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Pacman versus Floyd Gayweather(hehehe)

2010-06-29T23:33:00.001+08:00

Roach reveals Manny Pacquiao's plan to outmaneuver Floyd Mayweather
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Tue, 29 Jun 2010
In a recent interview with the Toronto Star, Freddie Roach revealed that Manny Pacquiao is ready to accept all of Floyd Mayweather's terms in order for a fight between them to happen. Which should go some way towards ending much of the speculation surrounding the fight and what the two sides are Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao set to call Mayweather’s bluff, trainer says
By Morgan Campbell, The Star (CA), Tue, 29 Jun 2010

Trainer Freddie Roach says pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is ready to drop his objections to pre-fight blood testing and set up a November superfight with Floyd Mayweather. Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao's Advisor Talks Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Tue, 29 Jun 2010
Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, has expressed optimism that negotiations for a bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao could end with a positive resolution over the next week to two weeks. Six-time champion Mayweather (41-0, 25 knockouts) and seven-division king and WBO welterweight Read Full Story >>>

Golly Molly!!!

2010-06-29T23:30:00.000+08:00

Good golly, Miss Molly: TV's 'sexiest sportscaster' all wet on Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 29 Jun 2010

Sometimes the reporter is more fascinating than the report. In this particular case, let me just say, good golly, Miss Molly. I read a dispatch from a Rick C Read Full Story >>>

LaTeSt NeWs

2010-01-03T09:48:00.001+08:00

Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight surges back to life
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 03 Jan 2010

BREAKING NEWS Frankenfight has been jolted to life. Quick, somebody call the morgue right away. We’ve got to postpone that autopsy on Floyd Mayweather Jr. versu Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive: Kizer Explains Commission’s Stance On Pacquiao vs Mayweather Jr
SecondsOut.com, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
Unless you has been living under a rock these past few days, pretty much all hard core boxing fans from around the world are only too aware that the big money clash between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr is in jeopardy because neither camp can agree on how both fighters will be drug tested. Read Full Story >>>

Pacman will reduce foe to size
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao may have to use stilts if he ends up fighting Yuri Foreman in March. But the Filipino pound-for-pound champion, who has never backed off against bigger, taller and heavier opponents, thinks he stands a good chance against the WBA light-middleweight champion wh Read Full Story >>>

Floyd's Best Option? Give up Random Blood Test and Beat Pacquiao
By Edwin Ladaga, Digital Journal, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
In the wake of Pacquiao filing a defamation lawsuit against Floyd's camp and Arum shopping for a new opponent for the Filipino boxing superstar, Floyd is left looking for an opponent that would cement his legacy while giving him a big payday. Most boxing writers would pick the winner of the Berto- Read Full Story >>>

Q&A: HBO's Larry Merchant on Pacquaio-Mayweather standoff
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
If recent history is a guide, especially the last three decades, making big fights takes patience. No one knows that any better than HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant, who has intervened in an effort to help bridge the divide between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Negotiations are at a standst Read Full Story >>>

BIGGEST KNOCKOUTS OF THE DECADE!
By Scott Shaffer, BoxingTalk.com, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
1. Antonio Tarver KO2 Roy Jones Jr II (2004)- This one had it all: It was a grudge match as Tarver claimed he was robbed in their close first fight. There was trash talking- When the referee asked them to shake hands, Tarver asked Jones if he had any excuses. It was a high stakes fight, as Jones, ju Read Full Story >>>

Will Pound-for-Pound King Emmanuel Pacquiao use his superseding influence as a matter of availing full-arm security protection once the Commission on Election-imposed nationwide gunban takes effect?
By Simeon Vergara, Maharlikan Times, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Pound-for-Pound King Emmanuel D. Pacquiao, a congressional aspirant in the lone district of Sarangani, always enjoys heavily armed security personnel ever since his name is put into the pedestal as the Philippine National Treasure. But, many wonder if earlier declara Read Full Story >>>

The best of 2009
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
I WISH you a happy and fruitful new year my dear Last Rounders. Indeed, 2010 looks to be a promising year for the “sweet science”, notwithstanding the temporary denouement of the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao megafight. I say temporary because somewhere down the line (read: September of Read Full Story >>>

Nine newsmakers in 2009
By Dymphna Calica-La Putt, Asian Journal, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
Nine people made Filipinos proud in 2009 by what they accomplished in the global scene. Asian Journal revisits these nine newsmakers to recall why they were, and continue to be, the Philippines ’ pride. 1. Manny Pacquiao He stunned the crowd last May when he defeated British Ricky Hatton Read Full Story >>>

Dirtiest blow: Manny Pacquiao wanted test coverup
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
Q. Manny Pacquiao, when did you STOP beating your wife? Some allegations cannot be whisked away. Not when they are cleverly posed. Q. Manny Pacquiao, did your team really want a dirty drug test from you to be hushed up? Pacman might be better off to try Question 1. I know this, the gener Read Full Story >>>

His story in history
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 03 Jan 2010
DESPITE having two straight KO wins against Oscar dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton there were still some who doubted whether Manny Pacquiao could stand the likes of Miguel Cotto. “He has never tasted the power of the heavier boxers,” some said. “Dela Hoya was a shell of his former Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao is the champion and Mayweather is undefeated, drug testing debate continues

2010-01-03T09:45:00.000+08:00

By Marci Stone, Examiner.com, Sun, 03 Jan 2010

Pacquiao is the champion and Mayweather is undefeated, drug testing debate continues. The fight everyone wants to see is Mayweather and Pacquiao. No other boxers match up as well as these two do. This week, ESPN named Pac the 2009 best boxer of the year, and Mayweather is undefeated. But it doesn Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao and Cotto to Bring Brisk Business back to Las Vegas

2009-11-10T13:06:00.000+08:00

By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 10 Nov 2009

The 'Firepower' match between Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico is expected to draw thousands of boxing fans to Las Vegas and keep the local economy alive even for just a week. World's most popular boxer Manny Pacquiao and WBO welt Read Full Story >>>

Liverpuncher Exclusive: Bernard Hopkins: Cotto “has 100,000 Miles” while Pacquiao “is a Ferrari!”

2009-11-02T23:46:00.001+08:00

Liverpuncher.com, Mon, 02 Nov 2009

Future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins spoke Exclusively to Liverpuncher.com about his
thoughts to the upcoming superfight Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto! We asked him if he feels
Pacquiao will be outsized vs Miguel Cotto…hear what the Executioner, from his own words has
to say! “With Pa Read Full Story >>>

MAY boxing recap of 2008

2008-05-12T14:27:00.001+08:00

"ONE MORE TIME" TICKET ALERT!

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 12 May 2008

Tickets to the Z Gorres-Nick Otieno headliner on May 31 will be available to the buying public starting on Wednesday, May 14, according to ALA Promotions vice president Dennis Canete. Dubbed "One More Time," the event will also showcase the return appearance of former WBC flyweight king Malcolm T Read Full Story >>>

David Diaz: Pacquiao and I were made for each other!

By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, 12 May 2008

Courtesy of Ted Regencia, WBC lightweight champion David Diaz is seen here at a recent Cinco de Mayo parade in Chicago. WATCH as Diaz speaks about his upcoming mega fight with Manny Pacquiao! TR: How do you think your Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao leaves today to reunite with Roach

By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 12 May 2008

Based on what Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz are saying on their respective recent newspaper writeups, it’s going to be a blast on June 28 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) super-featherweight king, writes a twice-a-week column in a local tabloid, while Diaz, the c Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao will use 'speed' to beat Diaz ABS-CBN News, 12 May 2008

Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident that WBC lightweight champion David Diaz will be no match for his speed. In preparing for his June 28 showdown with Diaz, Pacquiao said he has no plan to change his training regimen. “I will go through my usual training," he said in the vernacu Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao flies to LA

By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 12 May 2008

Manny Pacquiao is leaving tonight for Los Angeles where he will undergo at least six weeks of non-stop training for his June 28 title fight with David Diaz. Pacquiao was originally scheduled to fly to LA last Saturday but due to previous personal commitments had to push his departure to tonight, Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao leaves for Diaz fight Monday

