“I was a little surprised he didn’t come out,” said Davis. “But I knew he was hurt bad but he’s a fighter and he didn’t want to show it. I knew he was hurt though.”
Nelson will be in a support bout to the main event that will see undefeated superstar Terence Crawford, considered perhaps the very best of boxing, going up against Russia-born, United Kingdom-residing David Avanesyan, who comes in at 29-3-1 (17 KOs).