PAYPA STUNS TWO-TIME TITTLE CHALLENGER BERNABE CONCEPCION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 13 Mar 2016
Journeyman Jimmy Paypa from the famed ALA Gym in Cebu stunned two-time world title challenger Bernabe Concepcion at the Ynares Center in Pasig City on Saturday to score a split decision victory and virtually end Concepcion?s bid to regain his standing as a super bantamweight contender.
Paypa who isn?t known as a big puncher dropped the relatively hard-hitting and more experienced Concepcion in round one and effectively out-boxed Concepcion to win the WBO Oriental 122 pound title.
Although judge Gil Co scored the fight 115-112 for Concepcion, the two other judges Greg Ortega (114-113) and veteran international referee/judge Ver Abainza had Paypa winning by a wider 116-111 margin to seal the biggest win of his career.
Paypa who is trained by former world title contender Michael Domingo in a fight telecast by Solar Sports caught Concepcion with a perfectly timed counter right hand on the temple to send Concepcion to the canvas and although the veteran campaigner tried his best to fight back, Paypa used his jab to stay out of range of the big shots of Concepcion.
With the win the 22 year old youngster improved to 18-3-1 with 6 knockouts while Concepcion dropped to 34-7-2 with 20 knockouts.
Paypa won his second straight fight after suffering a 1st round battering at the hands of Japan?s Shingo Wake who is now in line for a mandatory crack at the world title held by Britain?s Carl Frampton.
Following a five-fight winning streak and a technical draw against southpaw Eden Sonsona and a 7th round knockout at the hands of Mikey Garcia who went on to win the world featherweight and super featherweight crowns, Concepcion?s chances of re-emerging in the super bantamweight list of contenders has virtually disappeared.
Concepcion had earlier lost in a controversial, disqualification when he failed to hear the bell and hit champion Steven Luevano after dropping him at the end of round seven in 2009 and then lost in a two-round slugfest with Juan Manuel Lopez when he got stopped.
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