By Roy Luarca, Inquirer News Service, 12 May 2008

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao will depart for Los Angeles on Monday to formally begin training for his title showdown with World Boxing Council lightweight titlist David Diaz on June 28 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao was originally slated to leave for California last May 10 but st Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao no-show at own despedida ABS-CBN News, 12 May 2008

Manny Pacquiao chose to play basketball in a neighborhood court over gracing a send-off party at his home in General Santos City Saturday. As Pacquiao's bout with WBC lightweight champ David Diaz gets near, Pacman's family offered a thanksgiving mass and a despedida party for him Saturday evening Read Full Story >>>
Playtime: The Pacman goes back to school: ‘Happy ako!’Inquirer News Service, 11 May 2008MANILA, Philippines - We didn’t need to know the exact address of the gym where Manny Pacquiao was training that Saturday afternoon, two weekends ago. The phalanx of big vehicles―big as in VIP-big―parked on the roadside was sufficient marker. Seeing the battleship of a Dodge parked right Read Full Story >>>

Lethal Kumbinasyon

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, 11 May 2008

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo. Natapos ko na ang unang linggo ng light training para sa laban namin ng kampeon ng mundo na si David Read Full Story >>>

"ONE MORE TIME" PRESSCON SET ON TUESDAY; GORRES, TUNACAO IN TODAY'S 'PINOY BOXING'

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 11 May 2008

CEBU CITY -- ALA Promotions has announced a big, by-invitation-only press conference set for May 13, Tuesday, at the Big Mao in Crossroads Mall in Banilad at 11AM. The press conference will tackle the huge "One More Tim Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao, Diaz face media Tuesday GMANews.tv, 11 May 2008

CHICAGO, Illinois – Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz will host a joint press conference Tuesday noon at Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California, to drum up publicity for their upcoming World Lightweight Championship on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Events Center in Las Vegas, Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao better be ready — Roach

By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 11 May 2008

Manny Pacquiao better be ready by the time he reports for training in the USA. Trainer Freddie Roach, one of the last persons to be told about Pacquiao’s decision to delay his departure for the US, told the Bulletin yesterday that his timetable for the Filipino star is already etched in ston Read Full Story >>>

Should dela Hoya retire?

By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, 11 May 2008REACTING to my last column “Cotto first, before Floyd,” Last Rounder Tarsus Torres” (tarsus.torres@gmail.com) e-mailed this writer to share his wonderful insights. Tarsus, however, disagreed with my assessment that the Forbes fight may have been one of Oscar dela Hoya’s best technical displays i Read Full Story >>>

GONZALEZ VS. PASTRANA HEADLINES 'SOLO BOXEO' CARD ON MAY 16 PhilBoxing.com, 11 May 2008

LOS ANGELES, May 9 - The super bantamweight division may be in for a shakeup on Friday, May 16, as four of the division's most exciting battlers will be in action in pivotal bouts on TeleFutura's 'Solo Boxeo' from the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. Headlining the card, which Read Full Story >>>

VILORIA RETURNS IN AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO!

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2008

Former WBC 108-lb champion Brian Viloria resumes his march to the top as he sees action on May 17 against TBA at the Plaza Monumental in Aguascalientes in Mexico. The 10-round bout will be in the undercard of the Jorge Arce-Devid Lookmahanak showdown. Since his loss to Edgar Sosa last year, Vi Read Full Story >>>

A QUESTION OF MONEY

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2008

The executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Keith Kizer who informed Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today some weeks ago that Manny Pacquiao’s purse for the fight against Juan Manuel Marquez was $3 million, stands by his statement. Kizer was reacting to reports that claimed Pacqui Read Full Story >>>

SOLIS-DONAIRE FIGHT TO BE CANCELLED?By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2008While Fil-American Glenn Donaire is now "about 100 percent" ready for his world title challenge, IBF light flyweight champ Ulises Solis is reportedly suffering from severe coughing in Mexico which would most likely cause the c Read Full Story >>>

MAYOL’S RETURN ON ‘THE MAIN EVENT’

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2008

Former world title challenger Rodel Mayol’s return to the ring before his hometown fans in Cebu will be featured on the top-rated weekly boxing show “The Main Event” on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. over IBC 13. Mayol put on an impr Read Full Story >>>

CONCEPCION RETURNS HOME ON SUNDAY

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2008

Now that his planned May 17 fight in Aguascalientes, Mexico won’t take place and he will instead see action on the “Lethal Combination” fight card headlined by Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and WBC lightweight champion Dav Read Full Story >>>

Engulf & Devour, Golden Boy Step Closer To Total World Domination!

By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, 10 May 2008Total world domination. That appears to be the goal of Golden Boy Promotions and they are getting closer every day. They own Ring magazine, a tool by which they plan to completely eradicate the world sanctioning bodies and their odious sanctioning fees. They can also use The Ring as a publicity/p Read Full Story >>>

'Call 'em Out Fridays': Addition By Subtraction?....Do Boxing Promoters Help Or Hinder Fighters?

By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, 10 May 2008

Every Friday in the 'Call 'em Out Friday' session we bring attention to a new individual in the sport who has failed to carry out the fans expectation or request and blow the whistle on them if warranted. After calling out Mayweather, De La Hoya, and Manny Pacquiao, in this weeks session we shine th Read Full Story >>>

BEWARE OF THE HUNGRY PACMAN

By Ed Picson, PhilBoxing.com, 09 May 2008In his latest newspaper column “Kumbinasyon”, Manny Pacquiao waxed sentimental and recalled his early days in the pugilistic profession. He remembers the days when he was a gaunt and wiry 16-year old whose only thoughts in the Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy, AEG & Boxing's Future

By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, 09 May 2008Maybe the boxing world is turning golden. Golden Boy Promotions announced that Anchutz Entertainment Group acquired a sizeable portion of its stock and is now the second lar Read Full Story >>>

JUDAH INJURED, BOUT WITH MOSLEY OFF; MAY 31 PAY-PER-VIEW SHOW CANCELED PhilBoxing.com, 09 May 2008

LOS ANGELES (May 8) - The scheduled May 31 fight between Shane Mosley and Zab Judah has been canceled due to an arm injury suffered by Judah during his Las Vegas training camp it was announced by Golden Boy Promotions today. The HBO Pay-Per-View event was scheduled to take place at Mandalay Bay in Read Full Story >>>
AEG AQUIRES OWNERSHIP SHARES OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS PhilBoxing.com, 09 May 2008LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2008) - AEG, considered one of the world's leading live sports and entertainment presenters, has entered into an agreement with boxing's leading promoter, Golden Boy Promotions to acquire ownership shares of the Los Angeles-based organization it was announced today by Oscar De La Read Full Story >>>

FIVE FIGHTERS YOU WANT TO SEE K.T.F.O.

By Martin Wade, braggingrightscorner.com, 09 May 2008

DAAAAAAAAAYUUM, YOU GOT K.T.F.O.!! Dayyuuuuuuuuuuuum!! What a response to part one; ya’ll had me KTFO! Just so you boxing junkies know, this list was comprised long before you started hitting a brotha’s mailbox- the feedback was so good that I’ve changed part 2 and added an “honorable mentions” Read Full Story >>>

today's boxing news,

2008-04-08T18:55:00.003+08:00

CISO MORALES IMPRESSES GBP EXECS PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
Golden Boy Promotions COO David Itskowitch and Vice President Eric Gomez were pleased of Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales performance last Sunday and had offered on showcasing Morales in more Golden Boy shows. In an intervi Read Full Story >>>

JUAN GULAMAN
By Ed Picson, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
It’s fairly common for kids at play to get into arguments that would lead to one running home sobbing to Mama. That’s understandable when you play without referees and judges and kids with immature minds double up as such. Th Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum, Mender Of Broken Hearts, Has Advice For Lovesick JM Marquez!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
You know that old soul song with the catchy lead. I think it’s The Four Tops. “What becomes of the broken-hearted…?”As I walk this land with broken dreams I have visions of many things Love's happiness is just an illusion Filled with sadness and confusion, What becomes of the broken hearted Read Full Story >>>

Pacman’s ‘Kadaugan’ to have smaller budget Inquirer News Service, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Kadaugan Festival in Lapu-Lapu City will have to operate on a smaller budget as the City Hall prioritizes other projects to boost its recent status change to a highly urbanized city. “From about P2 million in 2007, this year we will only have a budget of about P1 Read Full Story >>>

