When is Santiago vs Suganob?
Rene Santiago could face Regie Suganob in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.
The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).
Santiago would be making his 3rd defense of the WBO World Junior Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Shokichi Iwata in March 2025. He has held this belt for 1 year, 1 month and 4 days.
He would be defending WBA World Light Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kyosuke Takami in December 2025. He has held this title for 4 months.
Santiago vs Suganob stats
Rene Santiago would step into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Regie Suganob would make his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Santiago would have an advantage in power over Suganob, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Suganob's 39%.
Rene Santiago is the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.
Suganob has a height advantage of 2 inches over Santiago.
Both Rene Santiago and Regie Suganob fight out of an orthodox stance.
Santiago is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years earlier than Suganob, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 130 compared to Suganob's 128.
Rene Santiago goes into the fight ranked number 1 by The Ring at jr flyweight.
Regie Suganob is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring in the 108lb division.
Santiago vs Suganob form
Rene Santiago has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Masataka Taniguchi on April 3, 2026, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Prior to that, he had beaten Kyosuke Takami on December 17, 2025, by split decision in their WBA World Light Flyweight and WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had won against Shokichi Iwata on March 13, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.
Before that, he had beaten Azael Villar on October 30, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Alcalde Marcelo Trujillo Panisse, Humacao, Puerto Rico.
He had been beaten by Jonathan Gonzalez on March 2, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan.
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Santiago's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.
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