Yafai vs Santomauro

Who won Yafai vs Santomauro?

Galal Yafai beat Rocco Santomauro by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 98-93, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of winner Galal Yafai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Sunny Edwards for the IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Kevin Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Bantamweight belt, Peter McGrail was overcome by Jarico O’Quinn, Arturo Popoca was victorious over Carlos Mujica, Albert Gonzalez beat Alexis Eduardo Molina, Junaid Bostan defeated Gordie Russ II, and Joe McGrail was victorious over Edgar Ortiz Jr.

Yafai vs Santomauro stats

Back in December 2023, Galal Yafai stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Rocco Santomauro made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Galal Yafai was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Santomauro had a height advantage of 5 inches over Yafai.

Both Galal Yafai and Rocco Santomauro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 12 years and 3 months later than Santomauro, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 91 fewer professional rounds, totaling 43 compared to Santomauro's 134.

Galal Yafai went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at flyweight.

Yafai vs Santomauro form

Yafai remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tommy Frank on August 19, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Moises Calleros on April 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on November 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Cartagena on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had won against Carlos Vado Bautista on February 27, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Santomauro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Yafai vs Santomauro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Yafai vs Santomauro?

Yafai vs Santomauro was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Yafai vs Santomauro?

Galal Yafai was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Rocco Santomauro made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.