Santillan vs Avila

Who won Santillan vs Avila?

Giovani Santillan beat Julio Luna Avila by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at Pechanga Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 96-94, 100-90 in favor of winner Giovani Santillan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Eduardo Baez for the WBO World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Nico Ali Walsh beat Reyes Sanchez.

Santillan vs Avila stats

Back in August 2022, Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Julio Luna Avila made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 2 draws.

Giovani Santillan was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Avila had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santillan.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Julio Luna Avila was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Avila, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Avila's 124.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO at welterweight.

Santillan vs Avila form

Santillan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jeovanis Barraza on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Angel Ruiz on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision at Pechanga Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cecil McCalla on June 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Antonio DeMarco on June 16, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Wilfrido Buelvas on November 22, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at DoubleTree Hotel, California.

Activity check

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Avila start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs Avila?

Santillan vs Avila was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Santillan vs Avila?

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