Who won Payano vs Santiago?
Juan Carlos Payano beat Alexis Santiago by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday 22nd August 2017 at Sam's Town Hotel in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Juan Carlos Payano.
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).
Payano vs Santiago stats
Back in August 2017, Juan Carlos Payano stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Alexis Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.
Juan Carlos Payano was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.
Juan Carlos Payano fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alexis Santiago was an orthodox fighter.
Payano's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Santiago's, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 months later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 174 to Santiago's 157.
Payano vs Santiago form
Payano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rau’shee Warren on 18th June 2016 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Rau’shee Warren on 2nd August 2015 by split decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Full Sail University, Winter Park.
Going into that contest, he had beat Anselmo Moreno on 26th September 2014 by technical decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite.
Before that, he had won against German Meraz on 22nd February 2014 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.
He had beat Jundy Maraon on 14th June 2013 by knockout in the 7th round at South Mountain Arena, South Orange.
Activity check
Payano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Payano vs Santiago start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Payano vs Santiago?
Payano vs Santiago was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.
What were the odds on Payano vs Santiago?
Juan Carlos Payano was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Alexis Santiago made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.
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