Peñalosa wants to retire a champ
NEGRENSE former World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, (54-7-2 36 KOs), wants one more title fight this year before he finally decides to hang his gloves.
Peñalosa, who together with reigning WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes of Murcia, Negros Occidental and Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, was named Negrense Athlete of the Year in 2007 by the Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop Bacolod) during its annual Scoop Awards for Outstanding Negrense Athletes.
"I hope to retire as a champion and I hope I can get one last fight this year," Peñalosa told Manila-based reporters Wednesday.
He said that he is hoping WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarel, who told him after he lost in a gallant fight against a much younger and much taller Puerto Rican super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez last April 25, that he deserved to fight against the winner of the bout between Fernando Montiel and World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion Eric Morel scheduled June 27 in Atlantic City.
The Negrense former world champ recalled that Valcarel told him in the ring after Freddie Roach decided to wave off the Marquez fight in the ninth round, "mark my words you will be No. 1," which is a commitment of the WBO president already reflected in the May rankings of the world organization.
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Peñalosa, who together with reigning WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes of Murcia, Negros Occidental and Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, was named Negrense Athlete of the Year in 2007 by the Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (Scoop Bacolod) during its annual Scoop Awards for Outstanding Negrense Athletes.
"I hope to retire as a champion and I hope I can get one last fight this year," Peñalosa told Manila-based reporters Wednesday.
He said that he is hoping WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarel, who told him after he lost in a gallant fight against a much younger and much taller Puerto Rican super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez last April 25, that he deserved to fight against the winner of the bout between Fernando Montiel and World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion Eric Morel scheduled June 27 in Atlantic City.
The Negrense former world champ recalled that Valcarel told him in the ring after Freddie Roach decided to wave off the Marquez fight in the ninth round, "mark my words you will be No. 1," which is a commitment of the WBO president already reflected in the May rankings of the world organization.
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