By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, 27 Mar 2007
LOS ANGELES--Moments ago, two young gladiators who are the pride of the famed ALA Gym in Cebu, Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and AJ “Bazooka” Banal arrived in Los Angeles in preparation for their fights on May 5th on the undercard of the de la Hoya-Mayweather slambang affair at the MGM Resort Casino in Las Vegas. Bautista and Banal were accompanied by the 2006 Philippine “Trainer of
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By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 27 Mar 2007
Former WBC super flyweight champion Gerry Peñalosa is studying several options following his impressive performance against WBC super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon last March 18 in Las Vegas in which he dropped a unanimous but somewhat controversial points decision. In an overseas telephone conversation with Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, Peñalosa’s wife Goody said Golden Boy Promotions was pr
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By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 27 Mar 2007
Convicted drug smuggler Siriporn Thaveesuk is seeking her freedom by hopefully defeating Japan’s Ayaka Miyano to win the vacant WBC female light flyweight title. Siriporn who has already spent six years in prison after being sentenced to ten years for peddling methamphetamine pills believes a win over the fancied Japanese would secure an early release on parole and enable her to return to her trade as a shopkeeper in her hometown in Lop Buri. The Thai girl who carries the nickname
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By Salven L. Lagumbay, Boxing Confidential, 27 Mar 2007
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach has indicated there is a big chance he might be able to fly to San Antonio, Texas to be at the corner of superstar Manny Pacquiao when he clashes with little-known but undefeated Mexican Jorge Solis on April 14 at the Alamodome. Roach, according to Brad Cooney in a message posted at Pacland, has informed that there is a very good chance that he can attend to Pacquiao and that he will discuss this matter with Oscar De la Hoya today. Roach believes that De la
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By Felipe Leon, FightNews.com, 27 Mar 2007
Top Rank's Bob Arum held court at La Piñata restaurant in San Diego, CA recently to announce "Blaze of Glory", Manny Pacquiao's return to the ring after his three-round slaying of Mexican great Erik Morales last November. On April 14th from San Antonio TX's Alamodome, Pacquiao (43-3-2, 34KO) will defend his WBC International super featherweight title against undefeated Jorge Solis (32-0-2, 23KO). In the co-main event, Cristian Mijares (30-3-2, 12KO) will defend his WBC super flyweight strap agai
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By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 27 Mar 2007
TOP RANK doesn’t expect Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) to throw in the towel in its fight to stop the April 14 clash between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Jorge Solis in San Antonio, Texas. Bob Arum "assumes GBP to appeal" the injunction that had been denied by a Las Vegas court last week but is confident that it won’t prosper. "No chance," said Arum. GBP, owned by Oscar De La Hoya, had filed an injunction to prevent the Pacquiao-Solis showdown from taking place at th
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By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 27 Mar 2007
Solar Sports chief operating officer Peter Chanliong knows how to get things done and he wouldn’t be where he is now if he didn’t. The other day, Chanliong and Solar Sports vice president for marketing Jude Turcuato spoke about the giant cable network’s tie-up with GMA-7 for the coverage of the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis fight in San Antonio on April 14. First of all, Chanliong said sealing the deal wasn’t a coup like Solar pulled the rug from under somebody in a
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By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 27 Mar 2007
Put up an excellent defense and stand a chance against Manny Pacquiao. Rafael Mendoza, the seasoned Mexican boxing manager, gave this bit of advice to his former ward Jorge Solis who will climb the ring against the hard-hitting Filipino on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas. Solis, undefeated in 32 pro fights with 23 knockouts, will face the biggest fight of his life against Pacquiao, this early considered as the overwhelming favorite in the scheduled 12-rounder. "Jorge needs to be train
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By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 26 Mar 2007
A few hours from now, ALA Boys Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and Alex John 'Bazooka' Banal, together with trainer Edito Villamor, will be flying out to Los Angeles for their training. A week later, they will join Oscar De la Hoya and trainer Freddie Roach in Puerto Rico. But for the US first-timer Banal, this trip is the result of long years of hard-work and sweat, and he says he is enjoying every bit of the moment. "I am very, very
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By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, 26 Mar 2007
Shane Mosley- Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez and Joan Guzman-Humberto Soto – some great fights, right? Well, as of now, because of the ‘Cold War' that still lingers between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, they are nothing more than pipe dreams. Bouts to be talked about, but unfortunately, nothing more. Bob Arum, Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya, with their animus towards each other a
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