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CONCEPCION WINS IN TERRIFIC FIGHT

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 05 Oct 2007



North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion has won by a ninth round TKO over Mexican Sal Garcia in what was described as a terrific fight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The 19 year old Concepcion who is a protege of manager/trainer Aljoe Jaro improved his record to 23-1 with 13 knockouts while the game Garcia dropped to 1405 with 7 knockouts.

Concepcion and Garcia traded big shots but in the end the extremely talented Filipino proved too good for the Mexican. The end came at 47 seconds of the ninth round.

With the win Concepcion is certain to move up in the WBC rankings.


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