Gonzalez vs Santiago

Who won Gonzalez vs Santiago?

Jonathan Gonzalez beat Rene Santiago Garcia by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Jonathan Gonzalez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

This contest was for the WBO jr flyweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Paul vs Bourland.

Gonzalez vs Santiago stats

Back in March 2024, Jonathan Gonzalez stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Rene Santiago Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Jonathan Gonzalez was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez.

Jonathan Gonzalez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rene Santiago Garcia was an orthodox fighter.

Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 106 more professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Garcia's 94.

Gonzalez vs Santiago form

Gonzalez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Shokichi Iwata on November 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Barriga on June 24, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Elwin Soto on October 16, 2021, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.

Before that, he had won against Armando Torres on May 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bryan Glazer Family JCC Auditorium, Florida.

He had been beaten by Kosei Tanaka on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Aichi, Japan.

Activity check

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Santiago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Santiago?

Gonzalez vs Santiago was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Santiago?

Jonathan Gonzalez was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Rene Santiago Garcia made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.