Controversial triumph of Adrien Broner against a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican fighter Jovanie Santiago had a fight against former four-division champion Adrien Broner on Saturday, which some media described as a “robbery” during a poster presented by boxing champions’ premieres in Mohegan. Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In his first fight in two years, Broner (34-4-1, 24 KOs) apparently was not active enough during the fight, before reacting late in the fight to score a unanimous decision of 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110 over Santiago (14-1-1, 10 KO’s), scores that generated controversy.

According to Showtime statistics, Santiago dominated Broner in 207-98 hits, 83-49 hits, and 124-49 “power punches,” but apparently Broner’s awakening in the final rounds led judges to make the decision. In the ninth he cut Santiago under his left eye.

“I want to go home and watch my fight. He hadn’t fought in two years. I felt good and I felt like I won the fight. I feel like I’m beating him up, honestly. It feels great to have my hand up, “Broner said in the post-match interview.

Others who rated the challenge, such as Steve Farhood of Showtime, saw a different fight. Farhood saw 114-113 in favor of Santiago. The Bad Left Hook portal, which said Broner “looked moldy” and provoked mixed reactions on his return, saw him 114-113 for Broner after a controversial point that was dropped from Santiago that would have left a tie.

Santiago, 31, told CBS Sports after the fight that “this does not surprise me. Broner did a great job. The decision could have been tilted in both directions. Not to say he thought he was losing the fight, but he could have gone any further. He fought very well and made a decision. Boxing fans know who I am now, but in order to win this fight, I think I had to put a little pressure to succeed “, said the Puerto Rican.

Social media has also seen various opinions about the decision. For example, former British and European champion Enzo Maccarinelli wrote that “there is no way Broner has won so much.”

Jermell Charlo, junior middleweight champion of the WBC, WBA and IBF, expressed in his account “WTF … another decision of m …”.