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Watch Juan Manuel Lopez vs Gerry Penalosa Live on HBO this Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 10:00 pm ET/PT from Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico for the 12 round junior featherweight bout.
The main event pits undefeated sensation and junior featherweight titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez (24-0, 22 KOs) of Caguas, Puerto Rico against battle-tested veteran and former two-division champ Gerry Penalosa (54-6-2, 36 KOs) of Manila, Philippines in a scheduled 12-round title match. After a stunning first-round knockout of Daniel Ponce De Leon in his June 2008 HBO debut, local hero Lopez will need his unparalleled speed, power and accuracy to extend a perfect ring record and become the first fighter to knock out his foe. Nicknamed “Fearless” for unwavering boldness in the ring during a long, high-caliber career, the seasoned Penalosa plans on springing a surprise on his rival.
For under card, junior welterweights bout Lamont Peterson (26-0, 12 KOs) vs Willy Blain (20-0, 3 KOs) fight for top-rated status in the division and the chance of a division title shot in a scheduled 12-round contest before the Penalosa vs Lopez bout. Overcoming a poverty-ridden childhood in Memphis, Tenn., Peterson has become one of the junior welterweight division’s hottest prospect; he now faces a towering challenge in former world amateur champion and Hamburg, Germany resident Willy Blain. Unbeaten in a combined 46 challenges, Peterson and Blain are both skilled, quick-handed fighters.
The BOXING AFTER DARK doubleheader will be preceded by the debut of the third episode of the all-access reality series "Pacquiao/Hatton 24/7" at 9:35 p.m. (ET/PT).
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