Will Banal be able to come back from this defeat?

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The recent defeat of Banal is a huge upset by the challenger of Thailand decent. Nobody expected it to happen due to the amazing skills the Filipino showed in the earlier rounds. But the challenger proved to be a sturdy and solid opponent. Many times he had been caught by thundering hooks, jabs and uppercuts but he never went down. He faltered for a few moments but that was the extent of it. Banal suffered bone-crushing straights and hooks in the 9th round which took him down and took him down for good. Referee Tony Weeks stopped the fight because Banal was groggy upon the count of ten therefore he was unable to continue. It was an amazing upset which greatly saddened the champion who was sobbing after the fight. Maybe he needs to sharpen if not strengthen his punches. he needs to train harder to be able to come back. Good luck to the Filipino warrior!