By Jason Kim: Featherweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s) will be taking a big step up in taking on unbeaten World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) on Saturday night, July 10th at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Few boxing fans or writers are giving the 22-year-old Concepcion much of any chance at beating the bigger, stronger, more athletic and older 27-year-old Lopez. Over and over again, Lopez appears to be the much better fighter compared to Concepcion in every area that you can think of.
Bernabe Concepcion
Lopez vs. Concepcion: Look for Bernabe to get brutally knocked out – Prediction
By Chris Williams: When you take an unremarkable fighter like Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s) and put them in the ring with a big talent like WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) then bad things happen to that fighter. Beyond being rather pedestrian, Concepcion also is young at only 22, easy to hit and not particularly fast or powerful.
Donaire vs. Marquez, Lopez vs. Concepcion this Saturday
By Chris Williams: WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KO’s) will be taking on recently defeated Hernan Marquez (27-1, 20 KO’s) in a 12 round bout at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. There must be a shortage of fighters to step in the ring with Donaire, because it’s hard to understand why or for what reason Marquez is being given a shot at Donaire’s WBA interim title when he was beaten soundly in his last fight against Richie Mepranum in March.
Concepcion vs. Lopez: It doesn’t look good for Bernabe
By Dan Ambrose: WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Organization title against 22-year-old Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s) on July 10th at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It’s not a good sign for Concepcion that he was getting dominated by Steven Luevano last year, who in turn was totally blown out of the water by Lopez earlier this year in January with a 7th round TKO win over Luevano.
Lopez likes the idea of fighting Marquez, but doesn’t want to overlook Concepcion
By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) likes the idea of fighting two division champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) on September 18th in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the 26-year-old Lopez doesn’t want to overlook his next fight against his number #8 ranked WBO contender Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s), who Lopez will be defending his title against on July 10th at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
Lopez to leave Gamboa with Caballero while he looks to fight Bernabe Concepcion – News
By Peter Wells: According to some reports there have been talks started with Celestino Caballero to move up to Featherweight to fight WBA champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. This is still a massive fight, but Juan Manuel Lopez who believes he is better than Caballero has opted for an easier opponent. I’m not keen on fighters that talk trash then run off and fight someone else, Lopez has displayed his boring side of fighting in his last fight with Steven Luevano, but it was Luevano who ruined the fight and dragged Juanma into a boring non-action fight.
Donaire-Guerrero fight off after failed eye exam for Guerrero
By Sean McDaniel: Nonito Donaire (22-1, 14 KO’s) needs another opponent for this Saturday’s bout at the Las Vegas Hilton, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His opponent Gerson Guerrero (34-8, 26 KO’s) failed the medical exam for the fight after a detached retina turned up during the eye exam earlier Wednesday. Donaire-Guerrero was supposed to be the main event of the pay-per-view Latin Fury 13/Pinoy Power 3 card.
Bernabe Concepcion Disqualified Against Luevano, Lands Cheap Shot
By M. Perez: With the fight getting out of hand in the 7th round, featherweight Bernabe Conception (28-3-1, 16 KO’s) evened the score by landing a picturesque right hand that flattened World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KO’s) well after the bell on Saturday night, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Concepcion Overpowers Otieno
By Jason Kim: Featherweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (28-1-1, 17 KOs) defeated Kenyan Sande Otieno (16-2, 7 KOs) by a 5th round TKO on Sunday night in scheduled 12-round bout to win the vacant World Boxing Council International featherweight title at the Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Concepcion Too Much For Carrera
By Manuel Perez: Super bantamweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (26-1-1, 15 KOs) took out Adam Carrera (19-4, 8 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a fairly slow first two rounds of the fight in which both fighters looked limited in ability, Concepcion, 20, suddenly came to life in the 3rd by dropping Carrera with a straight right hand. Not long after, Concepcion finished him with a powerful right uppercut that knocked a badly hurt Carrera to the canvas. He got up, looking groggy and hurt, but referee Joe Cortez stopped the bout at 2:14 of the round rather than let him continue and possibly get hurt worse.
Concepcion, ranked #5 in the WBC and number #8 in the WBO super bantamweight division, didn’t look all that spectacular in the 1st round. In fact, he looked over-muscled, rigid and weak punching. He mainly threw jabs and stood and poising in front of Carrera as if he was trying to scare him into losing. Carrera, 25, who had been stopped in his last fight, jabbed frequently in the first round and fought Concepcion pretty much on even terms in the round.