AJ Banal vs Rafael Concepcion for WBA belt!

Philippine's best prospect AJ Banal will fight for the vacant WBA Superflyweight belt against Rafael Concepcion of Panama. The WBA Superflyweight belt became vacant when Mijares was elevated to Super Champion after his unification win against Alexander Muñoz.



Rafael Conception a southpaw, has record of 10-2 with 6 KOs. He avenged his two losses in a spectacular stoppage. He stopped Jean Piero Perez (12-2-0) in the 3rd after getting dropped twice in the second round last March 27, 2008.

Banal-Conception title fight will on July 26, 2008 in Cebu City, Philippines.

Battle of the undefeated 3: AJ Banal vs Caril Herrera

AJ Banal will face top rated WBC #5 Superfly and WBC Latino Superfly champ, Caril "El Raton" Herrera of Montevideo, Uruguay according to a reliable source. Herrera also a southpaw has undefeated record of 21-0-0 with 13 KO's will be the third undefeated prospect that AJ Banal will face. First it was Ali Rochmad (13-0-0), then Sing Carryboy (11-0-0) both of them didn't reach to the final bell. This bout will be an undercard of Gerry Peñalosa's (52-6-2) first title defense of his WBO bantamweight belt against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin (48-9-2) this March 2, 2oo8 in Araneta Coliseum, Manila.

Fight of the future: AJ Banal vs. Abner Mares

In the epic rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico, the fight of Salvador Sanchez vs. Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez, is one of the most anticipated fight in the early 80's. Both of them are arguably the best fighter in their nation.

Gomez dominated 122 division and moved up to 126 to challenge Sanchez, the best featherweight and the WBC 126 champion during that time. The fight was held in a sold out crowd in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Gomez is an all out aggressor, mostly initiated the war while Sanchez used his technical brilliance and height advantage to box and mix his money punch against Gomez. The fight was very close till Gomez was downed and was stopped by Sanchez in the 8th round.

Back to the present, a rising prospect emerged. Abner Mares from Guadalajara, Mexico is considered the next Salvador Sanchez by the boxing experts due to his fighting style. He fights at Bantamweight division (118lbs) and has an impressive record with 14 wins (9KO) and 0 losses. He is steadily developed under Golden Boy Promotions.

Now enter AJ "Bazooka" Banal (15-0-1-12KOs) who was named from legendary Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez due to his explosiveness in the ring. Banal campaigns at Super-flyweight (116 lbs) is being eyed by the Golden Boy Promotions as a potential talent.

A fight in the future between these two prospects is surely attractive and a must see match up since both them already have a fan base. It will also bring back the memory of the two legendary fighters, Salvador Sanchez and Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez.

Below is the video of the classic fight of Sanchez and Gomez.

AJ Banal vs Jovanny Soto in December!!!

After an impressive 1st round TKO win over Gaona last month, AJ "Bazooka" Banal (15-0-1 with 12 KOs) will face tough Mexican Jovanny "Bambino" Soto (25-7-1, with 19 KOs) this December 8 in Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. The fight will be an undercard for Rey Bautista's comeback fight after suffering his first lost last August 3, against Daniel Ponce Deleon.

Banal - Soto bout was originally scheduled last month but never materialized because the Mexican Boxing Federation did not allow Soto due to his scheduled defense. This fight was said to be an eliminator for WBO 115 champ Fernando Montiel.

AJ Banal will fight Jovanny "Bambino" Soto in September 30!

Promising Pinoy boxing prospect AJ "Bazooka" Banal will return to the ring on September 30 against Mexican Jovanny "Bambino" Soto (25-7-1 20KOs). Soto hails from Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico, he won all his last 9 fights and 8 of them by stoppage.

The fight will be the supporting bout for the vacant WBO 105 title between Donnie Nietes and Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand that will be held in Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City.