There was a time when Puerto Rican Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez was one of the most feared fighters in the lower divisions. In his first championship fight on June 7, 2008, he easily disposed Daniel Ponce De Leon, then also a feared fighter, in just one round.
That set off a “reign of terror” by Lopez, and among his wins were over Filipinos Gerry Peña-losa, who retired in round 10, and Bernabe Concepcion, who was stopped in two rounds.