BIG THINGS AHEAD FOR RANEE GANOY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 11 Mar 2007
Devastating puncher Ranee Ganoy’s manager Dido Bohol believes the newly crowned IBF Pan Pacific lightweight champion has an exciting future following his spectacular 8th round knockout victory over former IBF super featherweight champion Robbie Peden of Australia late Friday.
In Cebu, respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer said Ganoy was a devastating, world class puncher but needs to train in the US where he can hone his skills, get some really good sparring partners and fight top contenders.
The crowd at The Arena, Sleeman Center, Chandler in Brisbane was hoping that Peden, nicknamed “Bomber” who went the distance with WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera on September 17, 2005 would make a long-awaited comeback before a hometown crowd. But it fizzled out as Ganoy was in fact the bomber, decking Peden in the seventh round where he was saved by the bell according to Bohol before the 27 year old Sydney-based Filipino put him away for good at 21 seconds of the eighth round.
When the end came one judge, Derek Milham had Peden ahead 67-66 despite the knockdowns and the battering he took at the hands of Ganoy who sports the monicker "KO Kid." However, Wally Lewis had Ganoy ahead 67-66 while Cyril Cairns had the Filipino in front 67-65. Bohol claimed that referee Brad Vocale should have stopped the fight in the 7th round when Peden was being badly mauled but despite the shouts from Ganoy's corner Vocale allowed the fight to continue until Ganoy finished off Peden in the opening seconds of the next round.
With his most impressive win to date Ganoy is expected to break into the IBF ratings. It was his fifth straight stoppage and the eight in his last nine fights to give him a record of 19 knockouts in 22 wins with 10 losses. The 33 year old Peden dropped to 25-4 with 14 KO’s.
Peden’s his plans of taking out Ganoy before moving up a division to fight recently crowned IBF junior welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou or WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis who inflicted the only setback in Ganoy’s last ten fights with a 5th round TKO on August 19, 2005 put his future in doubt according to a report by Laine Clark of Fox Sports.
Clark said that Katsidis was an “interested onlooker” in a fight where Peden lapped up local support for his first fight in his Brisbane hometown since turning pro eleven years ago. Clark said Peden “had no answer “to the Filipino knockout specialist and his hopes of using the fight as a stepping stone to another world title shot effectively bombed out.
Ganoy who was born in Nurala, South Cotabato is trained by the sons of Dido Bohol of Cebu who migrated to Australia some twelve years ago and has a stable of Filipino fighters as well as a few Australians. Bohol’s son Jeffrey and Hermie have been credited for the impressive victories of Ganoy.
Before the fight Ganoy said he had trained hard and sparred three times a week going 12 to 15 rounds. Ganoy said he had watched Peden’s fights before adding “I realize he's good that’s why I trained hard to challenge him,” He predicted a good fight which it turned out to be for the aggressive Filipino.
In his pre-fight interview Peden said Ganoy “is a good fighter who stopped some of our (Australian) boys so I have a bit of revenge for our Australian lads. I am ready to fight and in good shape. Wont take any sidesteps. Let’s go.”
An elated Dido Bohol told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today that it was “the happiest moment of my life. It was the first time that Peden was knocked down. He is very tough.”
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