Santillan vs Bone

Who won Santillan vs Bone?

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

Santillan vs Bone stats

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

Erick Bone made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 loses 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Bone, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 58 less professional rounds, 160 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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

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

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

He had won against Antonio DeMarco on 16th June 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 4th August 2018 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Miguel Vazquez on 28th May 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 28th May 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 5th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had lost to Shawn Porter on 13th March 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Erick Bone made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.