Banal-Concepcion Winner Faces Nashiro-Kono Winner

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The winner of the WBA interim world super flyweight championship between AJ “Bazooka” Banal and Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion at the Cebu Coliseum on Saturday has to face the winner of the title bout between Japanese boxers Nobuo Nashiro and Kohei Kono “to determine the absolute champion.” [details]

[eazy_mas]

interesting match up

[THRILLAinmanila]

AJ Banal is the closest thing to Manny Pacquiao among the current prospects in Philippine boxing. This guy's going to be the next great champ from the Philippines.

[eazy_mas]

AJ Banal is the closest thing to Manny Pacquiao among the current prospects in Philippine boxing. This guy's going to be the next great champ from the Philippines.

there is better Barnabe Concepción

[ElGranLuchador]

banal is in trouble hes not ready for nobuo nashiro

[eazy_mas]

banal is in trouble hes not ready for nobuo nashiro

Nobuo has only few fights under him.

It impressive how get got the title under 10 fights against Martin Castillo

[ElGranLuchador]

oh wait a ****ing minute
this means there are gonna be a super champion: cristian mijares
a regular champion: probably banal
and an interim champion: some japanese
damn what a joke the wba is 3 champions in one weight class

[BHONN]

WAR BANAL

your the next pinoy superstar

[THRILLAinmanila]

there is better Barnabe Concepción

Bernabe Concepcion is another good prospect, but is not yet as polished like Banal. Perhaps a year with Freddie Roach can move him up to the next level

[cool-jupiter]

I had assumed the Nashiro - Kono bout would be for the regular championship, but the story behind this seems much more complicated than I had thought. After all, the WBA's super champion system is, for me, shrouded in mystery.

Well, recognizing one super champion in one weight division and one regualr champion in the same division at the same time is understandable to some extent. Allowing two title bouts between 4 world rated fighters consecutively and respectively, however, is totally beyond my understanding, almost ludicrous. Furthermore, each title bout has an eliminator bout factor to itself to challenge the winner of the other bout?! Then why sanction both bouts as championship bouts? Just rather make one a regular title bout and the other an eliminator instead, really. It's difficult to see any point in an interim championship fight while there is yet no actual regular champion above which there is already a super champion who isn't allowed to unify his title with a champion/champions - dang, this is nuts -withing the same sanctioning body.