist. Davis suspects Berinchyk and his team may have been behind it and has expressed his intention of winning by knockout against this Ukrainian champion as revenge.
Berinchyk denied any involvement with this incident through his translator in a press conference held shortly thereafter, asserting, “Denys doesn’t know anything about all this stuff. He doesn’t send anything and doesn’t know anything.
Controversy surrounding Davis has intensified during Black History Month, adding another level of tension leading up to their bout this Saturday night. He plans on using this chance at dethroning Berinchyk for WBO lightweight title by beating Berinchyk for it in one decisive encounter.