Bernabe Concepcion
Born
Bernabe Concepcion

(1988-01-20) January 20, 1988
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Other namesThe Real Deal
Kamaong Llave ("Wrench Fist")
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins34
Wins by KO20
Losses7
Draws2

Bernabe "Abe" Concepcion (born 1988) is a retired Filipino featherweight boxer. Concepcion resides in Rizal, Viga, Catanduanes, Philippines. Being from a boxing-oriented family, he trained from a young age. He turned professional at the age of 16.

Early life

Concepcion has two older brothers who were also professional boxers. They were his inspiration for having taken up boxing himself. He started boxing at an early age, watching his brothers at first and eventually training with them. He then went into amateur boxing but almost immediately turned professional when he turned 16.

Professional career

Oriental bantamweight

He capture the vacant WBO Oriental super bantamweight title on July 31, 2015 at the 12,000-seater Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay, Philippines against Tanzanian boxer Juma Fundi.

Super bantamweight

Having developed his boxing skill in his early life, by 2005, he was considered to be one of the most promising boxing talents to emerge from the Philippines. Today, Concepcion fights mainly in the United States, carving out wins away from his homeland Philippines

He won his first title via KO in China against a Chinese hometown boxer, and gained his two recent belts in the United States against rated opposition. During this first professional bout, he gained his first knockdown, but was able to floor his veteran opponent as well in the early rounds of that fight (Concepcion was 17 years of age at the time). A year later, he won the WBC youth super bantamweight title by scoring a unanimous decision win over a then undefeated opponent, Joksan "El Torito" Hernandez.

Bob Arum immediately signed Concepcion up for Top Rank Boxing following this win.

Featherweight

For his first world title shot, Concepcion took on Steven Luevano for the WBO featherweight title on August 15, 2009. Originally, the fight was supposed to be included in the undercard of the May 2, 2009 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton but Luevano pulled out due to an injury. Instead, Concepcion fought Colombian Yogli Herrera that night and managed to eke out a 6-round decision.

Concepcion lost his title bout against Steven Luevano via disqualification. Luevano was ahead on the scorecards when Concepcion landed late blows after the seventh round, resulting in a disqualification.

On February 13, 2010, Concepcion faced Puerto Rican Mario “Principe Ponceño” Santiago at the Las Vegas Hilton in Paradise, Nevada. The Filipino boxer won the 10-round bout by unanimous decision with the scores 98-91, 96-93, 97-92. Concepcion was also able to knock the opponent down in the 6th-round with a powerful right.[1] This win brought Concepcion to a potential fight against Puerto Rican sensation Juan Manuel López.[2]

Bernabe Concepcion fought for the WBO featherweight championship again on July 10, 2010. This time, he took on Juan Manuel Lopez who won the belt from Luevano. In the opening round, Concepcion was floored by Lopez but rose back up to respond with a knockdown of his own. In the next round where the bout concluded, Concepcion was brought down by Lopez twice, prompting the referee to call a halt to the match. This was Concepcion's first defeat by stoppage. In response to the outcome of the match, Manny Pacquiao, who coached him in the days leading to the fight, blamed Concepcion for not taking his (Pacquiao's) advice. Bernabe Concepcion is now going to fight Alejandro Perez 14-2-1 9KOs on the undercard to the showtime super fight between Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez.[3]

