Jeo Santisima: record, next fight and profile →
World title challenger Jeo “Santino” Santisima (W22 KO 19 L4) ended the drought of Filipino victories in Japan as he impressively demolished veteran Hiroshige Osawa (37-5) with a fifth round stoppage.
Featherweight title contender Joet Gonzalez (25-2) discussed recent TKO win over Filipino Jeo Santisima, which took place last weekend on ESPN.
Joet Gonzalez engaged in another action-packed fight Friday night. Four-and-a-half months after his one-sided defeat to Emanuel Navarrete, though, the featherweight contender stopped a game Jeo Santisima in the ninth round of a scheduled 10-round bout in Fresno, California. Santisima showed a lot of toughness and was mostly competitive, but referee Edward Collantes halted the action after Gonzalez landed a right hand 2:05 into the ninth round on the Jose Ramirez-Jose Pedraza undercard at Save Mart Center.
Ramirez, Pedraza Press Conference Photos Gallery - Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza understand the stakes. The junior welterweights know that the winner of Friday night's 12-round main event at Fresno's Save Mart Center will likely receive a world title shot next. Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) is a former unified world champion seeking to return to the division's apex. (photos by Mikey Williams)
Joet Gonzalez, the Southern California featherweight contender who has twice challenged for a world title, is primed for another run at the brass ring. Gonzalez signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank and will return in a 10-round bout against Filipino former world title challenger Jeo Santisima on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.