Keyshawn Davis’ quest for Olympic gold is back on.
The Associated PressDavis and two fellow American boxers were awarded places in the Tokyoon Monday, allowing Davis to make an improbable return to USA Boxing five months after the touted lightweight turned professional amid conflict with the national governing body.
Although Davis still can't quite fathom how it all happened, he is overjoyed to be back in a USA Boxing uniform while the team wraps up its final training camp at its home base in a vacant department store in Colorado Springs. Initial concerns about an influx of seasoned veterans fighting amateurs have proven unfounded, and the pros headed to Tokyo are almost exclusively young prospects like Davis who got a jump on their professional careers while staying prepared for Olympic competition.
Davis has dreamed of winning a gold medal since he was a child in Virginia, and he initially decided to stick with his Olympic quest when the pandemic forced Tokyo's postponement to 2021. But Davis and his national team coaches clashed over Davis' attendance at training camps for the now-canceled Olympic qualifiers.
“We've got the team back together again,” Walsh said. “This is the team I thought I was going to have a couple of years ago, when we were planning on being one of the best teams in the Olympic Games. Davis has come back and been really enthusiastic. He's been a great team player. He's really lifted the team.”
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