ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
World Boxing Organization bantamweight champ Gerry Peñalosa has been warned by international matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz about challenger Nestor Rocha for the title fight in Tubod, Lanao del Norte on September 20.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions has agreed to allow WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa to stage his title defense against Nestor Rocha in Tubod, Lanao del Norte on September 20.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Michael Farenas finished a 10-round fight in six to knock down a virtually unknown Thai fighter Wednesday night in Lilo-an, Cebu.The featherweight pugilist, a protege of WBO bantamweight champ Gerry Peñalosa, floored Boonmee Sithsrivinitwitthayakom 1:18 in the sixth round.The Thai was coming off a second round KO against Wethya Sakmuangklang on May 1. He also previously lost to Filipino...
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... on the pressure of knocking out Concepcion.He is also enjoying support of WBO bantamweight king Gerry Peñalosa, who described Banal as one of the heavy-handed Filipino fighters today.Peñalosa also said that he is expecting Banal to give out his all for his first title fight.Meanwhile, Concepcion missed his connecting flight from Los Angeles to Manila and failed to arrive time...
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Donaire wants to create history by joining brother Nonito in becoming the first brothers from the Philippines to hold two world titles simultaneously. Although Gerry Penalosa and elder brother Dodie Boy Penalosa were both world champions, they didn’t hold titles simultaneously.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
... will be two Filipino brothers as world champions at the same time although brothers Dodie Boy and Gerry Peñalosa were also world champs in different weight divisions. Nonito said that he’s been the only sparring partner of Glenn because he is simulating the style of Solis. Nonito, however, says he is “much faster than Solis.”
