Q&A: Gerry Penalosa!

Saturday, August 11 2007

By Ramon Hough / Photo: Chris Cozzone

Bantamweight Gerry Penalosa became a world champion 10 years ago. He held the WBC super flyweight title for about a year and a half, successfully defending it four times before finally losing it in 1998. After the death of his father, Penalosa briefly retired from the sport. But needing a challenge, he decided to fight again. For the most part, Penalosa's comeback has been successful as his only loss came via controversial decision to Daniel Ponce De Leon in a world title match last March. Tonight Penalosa will attempt to win a second world title when he takes on Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico. The fight will be televised on HBO as part of the Boxing World Cup: Mexico vs. Philippines. The 34-year-old Penalosa recently spoke to Fightnews. (More)

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