About Gerry Peñalosa
Geronimo "Gerry" J. Peñalosa is a Filipino boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title from 1997 to 1998, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title from 2007 to 2009. Originally from the city of San Carlos, Negros Occidental, Peñalosa currently resides in Manila. He was trained mainly by Freddie Roach and went on to become a boxing trainer and a promoter himself after retirement. Peñalosa's older brother, Dodie Boy Peñalosa, who is also a former boxer and world champion. He made his debut against Fidel Jubay on May 20, 1989, and won the bout by knockout. However, De Leon won via unanimous decision. The Filipino boxer won the fight by unanimous decision after 10 rounds. With this technical knockout, López became the first boxer to defeat the veteran by knockout.
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