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NEW YORK – Kelvin Davis didn’t even need 90 seconds to end his four-round fight against Phillip Carmouche on Saturday night.
Davis recorded two knockdowns and stopped Carmouche just 1:17 into their welterweight bout on the Edgar Berlanga-Steve Rolls undercard at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Davis, a junior welterweight prospect from Norfolk, Virginia, improved to 4-0 and recorded his third knockout.
Las Vegas’ Carmouche slipped to 2-3 and lost by first-round technical knockout for the second time in five professional fights.
The taller, rangier Davis, a southpaw, connected with a straight left hand that made Carmouche’s left glove touch the canvas just 25 seconds into their fight. That counted as a knockdown.
Another left hand by Davis made Carmouche fall into the ropes with 1:47 to go in the opening round. Referee Eric Dali quickly stepped in between them and stopped the fight.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.