PENERIO WINS VACANT WBO WORLD YOUTH JR. FLYWEIGHT TITLE WITH SENSATIONAL 1ST ROUND KO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 04 Oct 2011
Eduard Penerio.
Eduard ?Big Heart? Penerio lived up to his nickname by scoring a sensational 1st round knockout over Thailand?s Lookrak Kiatmuangmee to win the vacant WBO Youth Jr. Flyweight World Title in a big fight ard in Tianjin,. China.
Multi-titled world heavyweight champion Evander ?The Real Deal? Holyfield was special guest at the two day event of ?China Zone.?
Promoter Sammy Gello-ani told philboxing.com/insidesports.ph from China that Penerio caught Lookrak with a cracking left uppercut and finished him off with a vicious shot to the liver.
Gello-ani reported that Lookrak ? tried to get up but could not make it and was counted out by Referee Saweng Thaweekon.?
The big win of Penerio added one more WBO World Youth title as undefeated Froilan ?The Sniper? Saludar won the World Youth flyweight title with a 1st round TKO of another Thai fighter Liempetch Sor Veerapol in Imus, Cavite last February 19.
Penerio who wonthe vacant WBO Oriental flyweight title with a unanimous twelve round decision over Jecker Buhawe last March 25 was actually coming off a 6th round TKO to Ryan Tampus in what was a tune-up fight last August 6 in a fight card at the Island Cove Resort telecast by AKTV IBC Channel 13.
With the win the 22 year old Penerio improved to 13-1 with 8 knockouts while Lookrak dropped tp 7-2 with 4 knockouts.
The Thai fighter was coming off a 3rd round TKO win over previously undefeated Meechai Kiatpracha in a stunning upset on November 26, 2010.
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