Santillan vs Bone

Who won Santillan vs Bone?

Giovani Santillan beat Erick Bone by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 97-93, 98-92 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 eliminator appeared on the undercard of George Kambosos beating Maxi Hughes for the IBF World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Keyshawn Davis beat Francesco Patera, and Troy Isley defeated Antonio Todd.

Santillan vs Bone stats

Back in July 2023, Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Erick Bone made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

Giovani Santillan was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Bone had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santillan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Erick Bone was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Bone, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 42 fewer professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Bone's 218.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at welterweight.

Santillan vs Bone form

Santillan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Julio Luna Avila on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jeovanis Barraza on April 9, 2022, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Angel Ruiz on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision at Pechanga Arena, California.

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

He had won against Antonio DeMarco on June 16, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Bone had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sergey Lipinets on August 4, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Miguel Vazquez on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Miguel Vazquez on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, Texas, USA.

Before that, he had been beaten by Chris Algieri on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had lost to Shawn Porter on March 13, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Giovani Santillan had been fighting more than Erick Bone.

Going into this contest, Giovani Santillan had last fought 11 months and 2 days ago, while Erick Bone's last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 18 days ago.

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Bone's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 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 Santillan vs Bone start?

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

Who broadcast Santillan vs Bone?

Santillan vs Bone was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Santillan vs Bone?

Giovani Santillan was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Erick Bone made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.