Stevenson vs Los Santos

Who won Stevenson vs Los Santos?

Shakur Stevenson beat Edwin De Los Santos by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, November 16th, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Emanuel Navarrete was victorious over Robson Conceicao for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship, Troy Isley beat Vladimir Hernandez, Brian Norman Jr defeated Quinton Randall, and Abdullah Mason was victorious over Jose Cardenas.

Stevenson vs Los Santos stats

Back in November 2023, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Edwin De Los Santos made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Shakur Stevenson was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stevenson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos fought out of a southpaw stance.

Stevenson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 97 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Santos' 60.

Shakur Stevenson went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at lightweight.

Edwin De Los Santos was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 12 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Stevenson vs Los Santos form

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Robson Conceicao on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Valdez on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jamel Herring on October 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

He had won against Jeremia Nakathila on June 12, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Santos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joseph Adorno on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Valenzuela on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luis Acosta on March 11, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood.

Before that, he had been beaten by William Foster III on January 7, 2022, by split decision in their 8 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had won against Marco Acevedo on May 15, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gimnasio Estancio, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shakur Stevenson had been fighting more than Edwin De Los Santos.

Going into this contest, Shakur Stevenson had last fought 7 months and 8 days ago, while Edwin De Los Santos' last outing had been 4 months and 8 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Los Santos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Los Santos?

The ESPN show began at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 1:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Los Santos?

Shakur Stevenson was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Edwin De Los Santos made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.