On February 11, 2023, Mario Barrios (26-2, 17 KOs) and Jovanie Santiago (14-2-1, 10 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round super-lightweight bout.
Mario Barrios is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Keith Thurman, 1 year and 6 days ago. Jovanie Santiago is on a 2-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD loss to Gary Antuanne Russell, 1 year, 8 months, and 13 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mario Barrios at 99-1 winning odds. Jovanie Santiago really doesn't have much to present against Barrios.
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.