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                    [Title] => Gerry ready for comeback bid
                    [Summary] => Former World Boxing Council (WBC) superflyweight champion Gerry Peñalosa celebrates his 32nd birthday in a comeback fight against  rugged Randy Mangubat on Aug. 7 at the Cebu Coliseum.


Peñalosa hasn’t fought since losing a split 12-round decision to Masamori Tokuyama in his third foiled bid to regain the 115-pound crown in Osaka in December 2002.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 142602 [Title] => WBC upholds Peñalosa protest [Summary] => The World Boxing Council has upheld the protest filed by the manager of former WBC super flyweight champion Gerry Peñalosa who lost a controversial decision to Japan-born North Korean Masamori Tokuyama last Sept. 24 and directed that Peñalosa be given another crack at the world title.

In a resolution signed by WBC president Jose Sulaiman and Peñalosa’s manager, Rudy Salud, who is attending the WBC Convention in Pattaya, Thailand, Tokuyama was allowed to defend his title against Ryuko of Japan "or any other challenger" by March 2002.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107782 [Title] => Revenge factor - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson [Summary] => Keiji Yamaguchi will be out for revenge when he faces World Boxing Council (WBC) International superflyweight champion Gerry Peñalosa in a scheduled 12-round title fight at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday.

In 1997, Peñalosa outpointed Japanese legend Hiroshi Kawashima to wrest the WBC 115-pound crown in Tokyo. It was a humbling setback for Kawashima who lost before an adoring homecrowd and never fought again.
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[DatePublished] => 2000-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 115484 [Title] => Maca ng Pinas, naidepensa ang titulo [Summary] => Matagumpay na naidepensa ni Jess Maca ng Philippines ang kanyang Orient-Pacific Federation bantamweight title sa pamamagitan ng unanimous decision kontra Katsushige Kawashima ng Japan noong Lunes.

Walang naitalang knockdowns sa kanilang itinakdang 12-round title bout sa Tokyo’s Korakuen hall.

Ito ang ikaapat na depensa ni Maca sa kanyang titulo na napagwagian nito kontra Masahiko Nakamura sa Tokyo noong Mayo 9, 1998.
[DatePublished] => 2000-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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