AGELESS and FEARLESS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
It was a mismatch. WBO Bantamweight titlist Gerry Penalosa’s knock out of Thai challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin was something to be expected. I was even surprised the fight lasted eight rounds. He knocked out the same T Read Full Story >>>

MARQUEZ INSISTS HE IS NOT CRYING BUT PACQUIAO IS RUNNING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
Former WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez who dropped what many fight fans believe was a controversial split decision to Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has responded to Pacquiao’s appeal to him to stop Read Full Story >>>

‘Mexican’s visit a low blow’
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
Freddie Roach said yesterday Juan Manuel Marquez’ surprise visit to confront WBC superfeatherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and try to prick his pride in agreeing to a third meeting was a low blow. Roach, who arrived on the same Philippine Airlines flight from Los Angeles as Marquez last Sunday m Read Full Story >>>

Purse to decide Manny-Marquez III
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
It’s the money on the table, nothing else and no one else, which will decide whether or not Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will fight a third time. “At the end of the day, money talks,” said Golden Boy chief operating officer David Itskowitch Sunday as talks of a Pacquiao-Marquez Part 3 f Read Full Story >>>

Champs in our midst as ALA boys arrive Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
ALA boys Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and teenage boxing sensation AJ “Bazooka” Banal, along with their chief trainer Edito Villamor, arrived in Cebu City yesterday from Manila after their conquest in the “Invasion: The Philippines vs. The World” at the Araneta Coliseum the other day. Reigning World Read Full Story >>>

CONCEPCION RETURNS APRIL 26 AGAINST DANIELS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
If the fight record of his opponent Torrence Daniels as reported by boxrec.com is any indication, then North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion should have an easy fight when he clashe Read Full Story >>>

POSTSCRIPT: PACQUIAO VS MARQUEZ II
By Nick Alejo, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
After Pac demolished Erik Morales in their epic third fight, I felt contented watching on the super delayed feed from our local channel for his next fights. Reason for that is, I felt Pacman was losing his focus on boxing and Read Full Story >>>

Five exciting stars and the paths the lie ahead…
By Michael Montero, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
I wanted to take a look at five of my favorite fighters to watch and talk about what lies ahead for each of them. Where do I see their careers going over the immediate future? Which fights make the most sense financially? Which do the fans want to see? What don’t we want to see?? ISRAEL VASQUEZ: Read Full Story >>>
Marquez here to shoot commercialBy Roy Luarca, Inquirer News Service, Tue, 08 Apr 2008MANILA, Philippines—Other than pursuing his bid for a rematch with tormentor Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez has another reason why he is in Manila. On Sunday, hours after blowing into town, the former World Boxing Council super featherweight champion from Mexico announced on national televis Read Full Story >>>

Why Does Boxing Have 17 Weight Classes?
By Antonio Andres Carriedo, TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Apr 2008
Many ideas have been thrown around over the years about how to improve the sport of boxing. One that I'd like to address is the subject of weight in fights. We all fundamentally understand the fact that boxers rarely fight at the advertised weight limit. They weigh in 24+ hours before the fight and Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WATCH: Gamesmanship
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
MANILA visitor Juan Manuel Marquez, from whom Manny Pacquiao wrested the World Boxing Council super featherweight crown, was again in his element. He still refuses to accept the close split decision loss he suffe Read Full Story >>>

Abner Mares Set To Step Up Sooner Than LaterWill He Be Gerry Peñalosa's Sooner Than Later?
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
The bantamweight division is full of names that are hard to pronounce. Sometimes I feel as if I need to have my tongue severed or twisted in order to correctly pronounciate the names of the men who patrol the 118 pound landscape. Then there is Abner Mares, a name which rolls so easily off of my bili Read Full Story >>>

One fight and two punching picnics
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to what people in our respective neighborhoods had been warned, there was no fearsome threat of a boxing invasion from the world Sunday. Fine, three of our world-ranked boxers scored an overwhelming 3-0 sweep of their foreign foes. But it cannot be honestly stated Read Full Story >>>

6 Pinoys outclass boxing 'invaders'
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
QUEZON CITY—Once again Gerry “The Fearless” Peñalosa, 35, defied all odds and brought glory to the country as he and his fellow Filipino warriors fended off all the foreign invaders with knockout victories in yesterday’s “Invasion: The Philippines vs. The World” at the Araneta Coliseum. In the e Read Full Story >>>

3 Filipino boxing champs triumph
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Three Filipino world champions boomed with their fists yesterday, scoring abbreviated victories to retain their titles at the Araneta Coliseum. Leading the Filipino charge was Gerry Peñalosa, who remained on track for high-profile fights against high-profile fighters by hammering out an eighth r Read Full Story >>>

Peñalosa stops Thai challenger, keeps belt
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Slowly but surely, Gerry Peñalosa brought down Thai challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin yesterday, kept his WBO bantamweight crown and drew a perfect 10 from his American mentor Freddie Roach. Fighting before his cheering countrymen, the 35-year-old Peñalosa turned Sor Vorapin’s head and body into Read Full Story >>>

Why Gerry Peñalosa is a joy to watch
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GERRY Peñalosa will always be my favorite Filipino boxer. Only a very select few are gifted with the prescient ability to anticipate what his opponent is about to do. That’s why as a counter-puncher he is sui generis. Ratanachai knows this all too well and so for the first round, he doesn’t bamb Read Full Story >>>

Aldeguer not rushing Banal
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
ALA stable owner Tony Aldeguer said he’s not rushing a world title shot for A. J. Banal even as the Bohol superflyweight appeared ripe for a crack after halting previously unbeaten Uruguayan Caril Herrera in the fourth round at the Big Dome yesterday. “A. J.’s only 19,” said Aldeguer. “Herrera wa Read Full Story >>>

Bautista, Banal make heads turn
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Both young and deadly, super-bantamweight Rey Bautista and super-fly AJ Banal made a lot of heads turn with impressive abbreviated victories underneath the Gerry Peñalosa-Ratanachai Sor Vorapin world bantamweight title duel at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday. Bautista, who plans to appear once mo Read Full Story >>>

What the invasion meant
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Invasion: Philippines vs the World set some new parameters for professional boxing, and sent a good signal to the international boxing community. Of course, the sweep of Filipino boxers (even the non-televised swing bouts against a Thai and Indonesian were won by Filipinos Michael Domingo and Bert B Read Full Story >>>

Masarap Mag-aral
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. I hope everyone is doing well. I wish everybody is healthy in mind, body and spirit. Napakasarap pala mag-aral. Ito po iyong matagal ko nang hinahangad mula pa noong mawalay ako sa aking mga magulang, umalis ng bahay noong nagbibinata pa lang Read Full Story >>>

MARQUEZ IN MANILA; MEETS PACMAN FACE-TO-FACE
By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
EVEN for lesser money, Juan Manuel Marquez is willing to face Manny Pacquiao for a third time anytime soon. So determined that Marquez, 34, planed in Sunday morning and personally challenged Pacquiao for another encounter. Marquez arrived with Mexican promoter Jaime Quintana then went to the Aran Read Full Story >>>

JM Marquez Must Be Temptations Fan, Ain't Too Proud To Beg Manny!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez must be a fan of The Temptations. He must be. Why do I say this? Because the Mexican fighter has just proved that he certainly “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg.” Marquez and handler Jaimie Quintana jetted into Manila Sunday and went to the big Golden Boy-promoted Gerry Penalosa boxi Read Full Story >>>

Marquez dares Manny to a third fight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez badly wants a third fight with Manny Pacquiao – anytime, anywhere, any price. The 34-year-old Mexican who flew thousands of miles just to get here, yesterday said he deserves a rematch because until now he believes that he won his March 15 battle with Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Read Full Story >>>

Invaders repulsed
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GERRY Peñalosa scored a sensational eight round technical knockout (TKO) win over Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand to keep his World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight crown and cap a courageous Sunday for Filipino boxers at the historic Araneta Colisem in Quezon City. The 35-year-old Peña Read Full Story >>>

Marquez has to wait — Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Manny Pacquiao is not running away from a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. But it will have to take some time before the bitter rivals can get it on once again. But again, it’s not going to take four years for the two to face off for the rubber match, Manny Pacquiao told a pair of scribes Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao is scared of me, says Marquez The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez knows exactly why there is no glow in Manny Pacquiao’s eyes when he is asked about a third fight with him. "I think he is scared of me. I don’t know why he doesn’t want to give me a rematch," Marquez told a horde of Filipino scribes while watching the fights at the Araneta Read Full Story >>>

