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.
Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.
The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.
Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.
Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.
Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.
He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.
Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.
“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”
While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.
In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.
While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.
Former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has been left between a rock and a hard place afterhis promotional contract with Zuffa Boxing has been terminated.
The Ukrainian dethroned long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in 2018, scoring an 11th-round stoppage that left his opponent with a brain injury.
Gvozdyk then made a WBC title defence before losing to Artur Beterbievwho extended his ruthless surge with a 10th-round finish in their 2019 encounter.
Since that defeat, ‘The Nail’ suffered a unanimous decision loss to David Benavidez in 2024, before entering a perceived 50/50 contest against Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic in February.
With both making their Zuffa debut, the two veterans delivered a thrilling battle in which Gvozdyk scored two knockdowns and had built a sizable lead.
In round seven, though, the 39-year-old found himself on the canvas and was ultimately stopped on his feet after getting dropped a second time.
Given his overall performance, one would suspect he had done enough to justify another meaningful opportunity, yet Gvozdyk has since told vRINGe that he will no longer be fighting under the Zuffa banner.
“They terminated the contract in February after a loss. That is, every promoter has the option that if a boxer loses, they have the right to terminate the contract. That’s exactly what they did. After the fight, everyone was saying how great it was. That everything was great. I rested. I started preparing as planned – somewhere around May. And then, around April, they told me I’d received an email terminating the contract.”
This is because his contract has been terminated, while Kalajdzic’s next outing with Dana White’s promotional outfit is confirmed for September 26 against Craig Richards.
As for Gvozdyk, it is difficult to predict what will come next but, at the age of 39, one would suspect that he is close to hanging up the gloves.
Still, he could hardly have been happy to part ways with Zuffa, which also terminated its contract with Robert Meriwether following his defeat to Tony Hirsch Jr in April.
Former British champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Price has assessed whether his countryman, Conor Bennpossesses the necessary hand speed to defeat Ryan Garcia.
The two welterweights will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.
It was arguably a career-best performance that saw him dethrone Mario Barrios in February, scoring a first-round knockdown before winning a wide unanimous decision.
But despite coming off this dominant display, Garcia was far less impressive when he returned from a year-long doping ban and lost on points to Rolando Romero in May 2025.
Still, many would argue that the 28-year-old has shown signs of world-class quality, while Benn remains glaringly unproven at the top level.
The 29-year-old has also not fought at 147lbs since 2022, with his last two outings resulting in unanimous decision victories over faded versions of Chris Eubank Jr and Regis Prograis.
Against Eubank, in particular, Benn’s speed seemed a key factor in their two middleweight encounters last year, despite him suffering a points defeat the first time around.
As he approaches this welterweight contest against Garcia, though, former heavyweight contender Price has told The Smith Brothers that he sees Benn contending with an unfamiliar disadvantage.
“I think I [favour Garcia]. Conor Benn’s got great hand speed, but I think [Garcia’s] hand speed could make the difference in the fight.”
Like Garcia, Benn tested positive for a banned substance – clomifene – and was eventually removed from his cancelled 2022 encounter with Eubank.
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