On February 11, 2023, a 33-year-old Jovanie Santiago (14-2-1, 10 KOs) and a 27-year-old American boxer Mario Barrios (26-2, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Santiago came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 8 months, and 13 days. Barrios was on a -2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 6 days.
Mario Barrios stopped Jovanie Santiago via TKO in the 8th round. Barrios improves his record to 27-2 (18 KOs), while Santiago adds a loss to his record at 14-3-1.
On May 29, 2021, a 31-year-old Jovanie Santiago (14-1-1, 10 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer Gary Antuanne Russell (13-0, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Santiago came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Russell was on a 13-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 3 months, and 21 days.
Gary Antuanne Russell stopped Jovanie Santiago via RTD in the 6th round. Russell improves his record to 14-0 (14 KOs), while Santiago adds a loss to his record at 14-2-1.
On February 20, 2021, a 31-year-old Jovanie Santiago (14-0-1, 10 KOs) and a 31-year-old American boxer Adrien Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Santiago came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 4 days. Broner was on a -1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years, 1 month, and 1 day.
Adrien Broner defeated Jovanie Santiago via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Broner improves his record to 34-4-1, while Santiago adds a loss to his record at 14-1-1.