Marquez asks Manny for rematchBy Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008MANILA–Juan Manuel Marquez wants a rematch with Manny Pacquiao so bad he personally came to the Philippines to try to convince the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion to agree to a fight. But the Filipino boxing superstar’s camp is apparently still set on letting Pacquiao fig Read Full Story >>>

Unfinished- unfinished business

2008-03-17T20:47:00.002+08:00

War of Words after Unfinished Business
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
They had billed this past weekend’s rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez as 'Unfinished Business' after they fought to a highly disputed draw back in 2004. But after Pacquiao's razor-thin split decision win over Ma Read Full Story >>>

Debate unfolds after Marquez-Pacquiao bout The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar 2008
Boxing, always known for combinations, delivered one Saturday night that summed up the crazy state of game that is forever scarred mostly because of what it does to itself. Manny Pacquiao's split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay was terrific theater. The roar from a st Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao, Marquez still sharp
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, 17 Mar 2008
Nearly four years separated them between fights but Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez proved that time failed to diminish the skills of two talented 130-pound fighters or the intensity of their first bout. Pacquiao and Marquez fought another entertaining, action-laden match late Saturday in Read Full Story >>>

ALA PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCES CO-PROMOTION WITH GOLDEN BOY ON APR 6 “INVASION”PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
Golden Boy Promotions and ALA Promotions in association with giant broadcasting network ABS-CBN has announced a showcase of four championship battles in a blockbuster card dubbed the “Invasion: Philippines vs. the World” and t Read Full Story >>>

Five things we learnedMarquez-Pacquiao III likely after inconclusive bout
By Chis Mannix, Sports Illustrated, 17 Mar 2008
The highly anticipated rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao was supposed to answer one very specific question: who is the most dominant featherweight in boxing? Now th Read Full Story >>>

Top Rank-Golden Boy Rematch Before Trilogy?
By Jake Donovan, BoxinScene.com, 17 Mar 2008
Twenty-four rounds later, there is still no clear cut answer to the question, who is the better fighter between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. If the post-fight aftermath is any indication, it's quite possible the debate remains a never ending one. The worst-kept secret in boxing goi Read Full Story >>>

An aggressor, a counterpuncher and a possible blueprint
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, 17 Mar 2008
For once, every pundit had it right about a world championship fight. We all predicted Pacquiao-Marquez II would be a battle between an aggressor throwing straight punches and a counterpuncher punishing his every mistake. We just happened to get the roles mixed up. Saturday, in a fight that wa Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WATCH: Failed expectations?
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
HAS Manny Pacquiao become a victim of his own success? This might as well be the question that should be answered instead of endlessly and passionately debating whether he won or lost his rematch and overly hyped unfinishe Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao: World Domination for the Filipino Firebomber
By David P. Greisman, BoxinScene.com, 17 Mar 2008
Call it world domination, one country at a time. For years, Manny Pacquiao was an Asian sensation, fighting in Thailand, Japan and his native Philippines. And then in 2001, he lifted off, departing his archipelago, setting out to bombard new opponents with his formidable artillery. Across the Pac Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WATCH: Sheer heart won it for Manny
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
A WEEK before Manny Pacquiao fought Juan Manuel Marquez for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title, I did some scouting and laid down what it would take for both fighters to win and put a period to the controversial standoff decision of their 2004 first bout. It turned out that Read Full Story >>>

CompuBox Post Analysis: Marquez-Pacquiao BoxingScene.com, 17 Mar 2008
No matter how many times Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fight, they will produce nip-and-tuck affairs that are difficult to judge. Their first fight in May 2004 was a split draw that sparked plenty of debate and last Saturday’s rematch followed the same blueprint as Pacquiao captured a razor Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Marquez III will decide who is better boxer--analyst ABS-CBN News, 17 Mar 2008
Rematch! A third battle between Manny 'The Pacman' Pacquiao and Mexican slugger Juan Manuel Marquez would clear doubts about Pacquiao's close victory, according to veteran boxing analyst, Ronnie Nathanielz. "Manny's victory was not convincing, but the one that made the difference was the knoc Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Does It Again - Thoughts from the Fight
By Sean Malone, Most Valuable Network, 17 Mar 2008
First I want to go on record as stating that I had Marquez winning the fight by a score of 115-113. It was a closely contested battle between two of the games best but I just think Marquez landed the cleaner, harder blows. I am not disputing the outcome as it could have gone either way; I am just Read Full Story >>>

FARENAS WON VIA A FREAK ACCIDENT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
Las Vegas, NV -- Michael Farenas came last Saturday to the Mandalay Bay Casino Resort for the second time to showcase his wares. The first time he was there to do so was in October of last year. He beat Arturo Valenzuela of Read Full Story >>>

THE SAGA OF DIOSDADO GABI
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008LAS VEGAS -- Diosdado” Prince” Gabi, the little dynamo from Davao City deserved more than what he got last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Not the devastating early knock-out at the hands of Abner Ma Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO: WE CAN FIGHT AGAIN!
By Jason Aniel, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
Las Vegas, NV—After winning a razor close split decision victory over now former WBC Super Featherweight Champion, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao is open to another match with the Mexican star, but not likely immediately and Read Full Story >>>

3rd round wins it for Pacquiao
By Ed Picson, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
Manny Pacquiao is world champion again. The last time he wore a crown was in the Super Bantamweight Division (IBF). He is now the WBC Super Featherweight King. He was also WBC Flyweight title-holder in his early years. Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Defeats Marquez in Close War!
By Victor Perea, FightNews.com, 17 Mar 2008
Following their classic battle to a draw back in 2004, then featherweights Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao split ways and took very different paths in their respective careers despite the fans wishes for a rematch. Marquez would go on to win a couple of fights that were out of re Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE VOWS TO WIN AGAINST HUSSEIN
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
World flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, who will defend his IBF title on April 18 in Dubai, has told his Cebuano benefactor and sportsman Jonathan Guardo that he will win his upcoming fight over the Australian fighter Hussein Hussein. Donaire, who is backed by Arthro Kontra-Arthritis, a product Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WON BY SPLIT DECISION BUT TEAM MARQUEZ CLAIMED THERE IS MYSTERY IN WIN
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS -- The judges have spoken and there was integrity in three of them and that is what boxing is all about. If the other two couldn’t decide who won, the third one would do it for them. And that’s what Read Full Story >>>

Tempers flare after Pacquiao-Marquez fight ends in split decision
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS -- The peace that has allowed major boxing promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy to make several compelling fights in the last year was interrupted late Saturday night after the hotly contested Ma Read Full Story >>>

GEJON LOSES VIA SPLIT DECISION IN JAPAN!PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
While superstar Manny Pacquiao rejoices over his split decision victory over Juan Manuel Marquez, a countryman has been dealt a split decision loss in Osaka, Japan after former two-time world title challenger Eriberto 'Yukka' Gejon, fighting without his manager Rex 'Wakee' Salud who is currently in Read Full Story >>>

Marquez cries foul as Pacquiao wins split decision, coloring sensational fight
By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, 17 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS: Nacho Beristain's frustration made sense. For the second time in 15 days, the venerated Mexican trainer's fighting Marquez brothers had lost a close decision in a scintillating fight — and it had to hurt. What didn't make sense to most observers at Juan Manuel Marquez's split-decision Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Marquez: (2) Marquez - (2) Pts. = (2) Losses
By Paul Strauss, EastSideBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
If you prefer, we could change the equation to two knock-downs = two losses, because that seems to be the difference between winning and losing for these two brothers. With Juan it happened in the third round, after he seemed to be having things his way. For his brother, it was the twelfth. Somethin Read Full Story >>>

MAYBE NOT SO SOON, BUT WHY NOT A THIRD AND FINAL ACT?
By Sev Sarmenta, PhilBoxing.com, 17 Mar 2008
A couple of months ago, yours truly was just one of many that hoped a Pacquiao-Marquez II would happen. We had shared that hope with the loyal readers of this site, which is dedicated to the sweet science and all those who follow it. We all got our wish yesterday. But interestingly enoug Read Full Story >>>

