Edwin De Los Santos is seeking his first fight since November 2023 after Keyshawn Davis was 4.3 pounds overweight last Friday, scrapping their planned title fight.

And now, De Los Santos is searching for a new promoter as well. The lightweight contender and Sampson Lewkowicz parted ways in the aftermath of the scrapped ESPN main event versus Davis, which was scheduled for last Saturday night at Scope Arena his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia.

De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) told The Ring on Friday that the split with Lewkowicz is due to “a misunderstanding on the monetary business side.” Lewkowicz told The Ring’s Keith Idec last Friday he pulled De Los Santos out of their WBO lightweight title fight for safety reasons due to the weight disparity.

The Dominican contender also missed out on his first fight since a majority-decision defeat to Shakur Stevenson in a title bout. That 19-month layoff has been extended and without the guarantee of a second consecutive title challenge.

De Los Santos emphasized during his interview with The Ring that he wanted to move forward with the Davis fight, even though he wasn’t satisfied with his portion of the financial penalty he would’ve received from Davis (13-0, 9 KOs, 1 NC).

“The amount was requested by my trainer,” De Los Santos said, referencing Humberto Betancourt. “What bothered me the most was that I was offered $50,000 to continue the fight. … My coach asked for $300,000 because Keyshawn was 4.3 pounds overweight. … I wanted to fight Keyshawn no matter the circumstances. I wanted the title.”

De Los Santos, 25, was still paid a significant, six-figure portion of his purse, but he stood to make substantially more from his full purse and Davis’ financial penalty. Lewkowicz stands by his decision.

“I believe I did him right,” Lewkowicz told The Ring’s Manouk Akopyan on Friday. “Sometimes a warrior doesn’t understand that his life could be on the line. Davis was most likely going to be around 165 pounds on the night. De Los Santos would be, at most, 147 pounds. That would be suicide.

“There was a lot of money involved, but I couldn’t take a chance for him to get hurt. Davis was so big. It looked like Davis had trained for 140 pounds. He was a cheater. Sometimes the fighter doesn’t understand that, either. Time will say I was right.”

No matter how history looks back on the situation, De Los Santos is now looking for new guidance as he navigates his promising career. He showed off his quick reflexes in the loss to Stevenson, his first on the elite level.

He is hopeful of landing another meaningful fight to showcase much more than he did against Stevenson, who won the vacant WBC lightweight by beating De Los Santos.

“I am looking for someone who can promote my career in the best way, whether it be a manager or a promoter,” De Los Santos said. “I want to show my talent and my self-belief. I just need opportunities to do it.”