Keyshawn Davis is back to defend his WBO lightweight title on Saturday, May 31, against #14 Edwin de Los Santos on ESPN. Davis, 26, will have an advantage of the hometown and fight at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The event will be shown Live on ESPN and ESPN+
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The supporter of the fight against the fight against Davis by the recently inactive and injured De Los Santos (16-2, 14 COs) was underscoring, with fans considering it as another top choice to protect their champion from being Clean selected by predators, Andy Cruz and Raymond Muratalla. While Keyshawn talked about the fight against Cruz ‘one of these days’, no one takes him seriously, because he quickly outgrows the 135 pound division.
Keyshawn Davis’ weight fighting
When weighing for the last two battles of Keyshawn, he weakened from weight loss, and as much as a fighter could drain without collapsing. He will be clearly forced to move in weight soon, which means he will never fight against Cruz, Muratalla or Abdullah Mason.
This choice of Edwin is considered a downgrade By fans of Keyshawn’s former opponent, Denys Berinchyk, whom he knocked out in the fourth round in the fourth round in the fourth round. This is the main reason why fans see Keyshawn as an A-level fighters at 135, and try to stay on top as long as he can before moving to 140 or 147.
Davis’s Shakur Stevenson Playbook
The choice of De Los Santos returned in Keyshawn, as the interest in this struggle was extremely low, and it did not help his marketability. The choice of inactive fighters who have a loss and a two -year discharge is not the smartest thing to do if you try to increase your popularity. However, it offers a look at what Davis’s career strategy is. The cautious path takes, like his ‘Brother,’ Shakur Stevenson, did when he was with the top rankings. Shakur is fighting the softest opposition before he has bail to sign with the match room.
De Los Santos, 26, was injured for the past two years and put on the shelf after his loss of Shakur Stevenson in 2023. He gave the defending artist many problems in battle but did not have the wheels to chase him around the Ring to get the W.
Some people have seen that he does not have the willingness to put himself in a position to be counteracted by Shakur. Either way, De Los Santos did not do enough in a winning battle to win.
Back as we never have gone, norfolk
#KEYSHAWNDELOSSANTOS | Jun 7 | @ESPN pic.twitter.com/mcxjbfxlnn
– Top Rankbox (@Trboxing) June 2, 2025
Of the saints promised upset
In a recent interview with Fighting typeDe Los Santos said, “If I make contact, I don’t think the fight will continue because it will end there.” He adds that his plan is to “Take that city over” (Norfolk, Davis’s hometown) Saturday night.
Peep things, keep it moving all is business.
– Keyshawn Davis (@KeyShawnavis8) 1 June 2025
Last updated on 06/02/2025
