By Mark Vester
According to a report in the Cebu Daily News, reigning WBO Bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa of the Philippines and former champion Jorge Arce of Mexico nearly came to blows last Saturday night as they left the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where both fighters were present to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch.
As both men left Mandalay, Arce confronted Penalosa, who was accompanied by his wife Goody and Japanese associate Kosuke Washio, and challenged him to a fight.
“I want to fight you! Let's fight,” Arce was quoted as saying.
Penalosa's wife and others quickly intervened as many were worried that a possible riot would break out between the fighters and their entourages.
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