Jovanie Santiago: record, next fight and profile →
Jovanie Santiago is ready to begin adjusting to fame. A career spent in relative obscurity will take on a new dynamic when the unbeaten Puerto Rican junior welterweight steps up to face former four-division titlist Adrien Broner. The two collide this Saturday, atop a Showtime telecast live from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Former four division world champion Adrien Broner is less than a week away from a scheduled ring return. Broner has been away from the sport for more than two years and there were many who felt he would never come back to the squared circle.
Former four-division world champion and must-see attraction Adrien "The Problem" Broner will end his two-year hiatus from boxing when he faces Jovanie Santiago in a 12-round super lightweight bout Saturday, February 20 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Jovanie “El Lobito” Santiago (14-0-1, 10 KOs) will face the challenge that could potentially define his future in boxing. The Puerto Rican contender will meet four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner in the main event of a Showtime televised card from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, on February 20.
Adrien Broner believes he has a lot of championship-caliber boxing left in him. The polarizing Broner has been a pro for nearly 13 years and has almost 40 fights on his record. The Cincinnati native is still just 31, however, and feels as though he remains in his physical prime.
Adrien Broner has finally settled on an opponent for his long-anticipated return. The former four-division title-holder will oppose Puerto Rico’s Jovanie Santiago on February 20, multiple sources have informed BoxingScene.com. The bout – which will be contested at or near the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds – will headline a “Showtime Championship Boxing” tripleheader from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Before a euphoric crowd at the Coliseo Tomás Donés de Fajardo, world ranked Subriel Matias (13-0, 13 KOs) of Fajardo won by technical knockout in the sixth round over Mexican veteran Wilberth Lopez (23-11, 15 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 10-rounds.
World ranked Subriel Matias (12-0, 12 KOs), from the Maternillo neighborhood of Fajardo, Puerto Rico will have another interesting test in his young career on Saturday, March 2nd, when he faces the also undefeated Hugo "Nato" Roldan (12-0, 6 KOs) of Argentina, in a junior welterweight clash, scheduled for 10 rounds at the Tomás Donés Coliseum in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Ranked # 20 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) at junior welterweight, Subriel Matias (11-0, 11KOs), of Fajardo, scored a impressive 4th-round TKO victory over Breidis Prescott (31-13, 22 KOs).
Beginning with Abimael 'Manos de Piedra' Ortíz (5-0-1, 3 KOs), boxer from Fresh Productions Boxing, will have a great challenge when facing former Olympian Jantony Ortíz (8-0, 4 KOs) , of Humacao, in a duel that will seek to define the best jr. featherweight of Puerto Rico, in a 8 round duel.