Rocha vs Santillan

When is Rocha vs Santillan?

Alexis Rocha will fight Giovani Santillan on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

The undercard is set to feature the clash of Mucino vs Fundora.

Rocha vs Santillan stats

Alexis Rocha steps into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Giovani Santillan will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Rocha has advantage in power over Santillan, with a 65% knock out percentage over Santillan's 52%.

Alexis Rocha is the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Rocha has a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Alexis Rocha & Giovani Santillan fight out of a southpaw stance.

Rocha is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year and 9 months later than Santillan, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 26 less professional rounds, 134 to Santillan's 160.

Alexis Rocha goes into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 10 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at welterweight.

Giovani Santillan is currently ranked number 5 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Rocha vs Santillan form

Rocha has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Anthony Young on 27th May 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against George Ashie on 28th January 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had defeated Luis Alberto Veron on 16th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

He had won against Blair Cobbs on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at USC Galen Center, California.

Santillan remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Erick Bone on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Firelake Arena, Shawnee, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Julio Luna Avila on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jeovanis Barraza on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

Before that, he had won against Angel Ruiz on 15th October 2021 by unanimous decision at Pechanga Arena, California.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexis Rocha has been fighting more than Giovani Santillan.

Alexis Rocha last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Giovani Santillan's last outing was 2 months and 29 days ago.

Rocha's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Santillan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time does Rocha vs Santillan start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States, which is around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Rocha vs Santillan?

Rocha vs Santillan will be broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

How do you stream Rocha vs Santillan?

In the US you can stream Rocha vs Santillan via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.

1 month of DAZN is $24.99, while 1 year costs $224.99.

In the UK you can stream Rocha vs Santillan via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month (12 month contract) of DAZN UK is £9.99, 1 year of DAZN UK is £99.99 and 1 month (flexible pass) costs £19.99.

What are the odds on Rocha vs Santillan?

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