My Last Great Prediction Stands: You Will See Pacquiao-Marquez III For Sure!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, 17 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS--Read Michael Marley, place your bets accordingly and get rich. Not always but Saturday night, if you had followed the WG’s instructions, you would have cleaned up. I wrote one colu Read Full Story >>>

newsbox of 10/12/07

2007-10-12T16:17:00.000+08:00

Penalosa Confirms Philboxing Scoop!
PhilBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007
WBO bantam king Gerry Penalosa has confirmed today that indeed, he has been offered to fight WBO superbantam champ Daniel Ponce De Leon on December 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout will serve as an undercard to the Floyd Mayweather Jr-Ricky Hatton superbout. "I am current Read Full Story >>>

PEÑALOSA GETS CONTRACT TO FIGHT DE LEON ON DEC. 8
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007

Reigning WBO bantam king Gerry Peñalosa will get his cherished rematch with WBO superbantam champion Daniel Ponce De Leon earlier than expected if he agrees to a proposed December 8 showdown with the power-punching Mexican. Read Full Story >>>

AFTER BARRERA BOUT, PACQUIAO GOES TO SCHOOL
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007
From the boxing ring straight to the classroom. Reigning pound-for-pound topnotcher Manny Pacquiao, fresh from his dominating performance in his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera last Sunday at the Mandalay Bay, is scheduled to report to the classroom where he plans to pursue his studies at the Read Full Story >>>

The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Marco Antonio Barrera I
By Daniel “Tex” Cohen, RingsideReport.com, 12 Oct 2007

In November of 2003, it would have been appropriate to use the old adage of geriatrics all over the world by saying that the “times were a changing.” At that point, the US had entered and stayed in the country of Iraq for Read Full Story >>>

Manny accepts Valero challenge
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 12 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao has set aside his plans to move up to the lightweight division and instead remain as a super-featherweight for a possible crack at WBA king Edwin Valero. “I think I’d stay here first for awhile,” said Pacquiao Tuesday evening outside the Los Angeles International Airport, and reite Read Full Story >>>

DAVID DIAZ – THE NEXT PACQUIAO FOE?
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007

Several fighters want to face our “national fist” Manny Pacquiao hoping to get a mega-purse and the international recognition linked with facing the Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year. But so far, only two names have emerged as c Read Full Story >>>

Did Barrera make a good account of himself?
By Geoffrey Ciani, EastSideBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007

Boxing fans witnessed the final chapter in the illustrious career of Mexican legend, Marco Antonio Barrera, when he lost a unanimous decision in his rematch with Manny Pacquiao last weekend. Going into this bout, most observers in t Read Full Story >>>

Cuban, Diaz want fight with Pacq
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 12 Oct 2007
JOEL CASAMAYOR, the Cuban lightweight who is luring Manny Pacquiao for a megabuck match next year, branded trainer Freddie Roach as a failed boxer, while American David Diaz, the reigning WBC lightweight champion, has welcomed a projected bout with the General Santos slugger. Casamayor is sched Read Full Story >>>

A smash hit
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, 12 Oct 2007
CAGAYAN DE ORO has always been one of my favorite places to visit. Not only does the place offer a natural vista of lush greenery and a quaintness about it it’s called the "City of Golden Friendship." But last week’s trip afforded us an even better look at the rest of the province of Misamis Ori Read Full Story >>>

Paclanders Pen Open Letter To No Joke Coach Roach; In Support Of Joey Gilbert: Letting Manny (Steward) Be Manny On Manny!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, 12 Oct 2007
At Boxingconfidential.com, the customer is always right and, lately, the customer is always writing. So let’s take a hip trip though the Marley Mailbag and see what’s happening: Q: Michael Marley, we would highly appreciate it if you could kindly forward our letter to Freddy Roach, Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao drops trademark ‘fist’ for Philippine eagle
By Katherine Adraneda, The Philippine Star, 12 Oct 2007
After reasserting his supremacy in the boxing ring, people’s champ Manny Pacquiao has set his sights on environmental protection. Pacquiao made the decision to lead efforts in protecting the environment, adopting the Philippine Eagle as his trademark. “My symbol now is the eagle… I have cho Read Full Story >>>

Same Name, Different Styles
By Andres De Los Reyes, TigerBoxing.com, 12 Oct 2007

In a match that defines the term “styles make fights”, WBA-WBO champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (32-0, 16KOs) and IBF champion Julio “The Kid” Diaz (34-3, 25) meet this Saturday in a lightweight unificati Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao to stay at super featherweight
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, 12 Oct 2007
TO give WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero a chance to prove that that he can beat the Filipino boxing superstar, Manny Pacquiao has announced that he will be staying in the division. Pacquiao, who arrived in the country yesterday, believes that he still has some unfinished business i Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao gets warm welcome
Sun.Star Philippines, 12 Oct 2007
MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wished People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao continued success in his future boxing matches, urging him to continue to be patriotic, God-fearing, and an inspiration to the Filipino people. The Armed Forces at the same time promoted Pacquiao from an Army reserv Read Full Story >>>

Mayor Lim says Pacquiao will remain adopted son of Manila
By PNA, news.balita.ph, 12 Oct 2007
Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim said Thursday that Manny Pacquiao will continue to be an adopted son of Manila despite his refusal to visit the city for a motorcade, even as he asked the city residents not to fret as the city government's offer to Pacquiao stands. Lim said though that the sentiments Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao reveals boxing secrets to PGMA
By PNA, news.balita.ph, 12 Oct 2007
He was a “sakristan” early in his life, and prayer has always been his secret weapon. This was what President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo learned about Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao when she played interviewer while congratulating the triumphant WBC International Super Featherweight title h Read Full Story >>>

TV ratings hit roof
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 12 Oct 2007
Early returns indicate the TV viewership for Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Marco Antonio Barrera last Sunday (Manila time) was sky-high with almost 90 percent of sets all over the country tuned in to the combined airing on the GMA, RPN and Solar networks. That’s the good news from Solar vice pre Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao’s new fight: Save Philippine Eagle
By TJ Burgonio, Inquirer News Service, 12 Oct 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- He isn’t hanging his gloves yet, but Manny Pacquiao now wants to focus on a larger-than-life fight outside the ring: protecting the Philippine Eagle from extinction. The boxing icon bared his plans to help preserve one of the world's rarest and most powerful birds after he Read Full Story >>>

Four Fights That Matter: Real Fans Only
By Mark Snow, Boxing Confidential, 12 Oct 2007
Can we just be brutally honest? The heavyweight division is beyond terrible. If this is boxing’s glamour division then let’s just wipe, flush, wash our hands, and be done with it. Even in the worst heavyweight era we didn’t see the dearth of competition that we do now. As far as I’m concerned anythi Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's millions
By Stephen Capillas, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro, 12 Oct 2007
HEARD the latest news about Manny Pacquiao and how he earned nearly half a billion pesos, or roughly US $7 million plus shares in both the US and Philippine cable pay per view rights which would amount to something more or probably enough for one to build a cozy retirement nest and enjoy the rest of Read Full Story >>>

news in boxing for 10/11/07

2007-10-11T16:14:00.000+08:00

Despite ‘rebel’ role, Army promotes Sgt Pacquiao
By Joel Guinto, Inquirer News Service, 11 Oct 2007
MANILA, Philippine -- He may play a rebel in his upcoming movie, but boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, an Army reservist, was promoted to the next highest rank, a spokesman for the Philippine Army said Thursday. Pacquiao was promoted to master sergeant from technical sergeant for "bringing distinct hon Read Full Story >>>

Philippine boxing champ flies home, eyes next victims
By Agence France Press, France24.com, 11 Oct 2007

Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome on Thursday after beating Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a grudge match, and vowed to take his slugging to the nex Read Full Story >>>

GMA leads Palace hero's welcome for Pacquiao
The Philippine Star, 11 Oct 2007
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday led a hero’s welcome in Malacañang for Manny Pacquiao, WBC International Super Featherweight Champion. The Filipino boxer returned to the country at dawn today after winning his Las Vegas bout with Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera last Saturday. Pr Read Full Story >>>

