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.
Natalo siya kagabi eh. Unang kita ko pa lng alam ko ng matatalo siya. Si Lopez kasi, ang aura niya talagang may confidence.
Heartbreaking talaga pagkatalo ni Abe, pero sa laban na to pinakita ni Abe ang tapang niya. Kahit ilang beses na siya tumumba pa atake pa rin siya at agresibo. Magaling lang talaga yun JuanMa idol ko nga rin yun, malakas sana mga suntok ni Abe yun nga lang malakas din as mas accurate mga suntok ni Lopez. Nung tumama yun left hook ni Abe na nag knock down kay Lopez parang naalala ko si Mike Tyson parang ganun mga suntok nun hehehe…