Luis Concepción

Luis Concepción
Born
Luis Miguel Concepcion Montiel

(1985-10-06) October 6, 1985 (age 39)
Panama City, Panama
Other namesEl Nica
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Reach63 in (160 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights50
Wins40
Wins by KO29
Losses10

Luis Miguel Concepción Montiel (born October 6, 1985) is a Panamanian professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA flyweight title in 2011 and the WBA super flyweight title in 2016.

Professional career

His nickname is "El Nica", the southpaw resides in the capital of Panama. His professional record includes 24 fights: 22 wins (17 knockouts), and 2 losses. He won the WBA Interim Flyweight Title by TKO against Mexican Omar Salado on September 5, 2009. He was promoted to full WBA Champion after reigning Champion Daiki Kameda relinquished his title in 2011.[1] He lost the WBA Flyweight Title to Hernan Márquez by TKO in the 11th round.

Concepcion was slated to defend his WBA super flyweight title against Kal Yafai on 10 December, 2016. Concepcion failed to make weight for the fight twice, leading to the WBA stripping him of the title a day before the fight. The title was vacant and only Yafai was eligible to win it with an eventual win.[2] Yafai managed to secure the win with a boxing masterclass, winning on all three scorecards.[3]

In his next fight, he knocked out Luis de la Rosa in the second round to secure the win.[4]

Next, Concepcion was scheduled to fight Iran Diaz. Despite being the underdog, Diaz got a shocking unanimous decision win against Concepcion.[5]

In a bid to get his career back on track, Concepcion fought Colombian Luis Carrillo in his homecountry of Panama, on 24 October, 2017. Concepcion managed to secure the much needed win via a second-round knockout.[6]

Next, Concepcion fought unbeaten super flyweight Andrew Moloney. Concepcion lost the fight in the tenth round via TKO. Moloney was dominant from the opening bell, with Concepcion having some success in the latter rounds, but not nearly enough to make a difference in the fight.[7]

