Santillan vs Pennington

Who won Santillan vs Pennington?

Giovani Santillan beat Courtney Pennington by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, January 31st, 2026, at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Giovani Santillan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Xander Zayas beating Abass Baraou for the WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBA World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Euri Cedeno beat Etoundi Michel William.

Santillan vs Pennington stats

Giovani Santillan stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Courtney Pennington made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 3 draws.

Giovani Santillan was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Giovani Santillan fought out of the southpaw stance, while Courtney Pennington was an orthodox fighter.

Santillan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months earlier than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 197 compared to Pennington's 190.

Giovani Santillan went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Santillan vs Pennington form

Santillan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Angel Beltran Villa on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Fredrick Lawson on December 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brian Norman Jr on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had beaten Alexis Rocha on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

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

Activity check

Santillan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What time did Santillan vs Pennington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Santillan vs Pennington?

Santillan vs Pennington was broadcast on Facebook UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Top Rank Classics.

What were the odds on Santillan vs Pennington?

Giovani Santillan was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Courtney Pennington made his way into the ring at 23/2 (+1200) with oddsmakers.