Gerry Peñalosa surrendered his WBO bantamweight crown to be able to face Juan Manuel Lopez who is defending the title for the third time. Unfortunately, Peñalosa’s attempt to win his third world championship failed when he lost to Lopez in a TKO in Puerto Rico.
The 36-year old Filipino boxer challenged the 25-year old Puerto Rican who won over Ponce de Leon, Cesar Figueroa and Sergio Medina with first round knockouts. The knockouts in the last three outings and the 11-year age difference didn’t intimidate Peñalosa. Training under Freddie Roach, Peñalosa had a lot of guts and heart staked at the ring. It was Peñalosa’s ringside people that stopped the fight after the 9th round.
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Lopez raises his record to 25-0, with 22 KOs. He was only five years old when Peñalosa turned pro in 1989.
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