Russell vs Santiago

Who won Russell vs Santiago?

Gary Antonio Russell beat Alejandro Santiago by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 27th, 2021, at Park Theater, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Gary Antonio Russell.

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 Brandon Figueroa losing to Stephen Fulton for the WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Raeese Aleem beat Eduardo Baez.

Russell vs Santiago stats

Back in November 2021, Gary Antonio Russell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Santiago made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 5 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Russell had an advantage in power over Santiago, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Santiago's 54%.

Gary Antonio Russell was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Russell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santiago. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month later than Santiago, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 133 fewer professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Santiago's 223.

Gary Antonio Russell went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 8 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Alejandro Santiago was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Russell vs Santiago form

Russell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Emmanuel Rodriguez on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Payano on December 19, 2020, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesus Martinez on February 8, 2020, by technical decision in the 6th round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had won against Samuel Gutierrez on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

He had beaten Francisco Pedroza on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Santiago had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

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

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

Before that, he had won against Efrain Gonzalez on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Swatmeet Las Californias, Baja California.

He had defeated Samuel Medina on May 26, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Salon Mezzanine, Baja California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gary Antonio Russell had been fighting more than Alejandro Santiago.

Going into this contest, Gary Antonio Russell had last fought 3 months and 13 days ago, while Alejandro Santiago's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 30 days ago.

Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Santiago's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 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 Park Theater, Nevada, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT 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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