| Giovani Santillan | |
| Nickname: | Gallo de Oro |
| Weight: | Light welterweight Welterweight |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Reach: | 174 cm |
| Birth Date: | 1991 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 33 |
| Wins: | 32 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 1 |
Giovani Santillan (born 3 December 1991) is an American boxer who has been competing in boxing since 2012.
Santillan was born in San Diego, California to parents from Mexico.[1]
As an amateur, Santillan won the 2004 California State Silver Gloves on Junior division(12–13 years olds) and fought in the finals of the 2005 Junior Division National Silver Gloves.[2]
Santillan beat Imarjoe Miller via Unanimous decision in his debut match.
Santillan won the NABO welterweight title against Sammy Valentin and throughout 2017 and 2018, Santillan successfully defended the title two times.[3]
Santillan regained the NABO title back in October 2023 after defeating rising star, Alexis Rocha via 6th-round knockout at Kia Forum and makes Rocha taste his first knockout loss.[4]
Santillan faced Brian Norman Jr. for the vacant WBO interim welterweight title on May 18, 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.[5] [6] He lost the bout by knockout in the tenth round with uppercut.[7] [8]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Loss | 32–1 | Brian Norman Jr. | KO | 10 (12), | 18 May 2024 | |||
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Alexis Rocha | KO | 6 (12), | 21 Oct 2023 | |||
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Erick Bone | UD | 10 | 22 Jul 2023 | |||
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Julio Luna Avila | UD | 10 | 20 Aug 2022 | |||
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Jeovanis Barraza | KO | 7 (10), | 9 Apr 2022 | |||
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Angel Ruiz Astorga | UD | 8 | 15 Oct 2021 | |||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Cecil McCalla | UD | 8 | 26 Jun 2021 | |||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Antonio DeMarco | MD | 10 | 16 Jun 2020 | |||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Wilfrido Buelvas | KO | 2 (8), | 22 Nov 2019 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Alejandro Barboza | KO | 2 (10), | 27 Apr 2018 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Dodzi Kemeh | RTD | 4 (10), | 17 Nov 2017 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Sammy Valentin | TKO | 2 (10), | 7 Jul, 2017 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Omar Tienda Bahena | UD | 8 | 10 Feb 2017 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Miguel Angel Mendoza | TKO | 4 (8), | 18 Nov 2016 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jose de Jesus Macias | UD | 8 | 22 Apr 2016 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Rosbel Montoya | TKO | 2 (8), | 20 Nov 2015 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Ernesto Ortiz Centeno | MD | 8 | 25 Sep 2015 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Eduardo Rivera | TKO | 1 (8), | 20 Feb 2015 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Luis Solis | UD | 8 | 24 Oct 2014 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Osenohan Vazquez | TKO | 5 (8), | 16 Aug 2014 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Joaquin Chaves | UD | 8 | 27 Jun 2014 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Daniyar Hanyk | UD | 8 | 25 Apr 2014 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Michael Balasi | TKO | 2 (8), | 22 Nov 2013 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Martin Angel Martinez Perez | TKO | 4 (8), | 27 Sep 2013 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Adam Ealoms | UD | 6 | 28 Jun 2013 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jesus Mendez | UD | 6 | 17 May 2013 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Yair Aguiar | KO | 2 (6) | 26 Apr 2013 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Peter Haro | KO | 3 (6), | 9 Nov 12 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juan Zuniga | TKO | 2 (4), | 29 Sep 2012 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joaquin Chavez | UD | 4 | 4 Aug 2012 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Alberto Espinoza | TKO | 1 (4), | 20 Jul 2012 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ronald Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (4), | 7 Jun 2012 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Imarjoe Miller | UD | 4 | 11 May 2012 |
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