Mighty Manny not ready to retire
SuperBoxing, 11 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao has returned to a hero's welcome in Manila after beating Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a grudge match, and vowed to take his boxing to the next level. Pacquiao, who holds the WBC international super featherweight belt, was welcomed by throngs of fans at Manila's main airport befo Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao confirms new show on GMA Network
GMANews.tv, 11 Oct 2007
From boxing to acting. That would be Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao’s new regime in the coming months as the Filipino boxing hero confirmed Thursday he had signed a contract to star in a GMA Network’s show. "Abangan niyo po yung darating na show ko this coming November sa GMA," said Pacquiao on the Read Full Story >>>

Escudero to Pacquiao: Be means to unite country
By Veronica Uy, Inquirer News Service, 11 Oct 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao should be a means to unite -- not disunite -- the country, Senator Francis Escudero said Thursday. At the Kapihan sa Senado, Escudero advised Pacquiao not to delve into politics too much. “It cannot be denied that whenever Pacquiao fi Read Full Story >>>

NIETES SET FOR FEBRUARY TITLE DEFENSE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 11 Oct 2007

CEBU CITY -- Newly-crowned WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes is being groomed to defend his title sometime in February, revealed his manager and long-time benefactor Antonio L. Aldeguer yesterday. Nietes had Read Full Story >>>

Arroyo, JDV put on united front at Pacman visit
GMANews.tv, 11 Oct 2007
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and House Speaker Jose de Venecia momentarily set aside politics as they led dignitaries in welcoming boxer Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao during victory rites Thursday in Malacañang Palace. Radio dzBB reported that Mrs Arroyo and De Venecia walked the red carpet with Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao homecoming marred by politics
ABS-CBN News, 11 Oct 2007
In past homecomings, hundreds of people would line the streets of Manila to celebrate the return of Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao. Fans both young and old would trek long distances to catch a glimpse of the country's most famous boxing icon whose nickname "Ang Pambansang Kamao (The Nation Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Linked With Britney Spears!
By Phil Woolever, The Sweet Science, 11 Oct 2007

It’s a burp. It’s a dame. It’s SuperManny, once again. Hot wires at The Sweet Science’s Sin City Confidential were burning up with gossip like electrified gnats during the week of Read Full Story >>>

Maraming Salamat sa Suporta Ninyo
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, 11 Oct 2007

LOS ANGELES -- Siguro po sa oras na binabasa ninyo ang kolum ko, nasa Pilipinas na ako. Kasi dapat talaga sa Friday (sa Manila) pa ako dadating, pero nabago ang schedule, kaya bigla kaming nag-impake para ma Read Full Story >>>

GMA leads hero’s welcome for Pacquiao
PhilBoxing.com, 11 Oct 2007
President Arroyo will lead today a hero’s welcome for Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao following his victory against Mexican opponent Marco Antonio Barrera last weekend. Malacañang has prepared a grand celebration for Pacquiao, who arrives in Manila early this morning from Los Angeles, C Read Full Story >>>

10/11/07 boxing news

2007-10-11T16:10:00.000+08:00

NIETES SET FOR FEBRUARY TITLE DEFENSE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 10/11/07

Maraming Salamat sa Suporta Ninyo
By Manny Pacquiao, 10/11/07

GMA leads hero’s welcome for Pacquiao
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DENR ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR PACMAN
By Marlon Bernardino, 10/11/07

PACQUIAO TO BIGGER FIGHTS, BARRERA TO HALL OF FAME
By Rod Mijares, 10/11/07

10/10/07 boxing news

2007-10-10T16:08:00.000+08:00

PACQUIAO'S MOTHER RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 10/10/07

ASIS TKOs MALCO IN BINAN BOXING
By Salvador Lopez, 10/10/07

DENOY TO DEFEND WBO ASIA-PACIFIC TITLE OCT. 20
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 10/10/07

PACQUIAO OPPONENT TO BE CHOSEN BY MID NOVEMBER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 10/10/07

PACQUIAO WATCH: DISSECTING MANNY
By Edwin G. Espejo, 10/10/07

FARENAS, THE OTHER FILIPINO HERO
By Maloney L. Samaco, 10/10/07

MARQUEZ DEFENDS TITLE VS JUAREZ IN TUCSON NOV. 3
By , 10/10/07

10/09/07 boxing news

2007-10-09T16:04:00.000+08:00

Breaking News: Pacquiao Going Home a Day Ahead of Schedule
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, 10/09/07

AUSTRALIAN BOXER PULLS OUT OF WBF TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 10/09/07

TOP RANK SIGNS GONZALES AND MARAON!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 10/09/07

PENALOSA, ARCE IN NEAR-RIOT AT MANDALAY!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 10/09/07

DIAZ AND MARQUEZ LEAD RACE IN NEXT PACQUIAO SWEEPSTAKES
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 10/09/07

ALL for Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao

2007-10-07T19:17:00.000+08:00

Pacquiao Bests Barrera in Boxing Match
By Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 6 – The rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera did not feature the sustained action or unbridled passion of either fighter’s classic trilogy with Erik Morales. It didn’t have the drama of Pacquiao’s draw with Juan Manuel Marquez or the technical brilliance of Bar Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WINS HANDSOMELY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007

The Philippines’ national treasure Manny Pacquiao, cheered on by his flag-waving countrymen who packed the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Sunday, score a handsome unanimous twelve round decision over legenda Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao boxing victory briefly unites Philippine combatants
By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
MANILA, Philippines: President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led Filipinos rejoicing Sunday over the latest victory of Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, who caused Philippine troops and Muslim rebels to briefly lay down their arms to support him. Pacquiao beat Marco Antonio Barrera on Saturday in a Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Wins, via Unanimous Curtain Call! Leuvano, Andrade, and Forbes Victorius!
By Craig Mastendri, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
The rumor’s, the build up, and the hype disappeared. Manny Pacquiao, decidedly remained after 12 rounds of boxing action! The Judges cards, were 118-109, 118-109, and 115-112. My scorecard was 117-110 in favor of Pacquiao, it’s very hard to see scoring rounds Six through Twelve, any other way, than Read Full Story >>>

GMA, AFP laud Pacman
The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
President Gloria Arroyo and the Armed Forces of the Philippines led the nation in celebrating Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s victory over Mexico’s Marco Antonio “Baby Face Assassin” Barrera. The President said Pacman’s victory has once again buoyed the national pride with his fighting form and indomit Read Full Story >>>

President Arroyo heaps praise on Pacquiao
ABS-CBN News, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
President Arroyo congratulated Manny Pacquiao for scoring a unanimous decision over Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “Our 'Pambansang Kamao' (National Fistfighter) is the Philippines gif Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao pummels Barrera in super featherweight boxing fight
Agence France Press, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS (AFP) — Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao continued his mastery over veteran Marc Antonio Barrera Saturday with unanimous 12-round decision in their super featherweight fight. It was a rematch of their 2003 bout which was also won by Pacquiao who dominated Barrera with superior hand s Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao too fast, too strong for outgunned Barrera
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Four years ago, Manny Pacquiao steamrolled Marco Antonio Barrera en route to an 11th-round TKO victory. It wasn't nearly as easy this time around, but Pacquiao still got the job done in the rematch. Landing harder punches and flurrying effectively, Pacquiao controlled the action and Read Full Story >>>

It's Unanimous: Manny Pacquiao Wins
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS-In the long-expected rematch Manny Pacquiao could not humble Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera but he proved once again his power too much in winning by unanimous decision on Saturday. “It was different from the first fight,” said Pacquiao (45-3-2, 34 KOs). “He is a fine boxer.” A boist Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's Win Sends Barrera Into Retirement
By Sammy Rozenberg, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
It was a rematch that was four years in the making. A packed Las Vegas crowd at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino saw Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs) win a clear unanimous twelve-round decision over Marco Antonio Barrera (63-6, 42 KOs). The win was far from the beating Pacquiao gave Barrera in 20 Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao rolls past Barrera in rematch
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao was faster, stronger and busier on Saturday as he punched his way to a one-sided decision over Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in their super featherweight bout at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Pacquiao was hardly overwhelming, but Barrera didn't have the speed o Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao beats Barrera again
By Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 07 Oct 2007

LAS VEGAS -- Though Marco Antonio Barrera kept his feet, Manny Pacquiao kept his supremacy. Pacquiao beat Barrera for the second time Saturday night, winning a gritty unanimous decision nearly four years after Read Full Story >>>

