Santillan vs Lawson

Who won Santillan vs Lawson?

Giovani Santillan beat Fredrick Lawson by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Giovani Santillan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Oscar Valdez for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Rafael Espinoza beat Robeisy Ramirez for the WBO World Featherweight belt, and Richard Torrez Jr defeated Isaac Munoz.

Santillan vs Lawson stats

Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Fredrick Lawson made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Giovani Santillan was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Lawson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santillan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fredrick Lawson was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Lawson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Lawson's 176.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC at welterweight.

Santillan vs Lawson form

Santillan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brian Norman Jr on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alexis Rocha on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Erick Bone on July 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Firelake Arena, Shawnee.

Before that, he had beaten Julio Luna Avila on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had defeated Jeovanis Barraza on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

Activity check

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Lawson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Lawson start?

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

Who broadcast Santillan vs Lawson?

Santillan vs Lawson was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports+.

What were the odds on Santillan vs Lawson?

Giovani Santillan was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Fredrick Lawson made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.