April 30, 2007 top boxing news

"The World Awaits" PPV Slated in MandaueBy Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 30 Apr 2007SGG Sports Promotion will present a pay-per-view of this Sunday's huge mega-fight 'The World Await' between boxing's true superstars Oscar De la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to top promoter Sammy Gello-ani, GBP's partner in the Philippines, he is organizing a pay-per-view at his residence in Greenhills Subdivision's Multi-Purpose Hall in Casuntingan, Mandaue City starting at 8AM. "Even my neighbors have been bugging me to hold a special pay-per-view. This means that the magnitud Read Full Story >>>

DE LA HOYA, MAYWEATHER SET FOR GRAND ARRIVAL
!By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 30 Apr 2007
Both the Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya and Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr will have their grand arrival at the lobby of the MGM Grand on Tuesday, May 1, according to Magna Media International. But before that, at 9AM on Tuesday, the Media Center of "The World Awaits" opens at the Studio A and B of the MGM Grand. This is expected to be the most elaborate media center ever for any boxing event. At exactly 11:30AM, the icon Read Full Story >>>

HOW FLOYD MAYWEATHER GOT TO A FIGHT WITH OSCAR DE LA HOYA!
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, 30 Apr 2007
San Mateo, CA- The career of Floyd Mayweather has been a very interesting and rare example of talent trumping over all other factors. Today, the development of a fighter-opponents he faces and when, this has become more important than the actual talent or skills of the boxer. With a good management team, you can almost guarantee twenty to thirty fight win streaks. Look at a fighter like Prince Naseem Hamed. Undefeated in his first 35 fights, Hamed became one of boxing’s biggest moneymak Read Full Story >>>