Who won Hurd vs Santana?
Jarrett Hurd beat Francisco Santana by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 25th January 2020 at Barclays Center in 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 the way of knock out.
Francisco Santana made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 7 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Hurd had a large advantage in power over Santana, boosting at 70% knock out percentage over Santana's 48%.
Jarrett Hurd was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.
Hurd had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santana. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Jarrett Hurd & Francisco Santana fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hurd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 10 months later than Santana, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 156 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 11th May 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.
Previous to that, he had defeated Jason Welborn on 1st December 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 beat Erislandy Lara on 7th April 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 14th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
He had beat Tony Harrison on 25th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Santana made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.
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