Magdaleno vs Santos

Who won Magdaleno vs Santos?

Jessie Magdaleno beat Adeilson Dos Santos by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at StubHub Center in Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was for the WBO super bantamweight championship of the world.

Magdaleno vs Santos stats

Jessie Magdaleno stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Adeilson Dos Santos made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Santos had a slight advantage in power over Magdaleno, with a 78% knock out percentage over Magdaleno's 71%.

Jessie Magdaleno was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Jessie Magdaleno fought out of the southpaw stance, while Adeilson Dos Santos was an orthodox fighter.

Magdaleno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 161 to Santos' 112.

Adeilson Dos Santos was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Magdaleno vs Santos form

Magdaleno had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Nonito Donaire on 5th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Rey Perez on 20th February 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vergel Nebran on 17th October 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.

Before that, he had beat Raul Hirales on 1st May 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Erik Ruiz on 10th January 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Magdaleno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Magdaleno vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Magdaleno vs Santos?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Magdaleno vs Santos?

Jessie Magdaleno was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Adeilson Dos Santos made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.