On May 18, 2024, a 32-year-old Giovani Santillan (32-0, 17 KOs) and a 23-year-old Brian Norman Jr. (25-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Santillan came in to the fight on a 32-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 27 days. Norman Jr. was on a 25-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Brian Norman Jr. stopped Giovani Santillan via KO in the 10th round. Norman Jr. improves his record to 26-0 (20 KOs), while Santillan adds a loss to his record at 32-1.