Santillan vs Pennington

When is Santillan vs Pennington?

Giovani Santillan will square off against Courtney Pennington on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Xander Zayas' and Abass Baraou's clash for the WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBA World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Rohan Polanco's and Christian Gomez's contest, and Euri Cedeno's and Etoundi Michel William's bout.

Santillan vs Pennington stats

Giovani Santillan steps into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Courtney Pennington will make his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Santillan has an advantage in power over Pennington, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Pennington's 41%.

Giovani Santillan is the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Giovani Santillan fights out of the southpaw stance, while Courtney Pennington is an orthodox fighter.

Santillan's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Pennington's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months earlier than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Pennington's 190.

Giovani Santillan goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Santillan vs Pennington form

Santillan has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Angel Beltran Villa on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Fredrick Lawson on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

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

He had defeated Erick Bone on July 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Firelake Arena, Shawnee.

Activity check

Santillan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 3 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What time does Santillan vs Pennington start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which is 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Santillan vs Pennington?

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