Santisima trades leathers with Toshiki Shimomachi in a 10-rounder on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 at the Edion Arena in Osaka.
The 26-year-old Santisima is coming off a fifth-round technical knockout of Hiroshige Osawa last August. He’s one of the few Filipinos who have won in Japan.
Shimomachi won six straight fights that include a win over countryman Jerry Castroverde. He hasn’t lost a fight since a split-decision defeat to Yusuke Hiranuma.
Santisima is currently rated No. 13 in the featherweight division by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Santisima is 22-4 with 19 knockouts, while the 26-year-old Shimomachi is 15-1 -2 with 11 knockouts.
Fighting in the same card is Jose Roda Jr.
He’ll be up against Takafumi Shibata in an eight-rounder.
Roda Jr. is 8-1-2 with a knockout, while Shibata is 3-1 with a knockout.
Two other Filipinos are also seeing action in a different event at the Edion Arena.
Ronnie Baldonado (15-3-1, 9 KOs) faces former world title contender Sho Ishida (31-3, 16 KOs) in an eight-round fight, while Clyde Azarcon (17-5-1, 6 KOs) locks horns with Yuga Ozaki (1-0, 1 KOs). (EKA)