Dave Penalosa: record, next fight and profile →
Chief support pitches world grade heavyweights from past and present when undefeated former British champion Hughie Fury, 24, who features courtesy of Hennessy Sports and Channel 5, steps up against one-time WBC World Champion Samuel Peter.
World ranked Filipino featherweight Dave Penalosa gets the break and world-wide exposure that he and his team have been aiming at. The unbeaten 28-year-old Dave -- son of former world champion Dodie Boy Penalosa -- has been slated to star in the undercard of the show headlined by two-time world champion Amir "King" Khan against Indian star Neeraj Goyat for the WBC "Pearl" welterweight title, a major boxing event set for Friday, July 12, at the King Abdullah Sports Stadium, in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MANILA, Philippines -- Unbeaten Dave Penalosa, former 2-division world champion Jhonriel Casimero, world-ranked Carl Jammes Martin, and flyweight Carlo Peñalosa all punished and stopped their respective foes in an exciting knockout-filled GerryPens Promotion Saturday (Feb 16) at SM North EDSA Metro Manila on ESPN5 Philippines.
In the televised main event, "The Hunter" Dave Penalosa (14-0, 10 KO's), son of former 2-division world champion Dodie Boy Penalosa, risks it all by taking on more-experienced, hard-hitting brawler "Geraldito" Marcos Cárdenas (19-6-1, 15 KO's) of Sonora, México, for the vacant WBO Oriental Featherweight Belt, and a place in the WBO 126-pound world-rankings.