World champion Jonathan Gonzalez successfully retained his title against Rene Santiago live from Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 2. The all-Puerto Rican championship clash was featured on the card topped by Amanda Serrano vs Nina Meinke.
The pair went head to head for 12 rounds. The scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111, all in favor of the champion.
With the victory by unanimous decision, Jonathan Gonzalez made the third successful defense of his WBO light flyweight belt. The 32-year-old southpaw of The Bronx, New York improved to 28-3-1, 14 KOs.
Rene Santiago, who entered the squared circle as the interim champion, dropped to 12-4, 9 KOs. The 31-year-old native of Humacao, Puerto Rico got his three-fight winning streak snapped.
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