These are desperate times for featherweight hopeful Bernabe Concepcion. Loser of two fights in a row, the affable Cataduanes, Philippines native may indeed be only 23 years old but he badly needs a win to get his career back on track.
It was a little over a year ago when Concepcion was blitzed by then-WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Despite dropping Juan late in the first round, Concepcion was overwhelmed and systematically picked apart late in the second stanza.
?The Real Deal? would return this past May in Las Vegas, on the eve of Manny Pacquiao?s unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosley. Concepcion was lined up in a fight that seemed winnable against journeyman Juan Carlos Martinez but he would put forth a listless effort in dropping a split-decision loss that has seen his career called into question.
So, when I recently read the news that Concepcion would be returning this October 27th against twice-beaten Aaron Garcia, as reported by my colleague Ryan Maquinana, I immediately got the sense that this was not a typical ?comeback? fight. Despite Garcia?s modest 10-2-2 record with 2 knockouts, there appears to be much more to him than his ledger would indicate.
