North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super bantamweight champion, Bernabe "The Real Deal" Concepcion knocked-out Adam Carrera with 2:14 gone in the third round of their scheduled 10-round non-title fight at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. That's despite the fact that Manny Pacquiao is not at the ringside as earlier announced.
Abe lived up to his promise when he gushed "I want to make you all happy on the fight night" during the presentation. During the fight, he has silenced the partisan croud that loudly cheered for Carrera.
On Bernabe's corner is trainer Freddie Roach who instructed the 20-year-old native of Virac Catanduanes to pepper carrera with uppercuts in the second round. Manager Aljoe Jaro is also in the corner serving as a cutman. He blurted that Abe is "hinog na talaga siya for world championship" (he's ready for the world championship).
With Bernabe Concepcion's convincing win against Carrera, he has come nearer to a coveted world championship fight. He also improved his record to 26 wins(15 by KOs) and with 1 loss. He has also somehow cemented his position as the "next Manny Pacquiao" with the unfortunate loss of AJ "Bazooka" Banal to Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion in the Philipppines.
Concepcion was leading in the scorecards of the three judges—Eric Cheek, Glenn Trowbridge, and Duane Ford—who all logged 20-18 apiece