EARLY VEGAS FIGHT RESULTS!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--Superstar Manny Pacquiao will go into tonight's show wearing a white-and-red trunks, while Mexican icon Marco Antonio Barrera will be in a flaming red trunks. Pacquiao will be fighting out of the Red corner, while Barrera takes the Blue corner. The Francisco Bojado-Steve Forbes figh Read Full Story >>>

Handa Ako Sa Tatlong Aspeto
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007

LAS VEGAS -- Sa oras na binabasa ninyo itong kolum ko, ako po ay kasalukuyang naghahanda na para sa laban namin ni Marco Antonio Barrera dito sa Las Vegas. Sabado ng gabi ngayon dito sa America. Sa ganap na ika-8 ng ga Read Full Story >>>

EARLY VEGAS UPDATE! (WITH PHOTOS)
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--Top R&B princess Kyla has just done her rehearsal of the national anthem, looking every inch ready for her biggest performance ever. She was accompanied by some GMA-7 officials. Early birds at the Mandalay Bay Events Center are Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, the Inquirer's Recah Trinida Read Full Story >>>

JULATON FIGHT SHELVED!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--The Ana Julaton-Hondi Hernandez four-round bout has been shelved apparently due to weight disparity when the two female fighters weighed in yesterday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center here. Also being shelved is the fight between Filipino Vernie Torres and Manuel Sarabia. Torres came i Read Full Story >>>

HOLY MASS AT THE PACQUIAO SUITE
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--The traditional Holy Mass that is part and parcel of the Pacquiao Team preparation was held today at the Pacquiao suite 61906 atop the 61st floor of The Hotel at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort. As Read Full Story >>>

PENALOSA VS DE LEON REMATCH SET FOR FEBRUARY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007

LAS VEGAS -- It will be a battle of two world champions when reigning WBO bantam king Gerry Penalosa trades leathers once again with WBO superbantam boss Daniel Ponce De Leon in a highly-anticipated rematch in February. Read Full Story >>>

Doghouse Decides; Pacquiao vs. Barrera II
DogHouseBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
Tonight, from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, live only on HBO pay-per-view 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, two ring warriors will collide in an anticipated rematch as Manny Pacquiao 44-3-2 (35) goes head to head against Marco Antonio Barrera 63-5 (42) in a scheduled twelve round super featherweight showdown. Read Full Story >>>

Great Expectations
By Vikram Birring, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
On November 15, 2003, Manny Pacquiao walked into the Alamodome as a virtual unknown in the sport of boxing. He had been champion in numerous weight divisions, but on this night, he was facing a boxing immortal: Marco Antonio Barrera, otherwise known as ‘The Baby-Faced Assassin’. Emmanuel Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>

AFP silences guns for Pacquiao fight
By Marichu Villanueva, The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
Today, there is only one battle that matters. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is observing an “undeclared” nationwide ceasefire with all rebel groups to lead the Filipino nation in cheering for Manny Pacquiao in his World Boxing Council (WBC) International superfeatherweight title defen Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao tipped to win by knockout
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS - Nearly four years after they waged war in San Antonio, Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera will be at it again Saturday evening (Sunday noon in Manila) at the Events Center of Mandalay Bay. It’s a fight, scheduled for 12 rounds, everybody’s been waiting for, not much for the Fili Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao going for KO after weight problem
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--A gaunt, ghostly figure officially identified as Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was certified ready on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for his monumental rematch with muscular Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera at the Events Center of the Mandalay Bay Hotel here. Based on the displayed physi Read Full Story >>>

MILENDO WINS WBO ASIA PACIFIC CROWN IN CAGAYAN DE ORO AS SONSONA LOSES OPBF TILT IN JAPAN
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
Undefeated ALA Boy Milan Milendo has won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific minimumweight title a few hours ago with a fourth round technical knockout victory over Thailand's Nuapayak Sakkririn. The end came at the 2:58 mark of the round. The victory improved Milendo's record to 13-0, 4 KO's. T Read Full Story >>>

JULATON, FARENAS EXCITED IN UNDERCARD BOUTS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007

LAS VEGAS--Fil-Am Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton and Filipino featherweight prospect Michael Farenas have expressed readiness to do their best when they clash against separate opponents in the undercard of today's "Will to W Read Full Story >>>

Barrera goes boldly to Pacquiao rematch
By Jerry Magee, SignOnSanDiego.com, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
When Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao first fought in San Antonio, Texas, in November 2003, Barrera was 29 and Pacquiao was 24. Barrera was stopped in the 11th round. Now Barrera is 33. His skills and his reactions could not have been enhanced by the passing of the years. At 28, Pacqui Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao sets to retire Barrera
By Atty. Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
THE desert heat in Las Vegas figures to be scorching hot Sunday when Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera touch gloves in a scheduled 12-rounder at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. While no official world title is at stake, Pacquiao and Barrera are easil Read Full Story >>>

Donaire’s contrary view
By Joaquin Henson, The Peninsula (Qatar), Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS – International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has an interesting theory on what Marco Antonio Barrera must do to neutralize Manny Pacquiao’s advantage in speed and power during their “Will To Win” rematch at the Mandalay Bay Events Center here this morning ( Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao zapped by weight problem?
By Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS — Around noon time yesterday, while credentialed reporters were having lunch, whispers of a minor problem in the Pacman camp bounced off the walls of the media center. Word leaked that Manny Pacquiao woke up weighing 133 pounds. And it floated around the Mandalay Bay like fresh gossip Read Full Story >>>

Mexican boxing agent cheers for Filipino idol
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS – Rafael Mendoza, the seasoned boxing agent from Mexico, has joined the Manny Pacquiao cheering squad. Mendoza, a former sportswriter who has handled 18 different champions over recent decades, Friday said Pacquiao’s speed will be the key against Marco Antonio Barrera. “Why will Pacq Read Full Story >>>

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Barrera Already On The Canvas?
By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
The upcoming rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao has more people wondering if Barrera has anything left rather than if there could be a reversal of Pacquiao’s 11th round knockout of the “Baby Faced Assassin” back in 2003. The rematch was a natural about three years ago but now t Read Full Story >>>

ROACH BACK IN AMERICA, PACQUIAO PRIMED AND READY
By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.net, Tue, 25 Sep
caught up with a jet lagged Freddie Roach and got an update on how training camp went for Manny Pacquiao in Cebu, Philippines. Roach informs Boxingtalk that Manny is primed and ready, and predicts that this fight wi Read Full Story >>>
PACQUIAO FIGHTS FOR LITTLE PRINCESS TOOBy Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007Everytime he climbs the ring, Filipino sports hero Manny Pacquiao fights not only for personal glory and the nation's pride, but also for his family. And with the arrival of his little 'Princess' Mary Divine Read Full Story >>>

ROACH: MANNY READY TO
Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
Even as the Philippines national treasure Manny Pacquiao prepares for his final week of sparring at the Wild Card Gym of celebrated trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles, Roach says his prized possession “is ready to Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao pushes hard to be at his best against Barrera
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- He did not say anything upon arrival, but Manny Pacquiao made a clear statement -- he’s out to be at his best -- when he burst from bed at the break of dawn Sunday and did an unscheduled 30-minute jog to the surprise of aides and handlers. Pacquiao, in thick blue workout outfit, a Read Full Story >>>

MEXICAN SOTO WANTS BANAL FIGHT FOR DEC. 8
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
Dangerous Mexican veteran Jovanny "Bambino" Soto is aching for a fight against undefeated AJ 'Bazooka' Banal on December 8 in Manila to determine the next challenger for WBO superfly champion Fernando Montiel. The WBC Fecombox and Mexic Read Full Story >>>

Roach dismisses ‘fix’
Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
TRAINER FREDDIE Roach dismissed rumors swirling around that Manny Pacquiao is going to intentionally lose the second clash with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 in anticipation of a fatter paycheck in the mandatory third and rubber match. "People tell me that Manny’s going to throw this fight to Read Full Story >>>

Will to win?
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is hoping and praying that it will be God’s will for him to win in his upcoming rematch against Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico. This was what the 28-year-old Pacquiao revealed to those present inside the executive room of the Wild Card Gym in Parañaque Sa Read Full Story >>>

