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Pacquiao-Barrera II in the works
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 23 Apr 2007

WORD HAS reached the camp of Marco Antonio Barrera that a rematch with Manny Pacquiao has already been penciled for Sept. 15 in Las Vegas although no official announcement has been made either by Barrera’s promoter Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) or Pacquiao’s promotional arm, Top Rank. In a story that appeared on Mexico’s huge daily sports paper ESTO, Barrera even expressed excitement over the prospects of colliding for the second time with the Filipino southpaw. Barrera to Read Full Story >>>

John Whisler: Pacquiao, Arum provided big boost for local boxingSan Antonio Express, 23 Apr 2007

Thanks to Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Arce and a slender southpaw, a star-in-the-making nam
ed Cristian Mijares, big-time boxing is back in San Antonio. For the past year or so, many of us had worried out loud that the sport was down for the count here. That this once-great fight town, like a boxer who didn't know when to quit, had become a has-been doomed to reliving its past glories and brushes with fame. The last major fight —Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera — was just four ye Read Full Story >>>