Valenzuela vs Santos II

Who won Valenzuela vs Santos II?

Jose Valenzuela beat Edwin De Los Santos by knockout in the 2nd round on Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Omar Trinidad was victorious over Jerwin Ancajas, and Cain Sandoval beat Brandun Lee.

Valenzuela vs Santos II stats

Jose Valenzuela stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edwin De Los Santos made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Santos had a large advantage in power over Valenzuela, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela's 60%.

Jose Valenzuela was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Jose Valenzuela fought out of the orthodox stance, while Edwin De Los Santos was a southpaw.

Valenzuela's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Santos', having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 28 days later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 97 compared to Santos' 63.

Jose Valenzuela went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at lightweight.

Valenzuela vs Santos II form

Valenzuela had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Diego Torres on February 1, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gary Antuanne Russell on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had lost to Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Eliot Chavez on December 13, 2025, by knockout in the 8th round in Dominican Republic.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joseph Adorno on July 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

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

He had defeated Luis Acosta on March 11, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, Deadwood.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jose Valenzuela had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Edwin De Los Santos' last outing had been 6 months and 15 days ago.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Santos II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Santos II?

The Paramount+ show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card started at 11:55 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Valenzuela vs Santos II?

Jose Valenzuela was a 2/3 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Edwin De Los Santos made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.