Russell vs Santiago

Who won Russell vs Santiago?

Gary Antuanne Russell beat Jovanie Santiago by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 29th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Gary Antuanne Russell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Nordine Oubaali losing to Nonito Donaire for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Subriel Matias beat Batyrzhan Jukembayev.

Russell vs Santiago stats

Back in May 2021, Gary Antuanne Russell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jovanie Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Russell had a large advantage in power over Santiago, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 71%.

Gary Antuanne Russell was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Russell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santiago. Despite this, Santiago had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gary Antuanne Russell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jovanie Santiago was an orthodox fighter.

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 8 months later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 58 compared to Santiago's 88.

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Russell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Russell vs Santiago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell vs Santiago?

Russell vs Santiago was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Russell vs Santiago?

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