Former world title challenger Jeo Santisima fights American Joet Gonzalez in a non-title featherweight duel in a Top Rank promotions undercard on February 5 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Santisima finally recovered from an 11th-round technical knockout defeat to World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico last February 23, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He won his next two fights—Marjon Piencenaves on December 17, 2020, and Allen Alberca last July 16 both by knockout—on Philippine soil after that.
Ramirez-Pedraza, Gonzalez-Santisima, the heavyweight professional debut of U.S. Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr., and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the United States on ESPN+.
“We are now training since we arrived here last December 30,” the 25-year-old boxer from Masbate told BusinessMirror via Internet call.
Santisima already sparred with reigning International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas at the Wild Card gym.
Santisima (21-3 record with 18 knockouts) said he couldn’t be complacent against the durable and clever 28-year-old Gonzalez (24-2 win-loss record with 14 knockouts).
“I’ll give my very best against him,” he said. “I cannot relax against a boxer of his caliber.”
Former unified champion Jose Ramirez and Puerto Rican Jose Pedraza face each other in the 12-round super featherweight main event.
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