Professional boxing record

43 fights 34 wins 7 losses
By knockout 20 2
By decision 14 4
By disqualification 0 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 34–7–2 Jimmy Paypa SD 12 12 Mar 2016 Yñares Sports Arena, Pasig City, Philippines Lost WBO Oriental super bantamweight title
42 Win 34–6–2 Juma Fundi TKO 2 (12), 0:56 31 Jul 2015 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Philippines Won vacant WBO Oriental super bantamweight title
41 Win 33–6–2 Rasmanudin KO 2 (10), 2:10 23 Jan 2015 Fortuno Civic Center, Nabua, Philippines
40 Draw 32–6–2 Eden Sonsona TD 3 (10), 2:22 26 Jul 2014 Mandaluyong Gym, Mandaluyong Sports Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines Fight stopped due to a cut on Concenpcion's right eyelid caused by an accidental headbutt in round 3
39 Win 32–6–1 Boido Simanjuntak RTD 7 (10), 3:00 21 Apr 2013 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa City, Philippines
38 Win 31–6–1 Richard Olisa KO 2 (10), 0:31 13 Oct 2012 Batangay City Coliseum, Batangas City, Philippines
37 Loss 30–6–1 Mikey Garcia TKO 7 (10), 2:33 10 Mar 2012 Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico For NABF and NABO featherweight titles
36 Win 30–5–1 Aaron Garcia SD 10 27 Oct 2011 San Miguel Indian Casino, Highland California
35 Loss 29–5–1 Juan Carlos Martinez SD 8 6 May 2011 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
34 Loss 29–4–1 Juan Manuel López TKO 2 (12), 2:37 10 Jul 2010 Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico For WBO featherweight title
33 Win 29–3–1 Mario Santiago UD 10 13 Feb 2010 Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, U.S.
32 Loss 28–3–1 Steven Luevano DQ 7 (12), 3:00 15 Aug 2009 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada U.S. For WBO featherweight title;Concepcion disqualified after he hit Luevano after the bell ringed to end the 7th round
31 Win 28–2–1 Yogli Herrera UD 6 2 May 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
30 Win 27–2–1 Sande Otieno TD 5 (12), 3:00 11 Jan 2009 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines Won vacant WBC International featherweight title;Otieno sustains a cut above his right eye and his nose also begun to bleed both caused by punches, after consulting with the ring physician and Otieno's corner, Bruce McTavish stops the contest
29 Win 26–2–1 Giovanni Caro KO 8 (10), 2:35 25 Sep 2008 Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, U.S.
28 Win 25–2–1 Adam Carrera TKO 3 (10), 2:14 26 Jul 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27 Win 24–2–1 Torrence Daniels TKO 2 (10), 2:42 26 Apr 2008 Plaza de Toros Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico Defended NABF super bantamweight title
26 Win 23–2–1 Juan Ruiz Jr. UD 12 9 Feb 2008 Domo De La Feria, Leon, Mexico Defended NABF super bantamweight title
25 Win 22–2–1 Salvador Garcia TKO 9 (10), 0:47 4 Oct 2007 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
24 Win 21–2–1 Gabriel Elizondo TKO 4 (10), 2:11 4 Aug 2007 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, U.S. Won vacant NABF super bantamweight title
23 Win 20–2–1 Benjamín Flores UD 10 14 Apr 2007 Alamodome, San Antonio, U.S. Defended WBC Youth super bantamweight title
22 Win 19–2–1 Jae Choon Moon TKO 4 (10), 2:59 25 Feb 2007 Baguio City Convention Center, Baguio City, Philippines
21 Win 18–2–1 Joksan Hernandez UD 10 18 Nov 2006 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, U.S. Won vacant WBC Youth super bantamweight title
20 Win 17–2–1 Sonny Gonzalez UD 10 17 Sep 2006 Cantada Sports Center, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Philippines
19 Win 16–2–1 Ariel Delgado TD 5 (10), 2:27 22 Jul 2006 Ynares Plaza Gymnasium (Covered Court), Binangonan, Philippines Concepcion suffered a significant cut which caused fight to be charged as technical decision
18 Win 15–2–1 Jojo Arnado KO 1 (10), 2:55 26 Jun 2006 Salceda Sports Complex, Polangui, Philippines
17 Win 14–2–1 Jake Verano SD 10 20 May 2006 Ynares Plaza Gymnasium (Covered Court), Binangonan, Philippines
16 Win 13–2–1 Rey Martizano TKO 1 (10), 1:35 23 Apr 2006 Cantada Sports Center, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Philippines
15 Win 12–2–1 Jiang Weiyang KO 7 (10) 24 Feb 2006 Shanghai, China
14 Win 11–2–1 Rico Genon TKO 6 (10) 7 Jan 2006 Provincial Capitol Grounds, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
13 Draw 10–2–1 Alex Escaner SD 12 10 Dec 2005 St. Lucia East Mall, Cainta, Philippines For GAB super bantamweight title
12 Win 10–2 Noel Sungahid KO 1 (10) 27 Aug 2005 Mandaluyong Gym, Mandaluyong Sports Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
11 Win 9–2 Flash Murillo TKO 1 (10), 2:59 25 Jun 2005 Pag-asa Gym, Binangonan, Philippines
10 Win 8–2 Elden Dela Cruz KO 1 (10), 2:50 2 May 2005 Tagudin Covered Court, Tagudin, Philippines
9 Loss 7–2 Mark Sales MD 10 5 Mar 2005 Cantada Sports Center, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Philippines
8 Win 7–1 Sonny Gonzalez KO 4 (8), 0:42 12 Feb 2005 Mandaluyong Gym, Mandaluyong Sports Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
7 Win 6–1 Danilo Logramonte KO 1 (8), 0:44 3 Jan 2005 Palaez Sports Center, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
6 Win 5–1 Edgar Gabejan UD 8 21 Oct 2004 Cantada Sports Center, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Philippines
5 Win 4–1 Felix Manalansan UD 6 28 Aug 2004 Angono Sports Complex (Angono Municipal Gym), Barangay Mahabang, Angono, Philippines
4 Win 3–1 Chris Dujali UD 6 4 Jul 2004 Ynares Sr. Memorial Gym, Binangonan, Philippines
3 Loss 2–1 Richard Garcia MD 6 23 Apr 2004 Mandaluyong Gym, Mandaluyong Sports Center, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Jerry Duaso TKO 3 (4), 1:25 28 Mar 2004 Ynares Sr. Memorial Gym, Binangonan, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 George Zerrudo MD 4 14 Feb 2004 Mandaluyong Elementary School, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

References

  1. "Donaire aims for Darchinyan's titles after Pinoy Power 3 KO". abs-cbnNEWS.com. 2010-02-14.
  2. Mark Vester (2010-02-13). "Bernabe Concepcion decisions Santiago, Juanma is next". boxingscene.com.
  3. Ronnie Nathanielsz (July 11, 2010). "Concepcion Failed To Follow Manny Pacquiao's Instructions". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
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