Bernabe “Kamaong Llave” Concepcion showed fight fans that he has what it takes to follow the footsteps of idol Manny Pacquiao by defeating a durable Sande Otieno by technical knockout to win the WBC International featherweight crown Sunday night at the Araneta Coliseum.

Concepcion repeatedly jarred the left-handed Otieno with powerful right straights, forcing the bleeding Kenyan native to surrender the fight after five rounds.

The Filipino boxer showed he could handle Otieno’s punches that one time he positioned himself at a corner, inviting the Kenyan to batter him.

“’Di ako nasaktan,” said Concepcion. “First round pa lang nalaman kong kaya ko ang suntok n’ya.”

The 20-year-old Filipino fighter first rattled Otieno with a right hook to the head in the opening round. He continued to pressure the Kenyan in the second round, putting his opponent in constant trouble.

In the third round, Concepcion relaxed a bit and invited Otieno to test his durability by leaning at the corner.

A clash of heads had Otieno bleeding below the left eyebrow. This bothered him in the fourth and fifth rounds as Concepcion upped the pressure.

Otieno then did not answer the bell in the sixth round, surrendering the fight to the Filipino.

“Sana tuloy-tuloy lang po ang suporta ninyo sa mga laban ko,” the beaming Concepcion told the crowd during the post-fight interview.  

With the win Concepcion hopes to get a world title fight. Aside from winning the WBC featherweight crown, he also holds the North American Boxing Federation crown and now has a record of 28-1-1. Otieno, meanwhile, dropped to 16-2. 

Among the most promising future prospects for Concepcion are WBO champion Steven Luevano and former Pacquiao opponent WBC champion Oscar Larios.