Keyshawn Davis was extended the ten-round distance for the second straight fight, this time in his closest fight to date.

The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist for the U.S. rode an early lead all the way to the finish line in a majority decision over Nahir Albright in their lightweight bout. Davis won by scores of 96-94 and 97-93 to override a 95-95 tally in their ESPN-televised co-feature Saturday evening at Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas.

Davis enjoyed early success with his right hand, which forced Albright to box from the outside and often come up short with his own offense. Both boxers were warned for throwing and landing well after the bell in the opening round, a sequence initiated by Albright to which Davis responded in an effort to defend himself at all times.

The strategy held up through the first three rounds, while Albright sought a way to close the gap without getting caught on the way inside. The moderately paced boxing match saw Davis bounce on his toes early in round four. Philadelphia’s Albright continued to reach with his punches, to which Davis would counter with right hands over the top. A straight right by Davis buckled the knees of Albright inside the final 30 seconds of the round.

Davis loaded up on his jab in round five but still found time to catch and shoot his right hand. Albright failed to land anything of consequence and was warned to keep it clean after an excessive clinch late in the round.

A final warning was issued by referee James Green when Albright lifted Davis off the canvas early in round six. Davis playfully kicked his legs in the air and shrugged off the matter, then proceeded to play defense to never allow Albright to fire off his punches.

The same trend carried over into the second half of the fight. Davis boxed and used subtle movement to disallow Albright to set his feet and punch. Albright complained of compromised vision in his corner prior to the start of round seven but was sent back out where he did his best to force an inside fight.

Davis had Albright hurt late in round eight but got caught in the closing seconds by an Albright right. He briefly clinched just before the bell, after which point Albright lunged forward and pinned Davis against the ropes before the two were separated.

The late round success by Albright was an isolated moment. Davis took the lead in the ninth and made a point to sit down on his punches. Albright pushed forward but was picked off by right hands and left hooks at close range.

Albright flurried late in the fight but it was just enough to make Davis sweat out the final decision. He snapped a two-fight win streak—both in upset victories—with the defeat as he fell to 16-3 (7KOs). He entered the fight on the heels of an eight-round, majority decision over Karlos Balderas on July 28 for his second straight win after a ten-round defeat to Jamaine Ortiz last February.

Davis advanced to 10-0 (6KOs) with his second consecutive ten-round decision victory. He went the full distance in a ten-round shutout of Francesco Patera on July 22 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, less than four months after a ninth-round stoppage of former title challenger Anthony Yigit in April.

There were talks of Davis landing on Top Rank’s December 9 ESPN show headlined by the Robeisy Ramirez-Rafael Espinoza WBO featherweight title fight in South Florida. The opponent is not yet finalized, though former two-division titlist Jose Pedraza is the preferred target if he is able to come down in weight.

Headlining the show, Kazakhstan’s Janibek Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9KOs) meets Germany’s Vincenzo Gualtieiri in a WBO/IBF middleweight unification bout.

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox