On July 29, 2023, Alexandro Santiago (27-3-5, 14 KOs) and Nonito Donaire (42-7, 28 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC bantamweight world titles. The vacant WBC bantamweight title is also on the line.
Alexandro Santiago is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round RTD victory over Antonio Nieves, 9 months ago. Nonito Donaire is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO loss to Naoya Inoue, 1 year, 1 month, and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 91.6-8.4 in favor of Alexandro Santiago. It is going to be very difficult for Nonito Donaire to win this fight.
Alexandro Santiago defeated Nonito Donaire via unanimous decision . Santiago improves his record to 28-3-5, while Donaire adds a loss to his record at 42-8.