Santillan vs Norman Jr

Who won Santillan vs Norman Jr?

Brian Norman Jr beat Giovani Santillan by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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 contest was for the vacant WBO welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete losing to Denys Berinchyk for the WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Richard Torrez Jr defeated Brandon Moore.

Santillan vs Norman Jr stats

Back in May 2024, Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Brian Norman Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws.

Giovani Santillan was the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Norman Jr had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brian Norman Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Norman Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Norman Jr's 92.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at welterweight.

Brian Norman Jr was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Santillan vs Norman Jr 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 defeated Alexis Rocha on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Erick Bone on July 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Firelake Arena, Shawnee.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julio Luna Avila on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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

He had beaten Angel Ruiz on October 15, 2021, by unanimous decision at Pechanga Arena, California.

Activity check

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Norman Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Norman Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs Norman Jr?

Santillan vs Norman Jr 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 Norman Jr?

Giovani Santillan was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Brian Norman Jr made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.