Edwin de Los Santos says that when he connects with one of his shots, his fight with the airy champion WBO Keyshawn Davis will “end” on the place on June 7. De los Santos (16-2, 14 KO) believes that Davis (13-0, 9 KO) will not be able to accept his power and will be destroyed.
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Keyshawn vs. De los Santos will be the main range in Norfolk, Virginia. This is the hometown of Davis. So there can be a huge crowd of over 13,000 fans. The event will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+.
From the promise of the saints
“If I connect, I don’t think the fight will continue because It will end– said Edwin de los Santos Warrior Asked what would happen to Keyshawn Davis if he lands well. “On June 7 I intend to take over this city,” said De Los Santos about a fight in the hometown of Davis in Norfolk on the scope arena.
Thanks to one power de los Santos could Koyshawn, if he landed purely as he did against Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela. I have the impression that Davis will not allow him to approach to land and will be on a bike from the opening bell. He will get many tips from his “brother” Shakur Stevenson, how to avoid de los Santos, remaining in motion and sticking to when he approaches.
“I’m not worried about the plans. I said that he would not run as Shakur did, but I’m not going to worry about it. We write him during the fight. He went out talking. He looked like he was on vacation. He wants to go on vacation. I go on and do what I do. My challenging work, you will see the results of this,” said De Los Santos.
Keyshawn was not on vacation. Suddenly he became wealthy and it changed him. It seems that since he recently became a millionaire, he stopped talking the same and seems more formal. He completely changed the way he carries himself, clearly pronouncing his words and without sounding penetrating. Not bragging about yourself as it used to be during interviews.
Keyshawna’s reluctance to engage
I almost hear a diminutive British accent, which begins to dig in a way that Americans accept their way of speaking when they receive an influx of money to become wealthy. Keyshawn became another person. This can affect his ability to fight, making him reluctant to engage like his “brother” Shakur. If Davis hesitated to become and fight, de los Santos may need to prosecute him around the ring, as he did with Stevenson in 2023. Davis would be better before he became one of Nouveau Riche.
“This is the reality. Everyone knows the skills and mobility of Shakur, distinguishes him from Keyshawn, and what he did in his fights,” said Edwin, defending his opinion that Shakur Stevenson is a technically better warrior than Keyshawn.
Davis should not upset that de los Santos thinks Shakur is a better warrior than he because it is a fact. Keyshawn is not a boxer or mover like Stevenson. We saw what Keyshawn is doing, in contacts with fighters who press. He holds, fights and uses gritty tactics. It’s great as long as he has a gentle judge who is ready to turn his head when he breaks the rules, but not all judges are like that.
“I have been studying him for a long time, but on the day of the fight we will know. We will go there and see what we have to do,” said De Los Santos about studying Keyshawn.
De los Santos should take the page out of the textbook Andy Cruz and the pressure on Keyshawn, as in four wins against him with amateurs. He fights in the same way as then. The only difference is that he fights with two divisions below his natural size, which is a welterweight.
Keyshawn should fight for 147 or 154, but he knows how challenging life would be against the killers, such as Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Constant pressure on Davis is a way if De los Santos is able to cope with the weight of 15+ pounds with which he will deal with. Keyshawn is lucky that they no longer have a disadvantage on the day of the fight, as before they were detained in the 1980s.
Mayweather support will not lend a hand
“This is good for Floyd. The modern generation that he supports, but this is nothing that will lend a hand him, because Mayweather will not give him four arms in the ring. He will not give him four legs. Mayweather will be outside, and Keyshaw will be in the ring,” said De los Santos, responding to Floyd Jr.
Mayweather will not try to change the 26-year-old Keyshawn combat style because it is already set. He cannot change the way he fights, even if Floyd Jr. He tried to make him in a copy of his style. Devin Haney has already copied the Mayweather fight approach and is perceived as one of the most lifeless warriors in the game. The last thing Davis wants to do is join him.
Shakur Stevenson has proven himself to be one of the top fighters on the planet after becoming a four-weight world champion earlier this year, and now the Newark southpaw has been called out for a unification showdown in the super-lightweight division.
Stevenson got the better of Teofimo Lopez back in January as he claimed the WBO super-lightweight title to become boxing’s third-youngest four-division world champion of all time and establish himself as one of the sport’s best pound-for-pound talents.
Since that triumph, Stevenson has remained inactive, much to the frustration of him and his fans, with his recent release from Zuffa Boxing providing hope that he could return to action in the near future.
Now, in an interview with Ring Magazinereigning WBC super-lightweight world champion Dalton Smith has shared his plans to fight at Hillsborough Stadium – home of his beloved Sheffield Wednesday Football Club – believing a unification with Stevenson to be the ideal fight for the venue.
“For me, the number one goal is [to fight at] Hillsborough [Stadium] and of course, you would have to have a big name there, a unification, but there is many options and that is for my team to decide. So, we need to sit down as a team and decide what those options are. I would just love to do Hillsborough.”
“Of course, there are no two ways about it, Shakur is the number one fighter in the division. He is obviously a four-weight world champion and, of course, he is one hell of a fighter, but I am in a position now where I can cement my own legacy and push on to be that number one.
