By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, 25 Jun 2007
GENERAL Santos City -- The host General Santos City boxing team showed too much power and class against the visiting Koronadal City team in the inaugural staging of the 2007 Manny Pacquiao Invitational Amateur Boxing Tournament held June 23 at the Oval Plaza covered court here. Coached by ex-pros Read Full Story >>>
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 25 Jun 2007
Contrary to a report by boxrec.com, Dondon Sultan of the Philippines lost his WBF world welterweight title by a ninth round TKO to Hamza Issa of France at Salle Edgard Wuinet, Pas de Calais in France. A sketchy report on the W Read Full Story >>>
By Phil Woolever, The Sweet Science, 25 Jun 2007
It was around 110 degrees in Las Vegas when Ricky Hatton and Jose Luis Castillo entered the ring for their much-anticipated clash at the Thomas and Mack Center. Not long after that, Hatton put the real heat on and didn’t let up until he had completely overrun his respected opponent with a Read Full Story >>>
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, 25 Jun 2007
During a recent interview filmed by BoxingScene's Ernest Gabion, former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera said that if he doesn't get a fight with Manny Pacquiao, he will contemplate retirement. "I want to fight Manny Pacquiao next. I'm coming towards the end of my career and what bet Read Full Story >>>
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, 25 Jun 2007
THREE title-fights in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific will be held on June 30 in M'lang, North Cotabato as part of the thanks-giving celebration by the Piñol brothers from their recent landslide victories in the recent May 14 elections. The triple WBO regional championships is pr Read Full Story >>>
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, 25 Jun 2007
Filipino "El Supremo" Dondon Sultan retained his World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title via a 9th round TKO over Frenchman Hamza Issa at the Salle Edgard Quinet, Pas de Calais, France yesterday, according fight results p Read Full Story >>>
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 25 Jun 2007
Juanito Rubillar retained his Orient Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title with a smashing fifth round knockout victory over challenger Ken Nakajima of Japan at the Nishinari Ward Gym in Osaka, Sunday. The 30 yea Read Full Story >>>
By Dennis Principe, FightNews.com, 25 Jun 2007
The expertise of a well-known negotiator of multibillion-dollar cases in the United States is being put to test now that he is part of the celebrated issue involving Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao. Days ago, this writer learned from reliable sources that former San Francisco Superior Cou Read Full Story >>>
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, 25 Jun 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Reporting from the scene, Bob Arum claimed Manny Pacquiao figured splendidly in a case deposition earlier this month. It was not clear if Pacquiao used an interpreter to give his side on the promotional tussle in which Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions are locked in. Pa Read Full Story >>>
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, 25 Jun 2007
Lawyer Romulo "Romy" Macalintal is best known as one of the top election lawyers around, his most renowned client no less than President Macapagal Arroyo herself. He is currently chief legal counsel for Team Unity. He is also familiar to television viewers as an erstwhile newscaster and talk sho Read Full Story >>>
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
Manny Pacquiao intends to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer according to well-known election lawyer and boxing buff Atty. Romulo Macalintal who together with a group of lawyers of Team Unity had lunch with Pacquiao in General Santos City last June 20. Macalintal told Viva Sports/Manila Stand Read Full Story >>>
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
Former world super flyweight champion Gerry Penalosa who leaves for Los Angeles on Tuesday to pick up the tempo of his training for his WBO bantamweight title fight against champion Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico in Sacramento on A Read Full Story >>>
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
LAS VEGAS -- All along it figured to be a battle of vicious body punchers, Ricky Hatton, the relentless British banger, and Jose Luis Castillo, the Mexican who learned his trademark left hook as a longtime sparring partner for Julio Cesar Chavez, perhaps the greatest body puncher of them all. Tha Read Full Story >>>
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
Top trainer Freddie Roach said on Friday that he will order Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to report for training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in the first week of August as he expects a tough outing for his No. 1 ringster."I will ask him to come here on August 1," Roach said from the Wild Card Read Full Story >>>
By Brett Conway, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
Corrales-Castillo I has become the gold standard of boxing. Ricky Hatton hopes on Saturday he and Jose Luis Castillo can measure up. “Castillo’s fight against Diego Corrales was one of the fights of the century,” Hatton said during Read Full Story >>>
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
AFTER a humiliating defeat, Apol Suico is hoping to get back to the winning track as he headlines the “Paraksian San Kiray sa Khokak” boxing card in Cataingan, Masbate tonight. Suico, who suffered a second-round technical knockout loss to former Olympian Danilo Lerio last March 3 , is pitting hi Read Full Story >>>
By Ryan Songalia, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
The honor of boxing is that, even in something as dangerous as a fight and as trivial as a sports contest, the combatants still risk everything in the pursuit of victory. Then, when a highly touted prospect like Julio "Baby Face" Garcia shows an utter lack of concern for winning, it challenges the i Read Full Story >>>
Business Mirror, Sun, 24 Jun 2007
RING deaths, their causes and how to prevent them are among the key issues to be addressed during the 45th World Boxing Council (WBC) Convention from November 11 to 17 in Manila. According to Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chairman Eric Buhain, the growing number of untimely deaths in the sport Read Full Story >>>
