Santillan vs Baraou

Who won Santillan vs Baraou?

Abass Baraou beat Giovani Santillan by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, September 11th, 2026, at Frontwave Arena, Oceanside.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Abass Baraou.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Also on the undercard Luis Alberto Lopez was victorious over Daniel Lugo, Dominic Valle beat Francois Scarboro Jr, and Hebert Conceicao defeated Jose de Jesus Adame Chio.

Santillan vs Baraou stats

Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abass Baraou made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Baraou had a slight advantage in power over Santillan, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Santillan's 51%.

Giovani Santillan was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Baraou had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Abass Baraou was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Baraou, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 207 compared to Baraou's 153.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Abass Baraou was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Santillan vs Baraou form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Courtney Pennington on January 31, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had won against Angel Beltran Villa on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fredrick Lawson on December 7, 2024, by retirement in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Alexis Rocha on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Abass Baraou had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Xander Zayas on January 31, 2026, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had won against Yoenis Tellez on August 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Macaulay McGowan on June 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Sam Eggington on March 1, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Telford International Centre, Telford.

He had won against Hugo Noriega on December 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abass Baraou had been fighting more than Giovani Santillan.

Going into this contest, Giovani Santillan had last fought 7 months and 11 days ago, while Abass Baraou's last outing had been 7 months and 11 days ago.

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Baraou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Baraou start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs Baraou?

The ProBox TV US show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Santillan vs Baraou?

Giovani Santillan was a 29/10 (+290) underdog going into the contest, while Abass Baraou made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.