Edwin De Los Santos revealed that he’ll challenge WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis on June 7th in his hometown. He says the contract for the fight will be sent to him today, and he’ll take it.
It’s a big step up for Keyshawn (13-0, 9 KOs) to fight the first big puncher of his career against De Los Santos because this turned Shakur Stevenson into a track star when they fought in November 2023. Shakur wanted no part of mixing it up with the big punching De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs).
The “Hustle”
Keyshawn needs to show that he can do something his friend, Shakur, could not, and that’s to stay and fight De Los Santos in the trenches. If Davis’s chin isn’t up to the task of fighting a big puncher like the southpaw, he should think twice about going through with this match because it could mess up his “businessman” hustle that he has going on.
Keyshawn said he wanted to fight Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz next after he defeated WBO light welterweight champion Denys Berinchyk last month with a fourth round knockout on February 14th. It looks like Top Rank couldn’t come through for him.
“For sure, Shakur is always my #1 for 135. No, I wouldn’t,” said Keyshawn Davis to the Danza Project when asked if he would ever fight his friend, Shakur Stevenson, who he rates at #1 at lightweight. “For sure, I’m not going to be at 135 for long. S***, I’ve been a pro for three years now.
“Hell, nah. No,” said Keyshawn when asked if the reason he doesn’t want to fight Shakur is because he feels he could beat him. ” I don’t want to fight him because I just don’t. I’m saying this because I’m just knowing. This is like the kickoff for my career.
“A lot of attention is getting on me. This is like the kickoff, the turning point. So, I got many more years to go. People aren’t going to be talking about this. This is just the beginning. I got 140 and 147, I can touch for sure,” said Keyshawn.
