Two years on from his brief reign as IBF Super Feather Champion, the mercurial Robbie Peden attempted to move back into the upper echelons of the sport, this time as a lightweight, but last night at the Sleeman Centre in Chandler, Australia, "The Bomber" was rubbed out by ruthless Filipino slugger Ranee Ganoy in the eighth round.
Based out of Sydney, Ganoy, 22-10-2 (19), had stopped four men on the bounce since suffering an early finish loss at the hands of current WBO Lightweight Champion Michael Katsidis in 2005 and was in no mood to let the far more experienced Peden have his way.
Peden had managed to keep pace with Ganoy for most of the bout but lacked the power to trouble his larger opponent, who had fought previously as high as welterweight.
In the seventh frame, it all began to fall apart for the big hearted former world champion as Ganoy's bombs had their effect and Peden was floored before managing to beat the eight count.
But in the next round, Peden was clearly in deep waters and veteran referee Brad Vocale had seen enough, stopping the contest at 0:21 of the eighth.
With the win, Ganoy takes the vacant IBF Pan Pacific Lightweight title and improves to 22-10-2 (19) while Peden falls to 25-4 (14) and must go back to the drawing board if he is to again mount a serious campaign for another run at a world title.
Click to read more boxing articles by Danny Wilson
Robbie Bomber Peden is set to light up the Brisbane sky like a Las Vegas Neon sign when he brings a touch of the strip to downtown Chandler Arena. Normally >
Michael “Rocky’ Katsidis kept his perfect record intact with a 5th round TKO over Ranee Ganoy on Friday night at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. In victory Katsidis retains the >
Marco Antonio Barrera proved to have just too much experience at the MGM Grand tonight, masterfully handling a very good fighter in Australia's Robbie Peden to add the IBF belt >
Moments ago, Australia's Robbie Peden delighted his home crowd by stopping Nate Campbell in the eighth round, winning the IBF super featherweight title. The two fought once before, with Peden >
If Marco Antonio Barrera drew criticism for defending his super featherweight championships against lightly regarded South African Mzonke Fana last time out, it is unlikely that any such complaints will >
Don’t Sleep on This fight!
For those of you who are saying that this Saturday night’s HBO pay-per-view fight between Mexico’s WBC 130lb Champion Marco Antonio Barrera and his IBF >
Mick "Pony" Shaw is ready to step it up a few notches should he be victorious over Ranee Ganoy this Friday night at the Broncos Leagues Club in their Pacific >
Hot Australian prospect Michael “Rocky’ Katsidis takes on Filipino Ranee Ganoy on Friday night for the WBO Asia Pacific Light Welterweight crown at the >
When last seen in a boxing ring, Australian super featherweight Robbie Peden was being given a boxing lesson by his former employer. Challenging the man he once served as chief >
Fight fans! Welcome to the latest edition of the TKO Boxing Show found only on Saddoboxing.com, the premier source for all of your boxing news. This week, our >
