Santisima falls to Navarrete

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:56:49 +0000

REFEREE Russell Mora looks on as Jeo Santisima is knocked down during his bout for Emanuel Navarrete’s World Boxing Organization junior featherweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (AFP)

By NICK GIONGCO

Mexican champion Emanuel Navarrete battered Filipino challenger Jeo Santisima in the 11th round to retain the World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight crown for the fifth time yesterday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Referee Russell Mora stepped in at the 2:20 mark as Navarrete rained heavy blows on the grossly overmatched Santisima, whose lone shining moment in his first title try was that he didn’t go down even amid Navarrete’s heavy two-fisted assault.

“The Filipino was a true warrior,” said Navarrete, who was never in trouble in the entire fight that ringsiders never thought would go that far.

Though outgunned, Santisima attempted to land a Hail Mary shot a few times and
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