 In October 2019, Dato once again defeated Mexican boxer Germán Meraz, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds, all judges scored 60-53 in favor of Dato.In December 2019, Dato defeated Mexican boxer David Godinez via a Round 5 KO.Dato was scheduled to fight Dominican boxer Angel Luna on April 2020, but the fight was moved to June 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.