MANILA, Philippines — Filipino James delos Santos continued to gain ranking points in his quest to become the highest-ranked karateka online as he bested Hossein Tani of Iran, 25.5-24.3, yesterday to barge into the finals of the E-Karate Games.
The victory set the 30-year-old Delos Santos up against Slovenia’s Nejc Sternisa, who trounced Luxemburg’s Kevin Petry in their own semis duel, in a finale slated Thursday.
“I’ve won against him (Sternisa) twice before, but I won’t let my guard down and I’m still going all out,” said Delos Santos, a two-time SEA Games bronze medalist.