VS
Jul 29 2023
Saturday

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

12 round contest @ Bantamweight
42-7-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 113-115
  • 112-116
  • 112-116
UD 12
27-3-5

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Belts on The Line

WBC World Bantamweight Championship

The tape

40
Age
27
5' 5" / 166 cm
Height
5' 3" / 159 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
65.4" / 166 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOKOKOUDKO
Form
RTDUDUDMDKO
42
Wins
27
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
7
Loses
3
0
Draws
5
2001
Debut
2012

Tape rankings @ Bantamweight

3
The Ring
5
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WBA
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1
WBC
3
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WBO
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IBF
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Nonito Donaire vs Alejandro Santiago report


Who won Donaire vs Santiago?

Alejandro Santiago beat Nonito Donaire by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Alejandro Santiago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr losing to Terence Crawford for the IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Giovanni Cabrera, and Yoenis Tellez defeated Sergio Garcia.

Donaire vs Santiago stats

Back in July 2023, Nonito Donaire stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws.

Alejandro Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws.

Nonito Donaire was the older man by 13 years, at 40 years old.

Donaire had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santiago. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Nonito Donaire and Alejandro Santiago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Donaire was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 11 years and 9 months earlier than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 88 more professional rounds, totaling 311 compared to Santiago's 223.

Nonito Donaire went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Alejandro Santiago was ranked number 3 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Donaire vs Santiago form

Nonito Donaire had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on June 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight, WBA Super World Bantamweight and IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Reymart Gaballo on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nordine Oubaali on May 29, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had beaten Stephon Young on April 27, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Cajun Dome, Louisiana, United States.

Alejandro Santiago had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Antonio Nieves on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Gary Antonio Russell on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jerwin Ancajas on September 28, 2018, by split draw in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, California.

Before that, he had drawn with Jose Martinez on March 24, 2018, by split draw at Complejo Ferial, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

He had defeated David Godinez on December 8, 2017, by knockout at Gimnasio Independencia, Baja California, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nonito Donaire had been fighting more than Alejandro Santiago.

Going into this contest, Nonito Donaire had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 22 days ago, while Alejandro Santiago's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Donaire's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Santiago's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Donaire vs Santiago start?

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

Who broadcast Donaire vs Santiago?

Donaire vs Santiago was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TNT Sports Box Office.

What were the odds on Donaire vs Santiago?

Nonito Donaire was a 7/10 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Alejandro Santiago made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+140) with oddsmakers.

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