Edwin De Los Santos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dominican |
| Born | 7 October 1999 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | Lightweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Win by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 2 |
Edwin De Los Santos is a Dominican professional boxer who currently competes at lightweight. De Los Santos is also well-known for his punching power, possessing an 88% KO-to-win ratio. He possesses a notable knockout win over future light-welterweight world champion José Valenzuela.
Amateur career
According to De Los Santos, he only lost 12 times in over 100 fights. He also said he traveled the world as part of the Dominican Republican national team.[1]
Professional career
After winning the first 13 fights of his career all in his native Dominican Republic, De Los Santos made his U.S. debut at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He faced unbeaten American William Foster III. Despite starting off strong, Foster turned the fight around and hurt De Los Santos in the final round. Two judges scored the fight in Foster's favor, handing De Los Santos his first defeat by split decision.[2] De Los Santos rebounded with a second-round stoppage against unbeaten Luis Acosta. He then faced highly touted unbeaten José Valenzuela on the undercard of Andy Ruiz vs. Luis Ortiz. De Los Santos recovered from a first-round knockdown to knock Valenzuela down in the second and third rounds for a shock third-round stoppage win.[3]
De Los Santos vs Stevenson
After Devin Haney announced he was vacating his belts, De Los Santos faced two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on November 16, 2023. In what was a remarkably inactive fight, De Los Santos lost by unanimous decision, resulting in Stevenson becoming a three-weight world champion.[4]
Canceled Bout vs. Keyshawn Davis
After more than a year of inactivity, De Los Santos was scheduled to face WBO lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 7, 2025.[5][6] After failing to make the correct weight limit, Davis was stripped of the title, meaning only De Los Santos was eligible to win it.[7] Subsequently, the two sides entered a lengthy negotiation in an effort to keep the main event intact. The fight was ultimately canceled after the two sides couldn't come to an agreement.[8]
Professional boxing record
| 19 fights | 17 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Eliot Chavez | TKO | 1 (8), 0:45 | 13 Dec 2025 | Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Shakur Stevenson | UD | 12 | 16 Nov 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | For vacant WBC lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Joseph Adorno | UD | 10 | 8 Jul 2023 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | José Valenzuela | KO | 3 (10), 1:08 | 4 Sep 2022 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angelas, California, US | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Luis Acosta | KO | 2 (8), 0:48 | Mar 11 2022 | Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood, South Dakota, US | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | William Foster III | SD | 8 | 7 Jan 2022 | Caribe Royal Casino, Orlando, Florida, US | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Marco Acevedo | TKO | 3 (8), 1:25 | 15 May 2021 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Luis Montana Alvarez | TKO | 1 (10), 2:43 | 13 Mar 2021 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Pedro Verdu | KO | 2 (8), 0:45 | 16 Dec 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Juan Alberto Garcia Perez | TKO | 1 (9), 1:02 | 22 Feb 2020 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Andres Bens Zapata | TKO | 1 (8) | 12 Oct 2019 2:43 | Nagua, Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Antoni Armas | TKO | 1 (9), 0:52 | 25 May 2019 | Yamasa, Dominican Republic | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jonatan Mariano | KO | 1 (6), 0:52 | 27 Apr 2019 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Francisco Contreras Lopez | UD | 6 | 16 Mar 2019 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Manuel Botis | KO | 1 (6), 0:35 | 30 Nov 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Hector Nivar | KO | 2 (4), 2:16 | 9 Nov 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ray Acosta Olivero | TKO | 2 (4), 1:10 | 6 Oct 2018 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Carlos Antigua | TKO | 2 (4), 2:41 | 30 Aug 2018 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Vidal Sanchez | KO | 2 (4), 1:50 | 25 Aug 2018 | San Ignacio de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic |
References
- ^ "New Faces: Edwin de los Santos". Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "William Foster III Defeats Edwin De Los Santos By Split Decision In 'ShoBox' Opener Of 2022". boxingscene.com. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "REPLACEMENT FOE EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS SHOCKS JOSE VALENZUELA, SCORES THIRD ROUND TKO". ringtv.com. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Shakur Stevenson beats Edwin De Los Santos to become three-division world champion". bbc.com. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Keyshawn Davis Will Fight Edwin De Los Santos For The WBO Lightweight Title". Yardbarker. 17 April 2025.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (18 April 2025). "Keyshawn Davis vs Edwin De Los Santos confirmed for June in Norfolk, Virginia". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ "Keyshawn Davis blows weight by four pounds, will move up to 140 after this fight". Boxing Scene. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ Hale, Andreas (6 June 2025). "Keyshawn Davis' fight with Edwin De Los Santos called off". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.