Yafai vs Santomauro

When is Yafai vs Santomauro?

Galal Yafai will square off against Rocco Santomauro on Saturday 16th December 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez's and Sunny Edwards' clash for the IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Murodjon Akhmadaliev's and Kevin Gonzalez's contest for the WBA World Super Bantamweight belt and Peter McGrail's and Jarico O’Quinn's bout.

Yafai vs Santomauro stats

Galal Yafai steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rocco Santomauro will make his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Yafai has a massive power advantage over Santomauro, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over Santomauro's 27%.

Galal Yafai is the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Santomauro has a height advantage of 5 inches over Yafai.

Both Galal Yafai & Rocco Santomauro fight out of an orthodox stance.

Yafai is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2022, 12 year and 3 months later than Santomauro, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 102 less professional rounds, 22 to Santomauro's 124.

Galal Yafai goes into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at flyweight.

Yafai vs Santomauro form

Yafai remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Tommy Frank on 19th August 2023 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Moises Calleros on 1st April 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gohan Rodriguez Garcia on 5th November 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Cartagena on 30th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had won against Carlos Vado Bautista on 27th February 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Yafai's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Santomauro's last 3 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time does Yafai vs Santomauro start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which is around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Yafai vs Santomauro?

Yafai vs Santomauro 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 Yafai vs Santomauro?

In the US you can stream Yafai vs Santomauro 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 Yafai vs Santomauro 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 Yafai vs Santomauro?

Galal Yafai is currently 1/10 (-1000) to win the bout outright, while you can get 11/2 (+550) on Rocco Santomauro if you fancy the massive upset.

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