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SONSONA, DAVE PENALOSA IN GREAT SHAPE FOR SATURDAY'S FIGHTS By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Tue, 14 Aug 2012  Super bantamweights Eden Sonsona and Dave Penalosa are in great shape for their Saturday showdown against Thai opponents at the Mandaluyong City Gym. The fights will be telecast by AKTV IBC 13 on "Pinoy Knockout" at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa told the Manila Standard that both promising young prospects had "trained hard and looked good in sparring." Penalosa was particularly enamored with his nephew and son of former world champion Dodie Boy Penalosa, Dave, an undefeated 21 year old southpaw with a record of 4-0 with 2 knockouts although he conceded that the youngster still has to gain experience before he is matched against rated fighters. Penalosa will face 30 year old Thai Yodpichai Sithsaithong who has a record of 7-5 with 3 knockouts but is coming off back-to-back losses against Omar Kimwari of Australia in a six round bout last July 13 and Rex Tso in a four rounder last May 5. Yodpichai had also lost by a 4th round knockout to Filipino Marlon Tapales on June 25 last year. The 23 year old Sonsona is on the comeback trail after a disappointing 9th round knockout loss to Jonathan Oquendo in Puerto Rico on July 10, 2010 in a fight he was winning before he was dropped by the hard-hitting and bigger Puerto Rican. Since that loss the southpaw Sonsona has won a ten round majority decision against Eman Labanza on August 6, 2011 and a 7th round TKO over Godwin Tubigon on Octobver 1, 2011. Sonsona clashes with Thailand's Petchnamnung Sithsaithong who has a record of 9-2 with 7 knockouts and is known to be a slugger. However, he got tagged during an exchange with Filipino Richard Betos and suffered a 4th round TKO last June 30 when referee Bruce McTavish called a halt to the bout which was for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Interim super bantamweight title. Prior to his loss to Oquendo, Sonsona impressed fight fans in the US with a 2nd round TKO of Eilon Kedem on November 14, 2009 and a 8th round knockout of former world champion Mauricio Pastrana on March 13, 2010 both of which were on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao title fights. Photo: Dave Penalosa (R) in action against Torviso. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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