Since knocking out the undefeated Nicky Cook in 2007 and winning the World Boxing Organization title, 27-year-old featherweight Steven Luevano has had to battle four times during the last two years against opponents whose combined winning percentage was 94 percent. Although demure and reserved outside the ring, the East Los Angeles native is anything but when he steps into the ring.

Luevano (36-1-1, 15 KOs) will doubtlessly come prepared for battle when he squares off against the Freddie Roach-trained Bernabe Concepcion (29-1-1, 17 KOs). A native of Rizal, Philippines, Concepcion enters his first world championship fight riding a four-year, 22-bout unbeaten streak. The two brawlers will collide during a headlining match as part of Top Rank’s latest series, Pinoy Power 2, set for Saturday, Aug. 15, at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas.