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Negotiation for PENALOSA-JUANMA fight almost done!
Negotiations for Peñalosa-JuanMa fight almost done
While Donaire’s fight against Lopez was in apparent jeopardy, Peñalosa’s planned showdown with WBO super bantamweight sensation Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez is almost done according to the Filipino’s manager Bill Keane.
The fight is set for April 4 in New York.
Under the scenario laid out by Arum, Montiel would move up to bantamweight and face Peñalosa’s mandatory challenger Erik Morel, the former WBA flyweight champion in an interim title fight. That was one of the reasons why the January 12 purse bid for the Penalosa-Morel mandatory was postponed by the WBO.
Peñalosa’s fight is also being promoted by Puerto Rico Best Boxing in cooperation with Top Rank.
Meantime, Cotabato vice governor and boxing promoter/manager Manny Pinol who is promoting a fight card in Cebu on February 21 has been burning the wires in an effort to get a suitable opponent for a tune-up fight of Peñalosa. Pinol’s plan is to have Penalosa headline his card which will be telecast by the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN.
Donaire, however, revealed that the promoters may not wish to risk Penalosa fighting a tune-up bout because his title fight against Juanma Lopez is regarded as a big fight.
Donaire said that while Penalosa “wants the tune-up fight he is prepared to forego the fight” if it can’t happen and would concentrate on his training and getting into the best shape of his life for the Lopez title bout.
as of 01/15/2009 8:09 PM
While Donaire’s fight against Lopez was in apparent jeopardy, Peñalosa’s planned showdown with WBO super bantamweight sensation Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez is almost done according to the Filipino’s manager Bill Keane.
The fight is set for April 4 in New York.
Under the scenario laid out by Arum, Montiel would move up to bantamweight and face Peñalosa’s mandatory challenger Erik Morel, the former WBA flyweight champion in an interim title fight. That was one of the reasons why the January 12 purse bid for the Penalosa-Morel mandatory was postponed by the WBO.
Peñalosa’s fight is also being promoted by Puerto Rico Best Boxing in cooperation with Top Rank.
Meantime, Cotabato vice governor and boxing promoter/manager Manny Pinol who is promoting a fight card in Cebu on February 21 has been burning the wires in an effort to get a suitable opponent for a tune-up fight of Peñalosa. Pinol’s plan is to have Penalosa headline his card which will be telecast by the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN.
Donaire, however, revealed that the promoters may not wish to risk Penalosa fighting a tune-up bout because his title fight against Juanma Lopez is regarded as a big fight.
Donaire said that while Penalosa “wants the tune-up fight he is prepared to forego the fight” if it can’t happen and would concentrate on his training and getting into the best shape of his life for the Lopez title bout.
as of 01/15/2009 8:09 PM