Edwin De Los Santos isn’t as impressed by Keyshawn Davis’ recent run as much of the boxing world.

In fact, the Dominican southpaw doesn’t consider Davis even close to the best opponent of his career. That distinction, according to De Los Santos, undoubtedly belongs to Shakur Stevenson.

De Los Santos sensed Stevenson became wary of engaging with him once the unbeaten WBC lightweight champion felt his power early in their 12-round title fight 18 months ago. Stevenson’s skills are nonetheless undeniable, which is why De Los Santos anticipates a more entertaining, winnable fight versus Davis on June 7 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, Davis’ hometown.

“Obviously, he’s at a much lower level than Shakur Stevenson,” De Los Santos told The Ring. “Keyshawn has a lot of power, but in terms of boxing Shakur is on another level.”

ESPN will televise Davis-De Los Santos as its 12-round main event two weeks from Saturday night. Davis (13-0, 9 KOs, 1 NC) and De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) will fight for the WBO 135-pound championship Davis won by knocking out previously unbeaten Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk in the fourth round of their one-sided championship match February 14 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Davis, 27, is ranked second among The Ring’s lightweight contenders, one position ahead of Stevenson (23-0, 11 KOs). De Los Santos, 25, is not listed in The Ring’s top 10, primarily due to inactivity.

De Los Santos, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, will fight for the first time on June 7 since a forgettable fight with Stevenson that invited intense criticism because it consistently lacked action. Stevenson, a three-division champion from Newark, New Jersey, defeated De Los Santos by four points apiece on the cards of judges Tim Cheatham and Steve Weisfeld, both of whom scored their fight 116-112, and two points according to judge David Sutherland, who credited Stevenson with a 115-113 victory.

Davis is more mindful of offense than Stevenson, which makes De Los Santos optimistic about satisfying fans.

“I think it’ll be more interesting,” De Los Santos said, “because he’s not gonna rely on [boxing] as much as Shakur Stevenson.”

Davis, who won an Olympic silver medal in August 2021 in Tokyo, has scored back-to-back quick knockouts of Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) and Gustavo Lemos (29-2, 19 KOs). Argentina’s Lemos came in 6½ pounds overweight for their November 8 bout at Scope Arena, yet Davis insisted on moving forward with their fight and annihilated Lemos, who was stopped in the second round after Davis dropped him three times.

De Los Santos would’ve ended his long layoff sooner if not for a blood clot in his left leg that prohibited him from training for three months late last year. He returned to the gym in January and happily accepted this title shot last month.