“If I keep winning and keep bringing eyes to the sport, then I think that it is a fight that can be built and something big can come from it.”
The WBO have recently ordered negotiations between Stevenson and mandatory challenger Raymond Muratalla, which could see Smith and Stevenson potentially aligned for a summer scrap in the near-40,000 capacity Sheffield venue.
Deontay Wilder‘s return to the ring on the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua undercard has been officially announced.
The former WBC heavyweight champion was last in action back in April when he claimed a split decision victory over Derek Chisora at The O2 Arena in London.
It saw Wilder make it back to back wins after his seventh round stoppage against Tyrrell Herndon in June 2025, following a poor run of form that saw ‘The Bronze Bomber’ lose four of his last five contests before that.
Since the triumph against Chisora, Wilder had been linked to a clash with heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, but after that bout failed to materialise, it has now been confirmed that the American will meet Jai Opetaia on the Fury vs. Joshua bill next month.
OFFICIAL: Deontay Wilder vs. Jai Opetaia joins the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua card in Cardiff, Wales.
Opetaia, the cruiserweight champion, moves up to heavyweight to face Wilder, one of the biggest punchers in boxing history.
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Opetaia is a two-time IBF cruiserweight champion, but has lost the belt on both occasions outside of the ring, the latest of those coming after a dispute with the governing body earlier this year saw him stripped of the title after his signing with Zuffa Boxing.
Despite no longer holding a world title, Opetaia is still regarded as one of the best cruiserweights in the world, and after his ninth round stoppage win over Noel Mikaelian in September, he currently holds an unbeaten record of 31-0.
He will now step up to heavyweight for the clash against Wilder at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on December 11, and even though he will be heading into a new weight class, the Australian is still set to be seen as a big favourite.
A victory for Opetaia could set up a huge showdown at cruiserweight against David Benavidez in 2027, but ‘The Mexican Monster’ may also be about to turn his attention to a clash with Usyk next year, after the Ukrainian announced his plans to return to 200lbs.
Terence Crawford appears ready to talk business, yet Canelo Alvarez wanting a rematch is only part of the equation. The real hurdle sits with whether Turki Alalshikh will supply the massive purse required to draw Crawford out of retirement.
“Hurry up I don’t got forever or all day to be waiting,” Crawford posted on X.
A rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford makes almost zero financial sense unless someone is comfortable eating an astronomical deficit just for the ego trip of staging it.
Crawford walked away from their first meeting with the undisputed crown, his undefeated record intact, and an estimated $50 million. If he comes out of retirement, he expects a raise, not a pay cut, and talk has suggested he wants numbers pushing toward nine figures. But where does the return on investment come from?
If Turki saw real value in a second meeting, the contract would already be signed and announced. The hesitation tells you everything about how that first fight went over behind closed doors. Turki is a fan who wants value for his money. He pays for violence, drama, and events that generate genuine international buzz. Crawford delivered none of that.
Crawford took the check, executed a safe, low-risk game plan, and left Las Vegas with the belts while the broadcast limped across the finish line. Why would any backer voluntarily line up to pay Crawford another record sum to repeat that exact same performance? The market has moved past Crawford anyway. At 168 pounds, there are younger, hungry fighters who fight with bad intentions, bring high punch volume, and come at a fraction of Crawford’s price tag.
From a pure boxing standpoint, taking no damage and collecting an enormous check makes sense for Crawford’s retirement fund. From a promoter’s standpoint, spending tens of millions to watch a guy jab, reset, circle, and coast to a decision feels like burning money.
When an event bleeds cash, promoters usually swallow the loss if it generates fanatical public demand for a sequel. That demand does not exist. Nobody outside of Canelo’s immediate camp is clamoring to see Crawford repeat the same cautious tactical performance. Canelo wants redemption because that loss damages his commercial standing, but Canelo wanting to fix his record is not Turki’s problem to solve with another fortune.
Throw in Crawford wanting a raise on top of what he made previously, and the proposition becomes absurd. Paying more money for a fight that previously delivered tepid action, zero viral highlights, and heavy financial losses defies basic logic. Unless Turki decides he simply wants to throw away millions to grant Canelo a personal favor, the checkbook stays shut.
Crawford is notoriously low-key and uninterested in selling fights outside the ring, and Canelo never plays the villain to get fans interested. Neither fighter is going to manufacture an entertaining promotional run to convince casual fans to shell out top dollar.
Canelo can campaign for the matchup publicly, but he cannot bankroll it alone. Just because Turki funded their first bout does not ensure the same checkbook opens for an encore, particularly at the price Crawford likely demands.
Even Saudi backers have to look at the balance sheet when the opening event already carried massive overhead and likely finished well in the red. Sinking another $120 million to $150 million into combined purses for two quiet personalities who produced a tactical chess match the first time around is an easy way to burn cash.
Canelo might want the opportunity to erase the blemish on his record, especially after getting past Christian Mbilli to pick up the WBC belt again. But wanting revenge and convincing someone to lose tens of millions of dollars to stage it are entirely different realities.
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