Santillan vs DeMarco

Who won Santillan vs DeMarco?

Giovani Santillan beat Antonio DeMarco by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, June 16th, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 96-94 in favor of winner Giovani Santillan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Joshua Greer Jr's and Mike Plania's clash.

Santillan vs DeMarco stats

Back in June 2020, Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Antonio DeMarco made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested DeMarco had an advantage in power over Santillan, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Santillan's 60%.

Giovani Santillan was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

DeMarco had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Giovani Santillan and Antonio DeMarco fought out of a southpaw stance.

Santillan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 10 months later than DeMarco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 74 fewer professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to DeMarco's 251.

Santillan vs DeMarco form

Antonio DeMarco had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jamal James on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Maxim Dadashev on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Eddie Ramirez on October 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had lost to Omar Figueroa Jr on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had been beaten by Rances Barthelemy on June 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

DeMarco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs DeMarco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs DeMarco?

Santillan vs DeMarco was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Santillan vs DeMarco?

Giovani Santillan was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio DeMarco made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.