Hurd vs Santana

Who won Hurd vs Santana?

Jarrett Hurd beat Francisco Santana by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 25th, 2020, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 99-90, 99-90 in favor of winner Jarrett Hurd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Danny Garcia beating Ivan Redkach. Also on the undercard Stephen Fulton defeated Arnold Khegai.

Hurd vs Santana stats

Back in January 2020, Jarrett Hurd stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Santana made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hurd had a large advantage in power over Santana, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Santana's 48%.

Jarrett Hurd was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Hurd had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santana. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jarrett Hurd and Francisco Santana fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hurd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 10 months later than Santana, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Santana's 205.

Jarrett Hurd went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Hurd vs Santana form

Hurd 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 lost to Julian Williams on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Welborn on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Erislandy Lara on April 7, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Austin Trout on October 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Tony Harrison on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Hurd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hurd vs Santana start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hurd vs Santana?

Hurd vs Santana was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Hurd vs Santana?

Jarrett Hurd was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Santana made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.