Giovani Santillan (born 3 December 1991) is an American professional boxer who has been competing in the sport since 2012.
Early life Santillan was born in San Diego, California to parents from Mexico.
Amateur career 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.
Professional career 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.
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.
Santillan faced Brian Norman Jr. for the vacant WBO interim welterweight title on May 18, 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. He lost the bout by knockout in the tenth round with uppercut.
Santillan was scheduled to face Fredrick Lawson in a 10-round welterweight bout at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 7, 2024. He won when his opponent retired at the end of the first round.
On 11 September 2026, Santillan lost to Abass Baraou via majority decision at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, in a fight for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-middleweight title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes37Loss35–2Abass BaraouMD1011 Sep 202636Win35–1Courtney PenningtonUD1031 Jan 202635Win34–1Ángel BeltránUD1010 May 202534Win33–1Fredrick LawsonRTD1 (10), 7 Dec 202433Loss32–1Brian Norman Jr.KO10 (12), 18 May 202432Win32–0Alexis RochaKO6 (12), 21 Oct 202331Win31–0Erick BoneUD1022 Jul 202330Win30–0Julio Luna AvilaUD1020 Aug 202229Win29–0Jeovanis BarrazaKO7 (10), 9 Apr 202228Win28–0Angel Ruiz AstorgaUD815 Oct 202127Win27–0Cecil McCallaUD826 Jun 202126Win26–0Antonio DeMarcoMD1016 Jun 202025Win25–0Wilfrido BuelvasKO2 (8), 22 Nov 201924Win24–0Alejandro BarbozaKO2 (10), 27 Apr 201823Win23–0Dodzi KemehRTD4 (10), 17 Nov 201722Win22–0Sammy ValentinTKO2 (10), 7 Jul, 201721Win21–0Omar Tienda BahenaUD810 Feb 201720Win20–0Miguel Angel MendozaTKO4 (8), 18 Nov 201619Win19–0Jose de Jesus MaciasUD822 Apr 201618Win18–0Rosbel MontoyaTKO2 (8), 20 Nov 201517Win17–0Ernesto Ortiz CentenoMD825 Sep 201516Win16–0Eduardo RiveraTKO1 (8), 20 Feb 201515Win15–0Luis SolisUD824 Oct 201414Win14–0Osenohan VazquezTKO5 (8), 16 Aug 201413Win13–0Joaquin ChavesUD827 Jun 201412Win12–0Daniyar HanykUD825 Apr 201411Win11–0Michael BalasiTKO2 (8), 22 Nov 201310Win10–0Martin Angel Martinez PerezTKO4 (8), 27 Sep 20139Win9–0Adam EalomsUD628 Jun 20138Win8–0Jesus MendezUD617 May 20137Win7–0Yair AguiarKO2 (6) 26 Apr 20136Win6–0Peter HaroKO3 (6), 9 Nov 125Win5–0Juan ZunigaTKO2 (4), 29 Sep 20124Win4–0Joaquin ChavezUD44 Aug 20123Win3–0Alberto EspinozaTKO1 (4), 20 Jul 20122Win2–0Ronald RodriguezTKO1 (4), 7 Jun 20121Win1–0Imarjoe MillerUD411 May 2012
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