Rafael Concepcion Ices AJ Banal in Ten, Upset City

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The Cebu City Coliseum was stunned when Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion (11-2-1, 7KOs) of Panama made good on his promise and stopped undefeated Filipino prospect AJ Banal (17-1-1, 14KOs) in the tenth-round to capture the WBA interim-super flyweight title. [details]

[FilipinoFlash]

godamn you banal! we had high hopes for u after the Rey Bautista let down, now who will we call our next PacMan? Concepcion? **** Yeah!


Bernabe Concepcion will beat anyone!


Banal who?

[ELPacman]

LoL! I guess all the Goldenboy signed filipino fighters have been taken out. Let's see if Arum gets some better fortune with the other Concepcion in Bernabe. Damn, all this talk about Filipino boxing will be dead when Manny is done is looking really accurate right about now.

[restless_438]

anyone see the fight?? any good?

[Majority_Draw]

From another thread:

I saw the fight and it was a close but clear affair, basically Banal landing most of the good stuff and leading easily on the scorecards. It did seem like Concepcion was doing damage when he landed, which wasn't often, and hurt Banal once or twice with body shots in the middle rounds. Not visibly hurt but one of those you can feel because all of a sudden the fighter retreats and isn't throwing as much.. I'd call it visible discomfort.

Banal quit plain and simple, yes he was knocked down but it wasn't particularly hard shots that did him in. He pulled a Jaca/Marquez and Morales/Pacquiao III type of move, just staying down even though he could've gotten up.

I would have expected Banal to mow through this opponent easily but he just couldn't even though he was landing a lot. Didn't have the power and Concepcion was no quitter.

[FilipinoFlash]

LoL! I guess all the Goldenboy signed filipino fighters have been taken out. Let's see if Arum gets some better fortune with the other Concepcion in Bernabe. Damn, all this talk about Filipino boxing will be dead when Manny is done is looking really accurate right about now.

are you kidding me? Conception WILL be the new PacMan i just know it! i know i thought Bautista, Mayol, Gorres, Condes, Viloria, and Banal were gonna be it but i was just a bit wrong... Concepcion is our new hope!!!

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

****. i thought banal was gonna be it..oh well though i go back to my original supporter of filipino boxing, nonito donaire! hes the real deal. its over for the rest.

[eazy_mas]

godamn you banal! we had high hopes for u after the Rey Bautista let down, now who will we call our next PacMan? Concepcion? **** Yeah!


Bernabe Concepcion will beat anyone!


Banal who?

I told you guys.

[FilipinoFlash]

****. i thought banal was gonna be it..oh well though i go back to my original supporter of filipino boxing, nonito donaire! hes the real deal. its over for the rest.

right on pare, since bautista mayol, viloira etc, all let us down, now we got nonito to support, i forgot all about him!

[Sin City]

It's all about Nonito Donaire and that's bout it..
I don't see any of the other Pinoys making it real big.