Haney vs Santiago

Who won Haney vs Santiago?

Devin Haney beat Alfredo Santiago Alvarez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-107, 120-107 in favor of winner Devin Haney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of KSI beating Logan Paul. Also on the undercard Billy Joe Saunders beat Marcelo Esteban Coceres for the WBO World Super Middleweight belt.

Haney vs Santiago stats

Back in November 2019, Devin Haney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 4 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Haney had a massive power advantage over Alvarez, boasting a 65% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 33%.

Devin Haney was the younger man by 4 years, at 21 years old.

Alvarez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Haney.

Both Devin Haney and Alfredo Santiago Alvarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Haney was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 months later than Alvarez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 118 more professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Alvarez's 104.

Haney vs Santiago form

Haney remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Zaur Abdullaev on September 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Antonio Moran on May 25, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Xolisani Ndongeni on January 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StageWorks of Louisiana, Shreveport.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Burgos on September 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had defeated Mason Menard on May 11, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

Haney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Haney vs Santiago start?

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

Who broadcast Haney vs Santiago?

Haney vs Santiago was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Box Office HD.

What were the odds on Haney vs Santiago?

Devin Haney was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Alfredo Santiago Alvarez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.