Rocha vs Santillan

Who won Rocha vs Santillan?

Giovani Santillan beat Alexis Rocha by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

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).

Also, on the undercard John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was victorious over Ronal Batista for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship and Arely Mucino lost to Gabriela Fundora.

Rocha vs Santillan stats

Back in October 2023, Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Giovani Santillan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws.

Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Rocha had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santillan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

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

Rocha was 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 had fought 19 less professional rounds, 147 to Santillan's 166.

Alexis Rocha went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 10 by the IBF at welterweight.

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

Rocha vs Santillan form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 activity leading into the fight, Alexis Rocha had been fighting more than Giovani Santillan.

Going to this contest, Alexis Rocha had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Giovani Santillan's last outing had been 2 months and 29 days ago.

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

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

What time did Rocha vs Santillan start?

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

Who broadcast Rocha vs Santillan?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Rocha vs Santillan?

Alexis Rocha was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Giovani Santillan made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.