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Boxing: Pinoy challenger Jeo Santisima eyes world title in Las Vegas

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Jeo Santisima will try to pull off a Manny Pacquiao-sized upset when the Masbate fighter climbs the ring against world super-bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico in Las Vegas on Sunday (Manila time).The fight is in the undercard of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury heavyweight title match.Viewed as a massive underdog, Santisima said he will use as inspiration his idol&#x27;s shock win against South African world champion Lehlo Ledwaba in 2001.“I’m going to be like Manny Pacquiao and win a world title in my first fight in the US. Achieving that is a huge motivation for me. It’s an opportunity I’m going to take advantage of,” Santisima said in an article posted on <a href="http://philboxing.com/news/story-149623.html">PhilBoxing.com</a>.Santisima and Navarrete both came in at the super-bantam weight limit of 122 lbs during their weigh-in Saturday.Navarrete, who holds the World Boxing Organization belt, has a record of 30-1, 26 wins by knockout. He last tasted defeat in 2012 after being outpointed by Daniel Argueta.Santisima (19-2, 16 KOs) is riding a 17-fight winning streak and aims to extend his run against his volume-punching opponent.Navarrete said: &quot;I&#x27;m going for another knockout victory and after that I would like to unify. If that doesn&#x27;t happen, I&#x27;ll probably move up to challenge the champions at featherweight. I want to be a global superstar for the sport of boxing and I&#x27;m well on my way.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Santisima will try to pull off an upset when the Masbate fighter battles world super-bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico in Las Vegas on Sunday (Manila time).

Santisima will try to pull off an upset when the Masbate fighter battles world super-bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico in Las Vegas on Sunday (Manila time).