Professional boxing record

50 fights 40 wins 10 losses
By knockout 29 4
By decision 11 6
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
50 Loss 40–10 Hernán Márquez SD 10 7 Oct 2022 Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo, Mexico
49 Win 40–9 Juan Lopez TKO 9 (10), 1:50 17 Jun 2022 Coliseo de Combates, Panama City, Panama
48 Loss 39–9 Artem Dalakian TKO 9 (12), 0:41 20 Nov 2021 AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine For WBA flyweight title
47 Win 39–8 Rober Barrera TKO 11 (12) 7 Feb 2020 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Won WBA interim flyweight title
46 Win 38–8 Felix Moncada KO 4 (8) 19 Jul 2019 Gimnasio Los Naranjos, Boquete, Panama
45 Loss 37–8 Alexandru Marin UD 10 11 May 2019 EagleBank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
44 Loss 37–7 Andrew Moloney TKO 10 (10) 8 Sep 2018 Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia For WBA Oceania super flyweight title
43 Win 37–6 Luis Carrillo KO 2 (8) 4 Oct 2017 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
42 Loss 36–6 Iran Diaz UD 10 2 Sep 2017 Arena Itson, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
41 Win 36–5 Luis de la Rosa KO 2 (8) 5 Jul 2017 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
40 Loss 35–5 Kal Yafai UD 12 10 Dec 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
39 Win 35–4 Kohei Kono UD 12 31 Aug 2016 Ota City General Gymnasium, Ōta, Japan Won WBA super flyweight title
38 Win 34–4 Hernán Márquez UD 12 17 Dec 2015 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA interim super flyweight title
37 Win 33–4 David Sánchez RTD 10 (12) 19 Sep 2015 Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo, Mexico Won WBA interim super flyweight title
36 Loss 32–4 Carlos Cuadras UD 12 4 May 2015 Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec, Mexico For WBC super flyweight title
35 Win 32–3 Duvan Hernández TKO 7 (12) 23 Aug 2014 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
34 Win 31–3 Carlos Fontes TD 9 (12) 20 Feb 2014 Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City, Panama
33 Win 30–3 Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz KO 10 (12) 19 Oct 2013 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
32 Win 29–3 Nestor Daniel Narvaes UD 12 3 Aug 2013 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
31 Win 28–3 Anuar Salas TKO 6 (12) 20 Apr 2013 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
30 Win 27–3 Pablo Carrillo UD 10 22 Nov 2012 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
29 Win 26–3 Pablo Carrillo UD 8 1 Sep 2012 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
28 Win 25–3 Odilon Zaleta TKO 2 (10) 24 May 2012 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
27 Win 24–3 Oscar Gallardo KO 1 (12) 15 Mar 2012 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
26 Loss 23–3 Hernán Márquez TKO 1 (12) 29 Oct 2011 Centro de Usos Múltiples, Hermosillo, Mexico For WBA flyweight title
25 Win 23–2 Manuel Vargas KO 1 (10) 11 Aug 2011 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
24 Loss 22–2 Hernán Márquez TKO 11 (12) 2 Apr 2011 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Lost WBA flyweight title
23 Win 22–1 Denkaosan Kaovichit TKO 1 (12) 2 Oct 2010 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA interim flyweight title
22 Win 21–1 Wilfrido Váldez KO 1 (8) 14 Aug 2010 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
21 Win 20–1 Eric Ortiz TKO 4 (12) 22 Apr 2010 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA interim flyweight title
20 Win 19–1 Roberto Carlos Leyva KO 4 (12) 27 Nov 2009 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Retained WBA interim flyweight title
19 Win 18–1 Omar Salado TKO 12 (12) 5 Sep 2009 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Won WBA interim flyweight title
18 Win 17–1 Ernesto Castro TKO 1 (8) 30 Apr 2009 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama
17 Win 16–1 Santiago Ivan Acosta UD 11 19 Feb 2009 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
16 Win 15–1 Noel Arambulet KO 1 (10) 28 Nov 2008 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
15 Win 14–1 Juan Esquer TKO 5 (11) 19 Aug 2008 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
14 Win 13–1 William De Sousa UD 9 2 Jul 2008 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
13 Win 12–1 Luis Singo KO 5 (9) 7 May 2008 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
12 Win 11–1 Freddy Canate TKO 1 (8) 27 Mar 2008 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama
11 Win 10–1 Emerson Nisperusa KO 1 (8) 1 Dec 2007 Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama
10 Win 9–1 Humberto Obando TKO 3 (6) 16 Aug 2007 Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City, Panama
9 Win 8–1 Anduar Vargas KO 2 (4) 13 Jul 2007 Domo de la Universidad de Panama, Panama City, Panama
8 Win 7–1 John Jimenez KO 1 (4) 22 Jun 2007 Domo de la Universidad de Panama, Panama City, Panama
7 Win 6–1 Ezequiel Asprilla UD 4 1 Jun 2007 Domo de la Universidad de Panama, Panama City, Panama
6 Win 5–1 Javier Cordoba KO 4 (8) 10 Mar 2007 Hotel Melia, Colón, Panama
5 Win 4–1 Ezequiel Asprilla UD 4 17 Nov 2006 Gimnasio 24 de Diciembre, Panama City, Panama
4 Loss 3–1 Gilmer Baules UD 4 30 Sep 2006 Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama
3 Win 3–0 Daniel Deago UD 4 15 Jul 2006 Gimnasio Municipal, Antón, Panama
2 Win 2–0 Javier Carpintero TKO 3 (4) 17 Jun 2006 Gimnasio Escolar, David, Panama
1 Win 1–0 Alexander Murillo TKO 2 (4) 21 Mar 2006 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daiki Kameda Officially Vacates Title, Eyes New Weight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  2. ^ "Kal Yafai Drops, Dominates Luis Concepcion To Win WBA Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ^ "Concepcion vs Yafai - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ "Muhammad Waseem, Luis Concepcion Pick Up Wins in Panama". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. ^ "Iran Diaz Shocks Luis Concepcion With Decision Over Ten". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ "Luis Concepcion Stops Luis Carrillo in Two Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ^ "Andrew Moloney dominates Luis Concepcion, scores 10th-round stoppage". The Ring. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Roberto Vásquez 		WBA flyweight champion
Interim title
September 5, 2009 - January 4, 2011
Promoted 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jean Piero Pérez
Preceded by WBA flyweight champion
January 4, 2011 - April 2, 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WBA super flyweight champion
Interim title
September 29, 2015 - August 31, 2016
Won full title 		Vacant
Preceded by WBA super flyweight champion
August 31, 2016 - December 9, 2016
Stripped 		Vacant
Title next held by
Khalid Yafai
Vacant
Title last held by
Stamp Kiatniwat 		WBA flyweight champion
Interim title
February 7, 2020 - August 25, 2021
Stripped 		Title discontinued