On November 16, 2023, 24-year-old Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) and 26-year-old Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC lightweight title.
Santos came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 8 days. Stevenson was on a 20-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 8 days.
Shakur Stevenson defeated Edwin De Los Santos via unanimous decision . Stevenson improves his record to 21-0, while Santos adds a loss to his record at 16-2.
On January 7, 2022, a 22-year-old Edwin De Los Santos (13-0, 12 KOs) and William Foster III met in the ring.
Santos came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days.
Edwin De Los Santos lost to William Foster III via split decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 13-1.