Watch as Bernabe drops to the canvass midway the first round. And as JuanMa pounds Abe in the corner, the Filipino warrior unleases a deadly left hook that sent the champion into the canvass.
However, it is very clear in the second round that JuanMa is going to win the fight. But that one lucky punch 12seconds into the end of the first round could have made a difference.
Until next time, Abe. You’re still young and hopefully you improve more.
In what was described by Fightfan.com as a “fierce opening round”, Bernabe Concepcion and Juan Manuel Lopez dropped to the canvas on the first round. However, Concepcion failed to capitalize on it as the savvy Puerto Rican scored a 2nd round TKO against the Filipino warrior.
Lopez gained the upper hand in the second round, sending Concepcion to the canvass twice. The bout was stopped at 2:37. This made Lopez still unbeaten in all his 29 bouts while Bernabe drops to 28 wins (with 15 KOs), 4 losses and 1 draw.
It’s a heartbreaking outcome for Concepcion who has been waiting for his chance to fight JuanMa for quite some time. In the end, the Filipino — who is being managed by Manny Pacquiao — fell short on his first shot to JuanMa.
If there’s any consolation for the night, Nonito Donaire retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight title after stopping Mexican Hernan “Little Tyson” Marquez in the 8th round.
Bernabe Concepcion finally gets a chance to fight Juan Manuel Lopez. The world title fight is slated on July 10, 2010 and will be shown on ShowTime as reported by FightNews. Abe is expected to be a heavy underdog to the suave Puerto Rican. Lopez has a record of 28-0 with 25 knockouts. Concepcion is 28-3-1, 15 KOs.
This is also reported by Dyan Castillejo on her interview with Manny.
Filipino featherweight Bernabe Concepcion scored a ten round decision win over Mario Santiago at Top Rank’s “Latin Fury 13 / Pinoy Power 3” pay-per-view card at the Las Vegas Hilton. Concepcion employed a good in-and-out movement to setup his attack. He threw and landed the harder and more effective punches early in the fight and in Round 6, the Filipino fighter caught Santiago with a huge right hand that dropped the taller Puerto Rican. Santiago managed to survive the round but did not find anything to counter Concepcion’s powerful attacks. Despit the last minute rally of Mario Santiago, the Filipino boxer was ahead on all three officials(98-91, 96-93, 97-92).
Arguably, the undercard of Concepcion/Santiago is the best fight of the night as observed by boxing fans. With the win, Bernabe Concepcion finally gets a shot at the title being held by Juan Manuel Lopez.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, who manages Concepcion, was also in attendance to witness the entire card and to show his support to his Filipino compatriots.
Here’s Part I of world title shot of Mario Santiago against Steve Luevano. The champion, Leuvano, retained his belt via split draw. On another title defense, Steve Luevano retained his belt again when he won against Abe Concepcion via disqualification. For Mario Santiago’s part, he won via a first round TKO over Edel Ruiz.
Top Rank is working on a February 13, 2010 pay-per-view card between Mario Santiago and Bernabe Concepcion. The fight night will be headed by Nonito Donaire who will be making his first defense of his interim junior title in the main event against Gerson Guerrero. It would be Bernabe’s first fight after his disqualification on his first world title shot against Steven Luevano. Boxing writer Dan Rafael of ESPN rates the Santiago-Concepcion as a good fight. He also suggests that the winner of the bout deserves a shot at the title.
Also included are the bouts between bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel against Michael Domingo. All bouts are only available via pay-per-view. It would be Abe’s fourth fight in the featherweight division and we, his fans, are definitely rooting for him. We hope that this young fighter will come out more polished after his disappointing show against Luevano. Continue reading →
It appears like every Filipino boxer who gets a shot or wins a crown is labeled as “Next Manny Pacquiao”. You heared about it when Ray Boom-Boom Bautista is on his prime. You also heared it everytime you hear the name Abe Concepcion and for sure, AJ “Bazooka” Banal is also called as such. But none of them has clinched a world title belt at 19 years old like Manny. And there seems nobody who will duplicate the feat of Pacquiao until Marvin Sonsona came. Continue reading →
For those who missed it or simply want to watch the fight again, TopRank Promotions has posted a high-quality video at youtube of this fateful fight of Abe Concepcion to Steven Luevano.
On his first shot for a world title, Bernabe Concepcion lost the fight by disqualification on his World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title match against Steven Luevano at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
He was disqualified by Referee Jay Nady when the 21-year-old Pacquiao protege threw two punches after the bell sounded at the end of Round 7. It dropped the Mexican-American into the canvas when the current champion has already lowered his hands and was preparing to touch gloves with the Filipino rising star. Continue reading →
Before the frenzy of the Pacquiao-Hatton debacle, Bernabe Concepcion, the talented young man from Virac, Catanduanes carved a six-round unanimous decision over Yoglie Herrera of Colombia in the undercard. Herrera is a substitute to Steven Luevano, the current WBO Featherweight Champion who injured his shoulder during the preparations for the supposed 5th defense of the the title. The fight with Luevano could have been Concepcion’s first shot at a world title.
In this lopsided fight, Abe admitted that he played cautiously because his oppponent was too cautious, too. He did not lose a round in all three scorecards. Before this fight, Herrera lost his last four fights.
Concepcion improved his record to 29-1-1(with 16 KOs) while Herrera fell to 22-7-0. And after this, he may have his shot at title, after all. Concepcion said a fight with Steven Luevano is being worked out although his handlers are still giving his next possible opponent ample time to fully recover from a shoulder injury sustained earlier this year.
“It could be him as my next opponent, but we’ve agreed to let him recover first,” said Concepcion, sporting a tiny bruise over his left eye, a result of Herrera’s continuous rubbing of the laced portion of his gloves.
“I feel okay. Everything’s okay. I’m happy with the win,” said Concepcion
