Ancajas, gustong sumabak sa WBC champion

MASUSUBOK ang kakayahan ni IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas kung puwede na siya sa unification bout kay WBC champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai ng Thailand o magdepensa kay top contender Juan Francisco Estrada ng Mexico kung magwawagi siya sa ikaanim na depensa kay Mexican slugger Alejandro Santiago Barrios sa Setyembre 29 sa Pechanga, California sa United States.

Ayon kay matchmaker Sean Gibbons, ang laban kay Santiago ang susubok kay Ancajas kung puwede na siya sa bigtime boxing sa super flyweight division laban sa tulad nina Srisaket at Estrada.

Nakalista si Santiago na WBO No. 10 at kapapasok lang bilang IBF No. 14 sa IBF sa super flyweight division taglay ang kartadang 16-2-4 win-loss-draw na may 7 pagwawagi sa knockouts.

"His goal is to fight (them) but right now due to Estrada having a fight September 8, Rungvisai has a fight (on October 6) then they're going to fight each other. But Jerwin wants to fight guys who are similar in style," sabi ni Gibbons sa ESPN5. "He's fighting a very tough, durable Mexican fighter and the reason we picked Santiago for this fight which is not mandatory but voluntary is Jerwin asked me to get fighters like Juan Estrada."

Kilalang slugger si Santiago na sa huling laban ay tumabla kay Puerto Rican Jose Martinez na naidepensa ang WBO NABO super flyweight belt noong nakaraang Marso 24 sa Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Para naman sa trainer ni Ancajas na si Joven Jimenez, pinaghahandaan na nila ang depensa sa matibay na si Santiago.

"We started training last month," ani Jimenez. "We've been watching video and studying the moves of Santiago Barrios. We've been training based on what we've seen in the videos. Right now Jerwin's training is at 86 to 87%. We are slowly building it up and he's already started sparring."

Naghigpit na rin si Jimenez sa pakikipagsosyalan ni Ancajas para lubos na maipatupad ang pagsasanay ng boksingerong may kartadang 30-1-1 na may 20 pagwawagi sa knockouts.

"Last time (against Jonas Sultan) he had too many social calls," dagdag ni Jimenez. "We've talked about it and decided there's something lacking. We weren't able to fully implement his training. And he looked tired, like there was something weighing him down. We'll be stricter now, and just stay inside the camp. We will only go out to jog."