Giovani Santillan
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CompuBox Punch Stats: Brian Norman-Giovani Santillan
Fighting in front of his home crowd, Santillan had early success bullying his way inside, but Norman was the busier fighter, landing 52 more power punches. A Norman uppercut at the end of the eighth round caused Santillan to bleed profusely from the...
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Giovani Santillan, Brian Norman Ready to Usher in New Welterweight Era
New welterweight blood is ready to break through. Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) and Brian Norman (25-0, 19 KOs) will meet in a critical 147-pound clash Saturday night in an ESPN-televised co-main event fight at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena.
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Josh Taylor Eyes Three Fights in 2024: I Can Still Do 140, Big and Strong Enough For 147
Former undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is mulling the next move for his pro career. Taylor is plotting to fight at least three times in 2024, after fighting only a single time in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
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Alexis Rocha Open To Dropping Down In Weight: "I Can Probably Make 140"
Alexis Rocha didn’t need to fight Giovanni Santillan. He was already ranked the number one contender in the WBO and simply needed to bide his time and wait patiently for a world title shot. That, of course, would’ve resulted in ring rust. With Terenc...
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Santillan, Fundora Make Impression: Weekend Afterthoughts
Opportunity knocked. A pair of fighters answered the door in a big way last weekend. Heading into last weekend, Alexis Rocha had risen in enough esteem at welterweight to be ranked in the top five by both TBRB and Ring Magazine. The WBO ranked him nu...
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Giovani Santillan Wants a Crack at Mario Barrios Next
Few were giving him a chance. Considering that Giovanni Santillan has spent the majority of his career fighting in unwelcoming places against nondescript opponents, a large segment of the boxing world had no idea who he was. They were also clueless t...