Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-05, some good exchanges between Josesito Lopez and Francisco Santana but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
Josesito Lopez entered this fight with a boxing record of 37-8-0 (20 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Keith Thurman (via majority decision, Keith Thurman vs Josesito Lopez) and beating John Molina Jr (Josesito Lopez vs John Molina Jr). If you want to watch Lopez’s best fights, here are the ones rated with 4 or 5 stars: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs Josesito Lopez and Josesito Lopez vs Victor Ortiz.
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has an official record of 25-8-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.86 super welterweight but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Felix Diaz in 2018 (Felix Diaz vs Francisco Santana); after this fight he has lost to Abel Ramos in 2019 (Francisco Santana vs Abel Ramos) and Jarrett Hurd in 2020 (Jarrett Hurd vs Francisco Santana). Santana vs Lopez is on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr vs Danny Garcia. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Jarrett Hurd vs Francisco Santana full fight Video – 2020
The former Ibf, Ibo and Wba super-Ww champion Jarrett Hurd entered this fight with a boxing record of 23-1-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jermell Charlo) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Julian Williams in 2019 (Jarrett Hurd vs Julian Williams); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Erislandy Lara (via split decision, Erislandy Lara vs Jarrett Hurd) and Jason Welborn (Jarrett Hurd vs Jason Welborn).
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has an official record of 25-7-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 welterweight but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Felix Diaz in 2018 (Felix Diaz vs Francisco Santana); after this fight he has lost to Abel Ramos (Francisco Santana vs Abel Ramos). Hurd vs Santana is on the undercard of Danny Garcia vs Ivan Redkach. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 BOXING fight – Francisco Santana vs Abel Ramos – full fight Video
Francisco Santana entered this fight with a record of 25-6-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.34 welterweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Jose Benavidez (Jose Benavidez vs Francisco Santana) and Mahonry Montes (via split decision); after this bout he came back to win in 2018 with Felix Diaz (Felix Diaz vs Francisco Santana).
His opponent, Abel Ramos, has a boxing record of 23-3-2 (18 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.70 in the same weight class. He fought six times last year losing against Jamal James (Jamal James vs Abel Ramos) but then he has won seven consecutive fights. Santana vs Ramos is on the undercard of Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 BOXING fight – Felix Diaz vs Francisco Santana – full fight Video
The 2008 Olympic light-Ww gold medalist Felix Diaz entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 super lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Terence Crawford (Terence Crawford vs Felix Diaz). Before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Sammy Vasquez (Vasquez vs Diaz) and Levis Morales.
His opponent, Francisco Santana (who replaces Derrieck Cuevas), has an official record of 24-6-1 (12 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 22, 2017 when he was defeated by Mahonry Montes (via split decision). Before this fight, in 2016, he had won over Ed Paredes but he had also lost to Jose Benavidez (Jose Benavidez vs Francisco Santana). Diaz vs Santana is the main event of the evening; quarterfinal of ‘The Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament’. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Jose Benavidez vs Francisco Santana – fight Video
The undefeated Jose Benavidez Jr entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 24-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Jorge Paez Jr (=Benavidez vs Paez Jr) and Sidney Siqueira (=Benavidez vs Siqueira).
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has a record of 24-4-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 welterweight. He lost to Sadam Ali last year (=Ali vs Santana) but then he has beat Arman Ovsepyan and Ed Paredes. Benavidez vs Santana is on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs Viktor Postol. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Sadam Ali vs Francisco Santana – full fight Video
The undefeated Sadam Ali entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.25 welterweight in the world, he fought three times in 2014 beating Michael Clark, Jeremy Bryan and Luis Abregu (=Abregu vs Ali).
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has a record of 22-3-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2011, against Jermell Charlo, but since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Kendal Mena in his last fight (=Santana vs Mena). Ali vs Santana is on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs Bryant Jennings. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Francisco Santana vs Kendal Mena – full fight Video
Francisco Santana entered this fight with a boxing record of 21-3-1 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 welterweight in the world, the last time he lost was in 2011, against Jermell Charlo, since then he has won nine consecutive bouts, the last one against Luis Alfredo Lugo.
His opponent, the undefeated Kendal Mena, has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (11 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 7, 2013 when he beat William Tapia. Santana vs Mena is valid for the vacant WBA International welterweight title; undercard of Darleys Perez vs Jonathan Maicelo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Eddie Gomez vs Francisco Santana – full fight Video
Review: 2014-06-06, nice and tough fight between Eddie Gomez and Francisco Santana: it gets three stars. The undefeated Eddie Gomez entered this fight with a perfect record of 16-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.45 light middleweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 beating then-undefeated Daquan Arnett.
His opponent, Francisco Santana, has a record of 19-3-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, all his three defeats occurred against undefeated boxers such as: Karim Mayfield (in 2008 and 2009) and Jermell Charlo in 2011, after this bout he has collected seven consecutive wins. Gomez vs Santana is on the undercard of Hugo Centeno Jr vs Gerardo Ibarra. Watch the video and rate this fight!