{"id":75215,"date":"2025-08-18T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/75215\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:30:17","slug":"kenneth-llover-ready-for-huge-challenge-vs-ex-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/75215\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth Llover ready for \u2018huge challenge\u2019 vs ex-world champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unbeaten Filipino prospect Kenneth Llover, left, tests his mettle against former two-division world champion Luis Concepcion of Panama in a bantamweight clash at Winford Resort Casino in Manila.\u2014CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<\/p>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Filipino prospect Kenneth Llover resumes his quest for a world title shot facing his stiffest test yet on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Llover risks his undefeated record against former two-division world champion Luis Concepcion of Panama in a 10-round bantamweight bout at Winford Resort and Casino Manila.<\/p>\n

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READ: Kenneth Llover wrests OPBF title with stunning first round win<\/a><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Llover, who owns a 14-0 record with nine knockouts, is tipped to keep his winning streak going against a seasoned veteran in Concepcion, who is at the tail end of his career.<\/p>\n

Concepcion (40-11, 29KOs), who turns 40 in less than two months, has lost seven of his last 12 fights since winning the WBA super flyweight crown in August 2016.<\/p>\n

He also hasn\u2019t fought since he suffered an eighth-round stoppage to David Contreras in October 2023.<\/p>\n

But make no mistake, Llover isn\u2019t taking any chances with a loss delaying his world championship plans that could come as early as December should he handily win his fight against Concepcion and a world title eliminator slated this October in Japan.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a huge challenge. He is no joke. I respect him because he is a two-division world champion, whereas I am working towards my dream of becoming one,\u201d Llover said.<\/p>\n

READ: Kenneth Llover KOs James Pagaling to win PH Youth belt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a good opponent, and this will be a good test of how far I can go. I plan to win by knockout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Llover, who hails from General Trias, Cavite, has only been in the ring for a total of two rounds in his previous two fights held in Japan after dismantling a pair of Japanese foes in Tulio Dekanarudo last December and Keita Kurihara five months ago.<\/p>\n

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Like Llover, Concepcion has big plans too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have heard many things about my opponent, but it\u2019s just going to be the two of us inside the ring. The more talented fighter will win this fight. I respect Llover, but this is not just physical preparation but also mental. I am going to win the fight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The two fighters cleared the 118-pound limit Saturday but not after Llover shedding off excess weight after initially tipping the scales 0.4 pounds over.<\/p>\n

Llover, who is co-promoted by Japanese Koki Kameda and Filipino boxing legend Gerry Pe\u00f1alosa, eventually made weight at 117.8 pounds while Concepcion had no issue at 117 pounds.<\/p>\n

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Four other fights are scheduled before the Llover-Concepcion main event begins at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unbeaten Filipino prospect Kenneth Llover, left, tests his mettle against former two-division world champion Luis Concepcion of Panama…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-75215","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}