Ishida vs Santillan

Who won Ishida vs Santillan?

Sho Ishida beat Victor Santillan by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, June 11th, 2023, at Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Sho Ishida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Ishida vs Santillan stats

Back in June 2023, Sho Ishida stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Victor Santillan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Sho Ishida was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Ishida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan.

Sho Ishida fought out of the orthodox stance, while Victor Santillan was a southpaw.

Ishida was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 9 months later than Santillan, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 143 more professional rounds, totaling 235 compared to Santillan's 92.

Sho Ishida went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Victor Santillan was ranked number 4 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Ishida vs Santillan form

Ishida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kosei Tanaka on December 11, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at International Conference Hall, Aichi, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Israel Gonzalez on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kal Yafai on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Millennium Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Ryuichi Funai on April 17, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

He had beaten Ryuta Otsuka on December 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka.

Activity check

Ishida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ishida vs Santillan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Sumiyoshi Ward Center, Osaka, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ishida vs Santillan?

Sho Ishida was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Victor Santillan made his way into the ring at 163/100 (+160) with oddsmakers.