Santillan vs McCalla

Who won Santillan vs McCalla?

Giovani Santillan beat Cecil McCalla by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, June 26th, 2021, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 78-74, 79-73 in favor of winner Giovani Santillan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Vasyl Lomachenko beating Masayoshi Nakatani. Also on the undercard Janibek Alimkhanuly beat Rob Brant.

Santillan vs McCalla stats

Back in June 2021, Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cecil McCalla made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Santillan had an advantage in power over McCalla, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to McCalla's 43%.

Giovani Santillan was the older man by 33 years, at 30 years old.

McCalla had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Cecil McCalla was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months later than McCalla, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to McCalla's 150.

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Santillan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs McCalla start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santillan vs McCalla?

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