More than the title, revenge will be another subplot when WBO bantamweight titlist Gerry Peñalosa of San Carlos City battles former world champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand on March 2 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City .

Peñalosa (56-6-2) has defeated Vorapin, the No. 1 contender for his title, by sixth round TKO back in November 2000 in Parañaque for the WBC super flyweight title.

The 31-year-old Vorapin is unbeaten in his last seven fights, after getting knocked out by Mexican Jhonny Gonzalez in Arizona in their WBO bantamweight title fight in October 2005.

The Thai reigned as WBO bantamweight champion from May 7, 2004 when he defeated Cruz Carbajal until that defeat to Gonzalez, who was brought down by Peñalosa to win the same crown in August last year.

A veteran of 80 professional fights, Vorapin (71-9) currently holds the WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight belt, which he won over Johnny Lear in Thailand in August 2006.

Vorapin is seen as the stumbling block that Peñalosa needs to hurdle before he goes up against WBO super-bantamweight king Daniel Ponce de Leon again. De Leon beat Peñalosa in March last year.

Peñalosa reportedly left for the United States in late December to train at Freddie Roach's Wild Card gym.*CPT

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