Santiago vs Fortuna

Who won Santiago vs Fortuna?

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez beat Javier Fortuna by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo.

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 eliminator appeared on the undercard of Subriel Matias beating Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela for the IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Nestor Bravo lost to Xolisani Ndongeni.

Santiago vs Fortuna stats

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Javier Fortuna made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fortuna had a large advantage in power over Alvarez, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 44%.

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Alvarez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Fortuna.

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Javier Fortuna was a southpaw.

Alvarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 2 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 130 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Fortuna's 242.

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Santiago vs Fortuna form

Javier Fortuna had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Robbie Davies Jnr on November 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Garcia on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on July 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Before that, he had won against Antonio Lozada Jr on November 21, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Staples Center, LA.

He had beaten Jesus Andres Cuellar on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

Alvarez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Santiago vs Fortuna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Santiago vs Fortuna?

Santiago vs Fortuna was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Santiago vs Fortuna?

Alfredo Santiago Alvarez was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.