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HBO Boxing After Dark

Daniel Ponce De Leon vs. Rey Bautista

Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Gerry Penalosa

August 11, 2007

Arco Arena

Sacramento, California

Featured Bouts:

WBO Jr. Featherweight Title Bout (12 Rds)

Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (31-1, 28 KOs) vs. # 1 ranked Rey Bautista (23-0, 17 KOs)

WBO Bantamweight Title Bout (12 Rds)

Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (34-5, 29 KOs) vs. 10th ranked Gerry Penalosa (51-6-2, 34 KOs)

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Mexico Defends Boxing World Cup Crown Against The Philippines

In A Best Of Six Fight Series on August 11th

HBO Boxing After Dark Will Televise The Two Co-Featured Championship Bouts

 From The ARco Arena In Sacramento, CA

LOS ANGELES – After compiling an impressive 5-1 record against fighters from Thailand in Golden Boy

Promotions’ inaugural Boxing World Cup in October of 2005, the warriors of Mexico are back to defend their

title against the Philippines’ finest in the 2007 World Cup, the sport’s only international competition.

In the main event of the evening, WBO Junior Featherweight World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon of

Chihuahua, Mexico will put his title on the line against number one contender Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista

of Cebu City, Philippines.

The co-featured championship bout will be just as explosive with power-punching Jhonny Gonzalez of

Mexico City, Mexico defending his WBO Bantamweight crown against former World Champion Gerry

Peñalosa of Manila, Philippines.

This historic showdown, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with SGG Sports Promotions

and international match maker Sampson Lewkowicz, will take place on Saturday, August 11th, at the

ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. HBO Boxing After Dark will televise the two co-featured world

championship fights live beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET with a tape delayed airing on the West Coast at 10:00

p.m. PT.

A series of exciting undercard bouts featuring the best of Mexico squaring off against their Philippine

counterparts will be announced shortly.

The country with the most victories at the second Boxing World Cup, which was created by Golden Boy

Promotions in 2005, will be awarded a specially engraved trophy made by IceLink - one of the leading

jewelry manufacturers and designers in the world.

Tickets for the 2007 Boxing World Cup, priced at $275, $150, $85, $60 and $40 are on sale now. The

quickest and most convenient way to purchase tickets is by calling Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone or by

visiting the Web site at www.ticketmaster.com. The Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone number is (916) 649-

TIXS. Tickets are also available at the ARCO Arena Box Office and Sacramento-area Ticketmaster outlets.

One of boxing’s most exciting young stars, thrill a minute WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel

Ponce De Leon (31-1, 28 KO’s) has firmly established himself as a fighter to watch in the coming years. The

26-year-old southpaw won his first world title on October 29, 2005, when he out-pointed Thailand’s previously

unbeaten Sod Looknongyangtoy over 12 rounds. After a second round knockout over Gerson Guerrero in

his first title defense, De Leon met Looknongyangtoy again last July, but this time, the rapidly improving

champion was in fearsome form as he knocked his challenger out in just 52 seconds. In October of last

year, De Leon made the third defense of his crown with an eighth round blowout of Al Seeger and most

recently out-pointed former World Champion Gerry Peñalosa in March to log his fourth successful defense.

Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista (23-0, 17 KO’s) may only be 20 years old, but this Filipino bomber has already

established himself as a very dangerous 122 pounder and a strong candidate for world title honors. The

WBO Intercontinental and WBO Youth Super Bantamweight Champion, Bautista has shown an ability to

not only take out his opponents with either hand, but to also box effectively over the 12 round championship

distance, something few young fighters can pull off successfully. In his last bout, on May 5th, he impressed

the fight community with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Sergio Medina.

Perhaps boxing’s hardest pound-for-pound puncher, Jhonny Gonzalez (34-5, 29 KO’s) has terrorized

opponents ever since turning pro in 1999. A native of Pachuca who now resides in Mexico City, Gonzalez

won his first world title in October of 2005 when he stopped 73 fight veteran Ratanachai Sor Vorapin in

seven rounds. For an encore, Gonzalez has knocked out future hall of famer Mark ‘Too Sharp’ Johnson

and decisioned two division world champion Fernando Montiel. Now, after falling short in his bid to win a

122 pound title by losing in a classic fight to Israel Vazquez last September, Gonzalez, who most recently

stopped Irene Pacheco in nine rounds in March, returns to clean out the rest of the 118 pound division.

Gerry Peñalosa (51-6-2, 34 KO’s), a seasoned southpaw from Manila with close to 18 years experience as a

pro, has gone 5-1 with three knockouts since his return to the ring in 2004 after a two year layoff. He is a

former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion with three defenses under his belt who impressively stopped

highly regarded contender Mauricio Martinez in October of 2006. On March 17th of this year, Peñalosa lost

a controversial 12 round decision to young gun Daniel Ponce De Leon. On August 11th, he’ll get another

shot at a world championship belt when he battles Jhonny Gonzalez.

For more information on Golden Boy Promotions’ Boxing World Cup, please visit

www.goldenboypromotions.com.

- Press Release issued by Golden Boy Promotions with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

Subject to change

(8/7/07)