Story by (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS)Jami Frankenberry, The Virginian-PilotFri, December 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM UTC·2 min readNorfolk’s Keyshawn Davis will return to the boxing ring next month at Madison Square Garden — his first fight since a hometown title bout unraveled at Scope and spurred Davis to announce a break from the sport. Davis will fight former world title challenger Jamaine Ortiz at MSG in New York City on Jan. 31 in a 12-round junior welterweight match. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDavis (13-0 with nine knockouts) was stripped of his World Boxing Organization lightweight championship belt June 7 after he missed weight for his scheduled match at Scope against Edwin De Los Santos. The next day, the card that included Davis’ two brothers went on without Davis, but it was marred by a post-fight scuffle involving Keyshawn and Keon Davis after Kelvin Davis’ first professional loss. Two months later, Keyshawn Davis announced he was taking a break from boxing and apologized to his hometown.“I hate what happened, but what happened is going to change me,” Davis, 26, said during an August interview on “The Ariel Helwani Show.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“To Norfolk, to my town, like, y’all know how much I love y’all,” Davis said. “Y’all know how much I put y’all on a pedestal, so for me to act out that way … on the same week that the state and the city gave me an award.