Former four-division champion Adrien Broner will try to get rid of more than two years of inactivity when he returns to the headline of Showtime’s triple title on Saturday, in a 200-pound fight against undefeated Jovanie Santiago. Broner, 31, has not fought since the lifeless pay-per-view defeat to Manny Pacquiao in early 2019 and has faced countless problems outside the ring in the interim, including weight gain, alcoholism and legal issues.
Santiago, born in Puerto Rico, will be preparing for the most difficult test of his career. The fight was originally scheduled for the junior welterweight until the two fighters agreed days earlier to raise the cap on the welterweight. The main co-event pairs qualified for the heavyweights when Otto Wallin faced Dominic Breazeale.
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Fight card, results
- Adrien Broner vs Jovanie Santiago, welterweight
- Otto Wallin defeated Dominic Breazeale via unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 118-110)
- Robert Easter Jr. won. Ryan Martin by unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110, 117-111)