René Santiago
Puerto Rican boxer
- Mini flyweight
- Light flyweight
René Manuel Santiago García (born April 10, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light flyweight title since October 2023.
Professional career
Santiago turned professional in 2014 and compiled a record 12–3 before facing & defeating Nicaraguan Kevin Vivas, to win the vacant WBO light flyweight interim title.[1][2]
Professional boxing record
16 fights | 12 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 9 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Loss | 12–4 | Jonathan González | UD | 12 (12) | 2024-03-02 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | For WBO light flyweight title |
15 | Win | 12–3 | Kevin Vivas | KO | 12 (12) | 2023-10-27 | Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua | Won interim WBO light flyweight title |
14 | Win | 11–3 | Carlos Ortega | TKO | 9 (10) | 2023-04-14 | Coliseo de Combates, Pandeportes, Panama City, Panama | |
13 | Win | 10–3 | Gerardo Zapata | DQ | 2 (10) | 2022-12-16 | Pabellon de Esgrima, Centro Olimpico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBO Latino light flyweight title |
12 | Loss | 9–3 | Yudel Reyes | UD | 10 (10) | 2022-04-08 | Pabellon de Esgrima, Centro Olimpico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | For NABO mini flyweight title |
11 | Win | 9–2 | Jose Calderon | TKO | 2 (10) | 2021-11-07 | Multiuso Villa Riva, San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic | |
10 | Win | 8–2 | Israel Vazquez | UD | 10 (10) | 2020-01-31 | Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | Won vacant WBO Latino light flyweight title |
9 | Win | 7–2 | Juan Gabriel Guzman Pichardo | TKO | 1 (10) | 2019-11-23 | Discoteca Juanita, San Ignacio de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic | |
8 | Loss | 6–2 | Geovani Garcia Barragan | UD | 6 (6) | 2018-12-07 | Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | Jesus Miguel Martinez Castillo | TKO | 2 (6) | 2018-08-25 | Hotel Marien, San Ignacio de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | Starlin Reyes Sierra | KO | 1 (4) | 2018-07-01 | Club Plaza Valerio, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | |
5 | Loss | 4–1 | Waldemar Pagan | UD | 6 (6) | 2016-01-30 | Cancha Juanito Cabello, Cidra, Puerto Rico | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Alberto Medina Maldonado | TKO | 2 (4) | 2015-08-22 | Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Alexis Diaz | TKO | 3 (4) | 2015-05-31 | Coliseo Nelson Dieppa, Vieques, Puerto Rico | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Luis Diaz | TKO | 2 (4) | 2015-04-25 | Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Gustavo Ortiz | UD | 4 (4) | 2014-11-22 | Emilio E. Huyke Coliseum, Humacao, Puerto Rico |
See also
References
External links
- Boxing record for René Santiago from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Agustin Mauro Gauto | WBO latino light flyweight champion January 31, 2020 – 2020 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Angelino Cordova | ||
Vacant Title last held by Angelino Cordova | WBO latino light flyweight champion December 16, 2022 – 2023 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Gerardo Sánchez | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Moisés Fuentes | WBO light flyweight champion Interim title October 27, 2023 – March 2, 2024 Lost bid for full title | Vacant |