On April 25, 2009, Juan Manuel López (24-0, 22 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Gerry Peñalosa (54-6-2, 36 KOs).
Juan Manuel López is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Sergio Manuel Medina, 4 months and 19 days ago. Gerry Peñalosa is on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over German Meraz, 2 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Manuel López at 99-1 winning odds. Gerry Peñalosa really doesn't have much to present against López.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Juan Manuel López is crowned the new super-bantamweight world champion. López improves his record to 25-0 (23 KOs), while Peñalosa adds a loss to his record at 54-7-2.