Pinoy boxer Jeo Santisima stopped in world title bid

Reigning WBO world super bantamweight world champion Emanuel Navarrete made a successful fifth title defense following an eleventh-round technical knockout over Jeo Santisima at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The titleholder from Mexico controlled the tempo of the fight for the entire duration of their scheduled twelve-round contest.

 

 

 

 

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The @worldboxingorg Super Bantamweight Champion @emanuel_vaquero_navarrete (31-1, 26 KOs) took complete control and dominated his championship fight with the Filipino, @jeosantino (19-3, 16 KO’s) from the opening bell. The champion Navarrete used his power and his speed to break down the tough Santisima and stopped him in the 11th round. With the victory, Navarrete has now successfully defended his WBO Super Bantamweight title for the fifth time in nine months. After the fight, Navarrete stated “I hit him weirdly with my right hand and hurt my thumb, but I had to plow through it and get the victory. The fight took a long time because I had a very tough opponent.” #FuryWilder2 #WilderFury2 #PBC #TopRank #SupremeBoxing #MGM Photo Credit @4mikeywilliams

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Feb 22, 2020 at 8:22pm PST

The Mexican kept Santisima at bay with his crisp jabs and clubbing punches that mostly found its spot on the Filipino.

Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico (right) lands a punch on Jeo Santisima of the Philippines during their Super Bantamweight WBO World Title fight at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 22, 2020 (Las Vegas time). Navarrete, the reigning WBO world super bantamweight world champion, made a successful fifth title defense following an eleventh-round technical knockout over Santisima. Mark Ralson/AFP

Santisima seemingly fought to survive all night while throwing a hail mary here and there. His best moment came in round 4 where he landed a left hook that actually failed to make Navarrete blink at the very least.

A barrage of unanswered punches from Navarrete prompted the referee to halt the mismatch at the 2:20 mark of round 11. The win improved Navarrete's record to 31-1 with 27 knockouts while Santisima dropped to 19-3 with 16 knockouts. — LA, GMA News