VIDEO: Emanuel Navarrete Remains WBO Junior Featherweight Champion by TKO Despite Test From Jeo Santisima
By Mark Powell
Emanuel Navarrete is going to be a problem down the line, and the WBO featherweight champ survived a battle with Jeo Santisima on Saturday night prior to Wilder-Fury II. Navarrete won by TKO in the 11th round, hitting his opponent with a furious combination to knock him off-balance, forcing the head official to step in.
And he does it again!! @vaqueronavarre1 got taken into deep waters with a game Jeo Santisima, but makes title defense No. 5 successfully on the big stage. #WilderFury2 ESPN+ PPV LIVE NOW ➡️https://t.co/88CHk2Ke0N pic.twitter.com/ovsYKDoz4r
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At just 25 years of age, Navarrete is slowly but surely making his way up the WBO ranks. In his weight class, there are none better, and Navarrete continues to take down any challenger, while flirting with the possibility of taking on others heavier than him.
For now, though, he can celebrate another well-earned victory.