Rafael Concepción (born 24 June 1982) is a boxer from the Republic of Panama, nicknamed "El Torito". He has a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.
Notable bouts
He fought A. J. "Bazooka" Banal of the Philippines for the WBA interim Super Flyweight Title on July 26, 2008, in which he came out the victor. Though trailing in points, Concepcion sent Banal to the canvass in the 10th round. Due to exhaustion, his opponent refuse to rise back and continue.
On his first defense of the crown, Concepcion took on former world title holder Jorge Arce on September 15 that same year. After a vicious exchange of punches, he conceded the match and the title at the end of the 9th round.
He faced Nonito Donaire on August 15, 2009 in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada to regain the same title he lost which has become vacant. On the weigh-in, however, Concepcion was more than 4 pounds overweight and could not go lower on time. Thus the title became only available for Donaire who successfully made the weight limit. Concepcion lost the bout via unanimous decision. From there, Concepcion moved to bantamweight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Loss18–8–1Roberto VásquezTKO4 (10)8 Aug 201526Loss18–7–1Genesis ServaniaTKO2 (12), 26 Oct 201325Win18–6–1Germán LaraUD83 Aug 201324Win17–6–1Alejandro CorralesUD620 Apr 201323Loss16–6–1Liborio SolísUD1122 Oct 201122Win16–5–1Luis Felipe CuadradoUD827 May 201121Win15–5–1Alex OleaUD814 Jan 201120Loss14–5–1Fernando MontielKO3 (12), 17 Jul 201019Win14–4–1Sergio GómezUD1018 Mar 201018Loss13–4–1Nonito DonaireUD1215 Aug 200917Win13–3–1Kermin GuardiaUD83 Feb 200916Win12–3–1Emerson NisperusaTKO2 (8), 28 Nov 200815Loss11–3–1Jorge ArceRTD9 (12), 15 Sep 200814Win11–2–1A. J. BanalKO10 (12), 26 Jul 200813Win10–2–1Jean Piero PérezTKO3 (10), 27 Mar 200812Win9–2–1Alberto MitreTKO7 (10), 14 Jul 200711Win8–2–1Jean Piero PérezSD1024 Mar 200710Win7–2–1Ricardo MolinaKO4 (12), 20 May 20069Win6–2–1Javier CórdobaUD615 Oct 20058Win5–2–1Ezequiel AsprillaTKO2 (6), 29 Jul 20057Win4–2–1Ezequiel AsprillaUD63 Jun 20056Loss3–2–1Ricardo MolinaSD613 Nov 20045Win3–1–1Eduardo GonzálezUD419 Jun 20044Win2–1–1Alexander MurilloTKO3 (4)19 Jul 20033Draw1–1–1Luis QuielTD3 (4)28 Mar 20032Loss1–1Alexander MurilloTKO2 (4)31 Jan 20031Win1–0Carlos Alberto MurilloTKO2 (4), 30 Aug 2002
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