Nieves vs Santiago

Who won Nieves vs Santiago?

Alejandro Santiago beat Antonio Nieves by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 29th, 2022, at Gila River Arena, Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jake Paul beating Anderson Silva. Also on the undercard Shadasia Green defeated Ogleidis Suarez.

Nieves vs Santiago stats

Back in October 2022, Antonio Nieves stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 5 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nieves had a slight advantage in power over Santiago, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 50%.

Antonio Nieves was the older man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

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

Both Antonio Nieves and Alejandro Santiago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nieves was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 88 fewer professional rounds, totaling 135 compared to Santiago's 223.

Antonio Nieves went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Alejandro Santiago was ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 9 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Nieves vs Santiago form

Santiago had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gary Antonio Russell on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had beaten Efrain Gonzalez on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Swatmeet Las Californias, Baja California.

Activity check

Nieves' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Santiago's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nieves vs Santiago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Gila River Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nieves vs Santiago?

Nieves vs Santiago was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Nieves vs Santiago?

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