KYLA TO SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT PACQUIAO-BARRERA REMATCH
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
R&B Princess Kyla, known for her raspy and husky voice, has been chosen by no less than superstar Manny Pacquiao to sing the Philippine national anthem at the October 6 'Will to Win' card featuring the Filipino icon against Mexican sta Read Full Story >>>

Roach assures no ‘rubber’ for Barrera
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
Freddie Roach has guaranteed that there won’t be a third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. “A third fight” No. That’s not going to happen,” said the American boxing guru in quashing any thoughts of Barrera winning the Oct. 6 rematch and forcing a rubber match. Roach firml Read Full Story >>>

Manny hits LA, is ready for war
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
CARRYING anew the hopes of the entire Filipino nation in his broad shoulders, Manny Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles Saturday night to embark on another compelling mission and that is to keep his place on top of the boxing world. Philboxing.com reported that Pacquiao arrived at the LAX with train Read Full Story >>>

No spy can stop Barrera on a mission
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
TO SHUN defeat is the only motivation that Mexican three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera has to beat Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao on Oct. 6 (Oct. 7 RP time) at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US. For four years, Barrera admitted that what Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao
PR-GB.com, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
The name is Emmanuel. To the boxing world, he is Pacman. To his adoring fans, he is Our Manny. To the boxing pundits, analysts, enthusiasts, commentators, not excluding politician-hangers on, he is Pacquiao. To the millions of starving Filipinos, hungry for heroes, who feed on political bickering br Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy Promotions Owns the Farm Within BoxingBut Are they Rotating the Crops and Planting the Seeds?
By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 25 Sep 2007
A farm at it’s height of cultivation is a truly beautiful thing. At an apple orchard, the trees are densely covered with perfectly matured and ripened fruits. It is a time in a farmer’s life when he actually gets to reap the rewards of his back breaking work throughout the year (think May 6). As he Read Full Story >>>

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The City of Angels to be Struck by “The Hurricane”
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton is set to arrive Sunday to see world famous Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao. Julaton who has been training in the Bay Area for her upcoming fight Oct. 6th is finally en route to L.A. Read Full Story >>>

Brian’s Boxing Mailbag, Sep. 24,
Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
The wait is finally over boxing fans. We have endured a long stretch without a major fight and if you are anything like me you are starting to feel the aches, pains, and twitches; a side effect of my addiction to pugilism. The drought was supposed to end earlier in September but injuries KO’d Read Full Story >>>

NIETES-PORNSAWAN TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY--Fight tickets to this Sunday's huge world title event featuring Filipino Donnie Nietes against undefeated Thai Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel are now available for fans. Prime VIP Seats are priced at P2,500, while Ringside tickets can be had for P1,500. Bal Read Full Story >>>

PS TO MARLEY-GACAL; WILL PACQUIAO GET HIS DESERVED PURSE?
By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep
Rock -- Michael Marley of Boxingconfidential.com wrote that Manny Pacquiao is not happy with his $3M purse for fighting the Baby Face Assasin. Then Gacal the "reliable" adviser of Manny challenged Michael Marley to a friendly or unfriendly fist fight because Gacal thinks Michael was being rec Read Full Story >>>

Paquiao's Compulsive Punching To Do Barrera InBy Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Sep 2007That's Manny's clear intent in crushing Marco's hunt for redemption at Vegas' Mandalay Bay resort/casino. The Filipino idol is itching to display his ring charisma against the Mexican three-time champ who's Read Full Story >>>

Typhoon Pacquiao back with renewed fury
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- He looked perfectly fine, ready to rumble. But it did not come as a surprise when Manny Pacquiao, who slept practically through the entire Manila-LAX flight Saturday, announced he would take to the road Sunday. There were no scheduled workouts Monday, and Wild Card people said Pacq Read Full Story >>>

Roach invites Barrera ‘to spy’
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
HALL-OF-Fame trainer Freddie Roach is so confident of a Manny Pacquiao win this October that he is actually willing to welcome Marco Antonio Barrera to watch their training anytime the Mexican wishes to do so. This was Roach’s answer to insinuations that he sent some spies inside the Mexican’s tr Read Full Story >>>

Nonito Donaire Warns: Filipinos Are Coming
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire hit the heavy bag with his usual flair in the crowded Hollywood boxing gym. Very few of the others realized that he was just days away from a world titl Read Full Story >>>

Barrera’s over-wrapped hands cause for alarm
The Philippine Star, Mon, 24 Sep 2007
Before it becomes too late, Freddie Roach has urged ring officials to take a much closer look at the way Marco Antonio Barrera’s hands are wrapped inside the dressing room. “I’m going to raise a big issue if they (officials) let him do what they want in wrapping those hands,” said Roach, who warn Read Full Story >>>

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PACQUIAO TOUCHES DOWN AT LAX, ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR OCTOBER 6 SHOWDOWN WITH BARRERA
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2007
Los Angeles, CA -- As promised, Manny Pacquiao arrived at the LAX earlier tonight (Saturday, LA time) to start preparing for his epic second battle with the legendary Mexican warrior Marco Antonio Barrera at the Mandalay Read Full Story >>>

BLATANT MISMATCH IN TOP RANK CARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2007
A blatant mismatch in the undercard of the WBO super flyweight championship bout between Fernando Montiel and Luis Melendez at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on October 4 has shocked Filipino boxing people and drawn criticism from such esteemed individuals as WBC founding secretary general, Atty. Rud Read Full Story >>>

Pinoys in Taiwan Agog Over Pacquiao-Barrera
Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Sep 2007
TAIPEI -- Several Filipino boxing fans working in several factories here are equally excited as their countrymen in the Philippines and in the United States for the Oct. 6 (Oct. 7 in Manila) rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera secheduled for 12 rounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. "W Read Full Story >>>

Heart Cannot Waiver The FactsBarrera's Revenge Against Pacquiao Unlikely
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 23 Sep 2007
Writing about boxing in a non-biased fashion is difficult, no doubt about it. The sport of boxing is fueled by emotions and separating my own feelings from what I write can be an exercise in futility at times. Especially when it comes to one of boxing's all-time legends Marco Antonio Barrera. As Read Full Story >>>

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PACQUIAO'S MORNING RUN AT ALTA VISTA (WITH PHOTOS)
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY -- Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has jogged 10 kilometers in 40 minutes this morning highlighted by a killer 3-kilometer non-stop uphill climb at the pictursque Alta Vista Golf Course and Subdivisi Read Full Story >>>

Boxing frenzy
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
It has become common practice for any promotion to try and stir excitement by way of controversy. Many times it has been pointed out that any kind of publicity usually works to the benefit of an enterprise. This is all good if there are no victims to these naughty little flame-stokers. But more o Read Full Story >>>

ROACH HAPPY WITH PACQUIAO'S FIRST 12-ROUND SPARRING
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY--Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach was two thumbs-up yesterday after his superstar pupil Manny Pacquiao cruised through his first 12-round session virtually unscathed and wanting for more. Yesterday's session thus bring Read Full Story >>>

PEÑALOSA WANTS ARCE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa wants to defend his WBO bantamweight title fight against Jorge Arce, the fiery Mexican slugger who won the Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao perfects power punch
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
MANNY Pacquiao has started to perfect the new weapon he is going to use against Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 (Oct. 7, RP time) at t Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US. As he sparred for 12 rounds against four of his hired sparring partners yesterday, Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>

Negrense pug aims to conquer world title
By Henry C. Villalva, Sun.Star Bacolod, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
NEGRENSE pro boxer Donnie Nietes of Murcia, Negros Occidental may yet be the boxer who will enable the Philippines to host the next World Cup of Boxing if he wins the World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Miniflyweight Championship crown on September 30. He is scheduled to fight Thai Pornsawan K Read Full Story >>>

Michael Marley Not Monkeying Around: Calls Manny Pacquao Lawyer 'Little Him,' Proposes Charity Bout In Manila!
By Baltazar Montefusco, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Boxingconfidential.com Executive Editor & Publisher Michael "White Gorilla" Marley has accepted the fight challenge of pint-sized Manny Pacquaio lawyer Franklin "Jeng" Gaca Read Full Story >>>

The Ring Has Been Sold … But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Sold Out
By Eric Raskin, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
In his Friday column on Maxboxing, Bernard Fernandez did a fine job giving the unbiased version of the Oscar-De-La-Hoya-buys-The-Ring-magazine story. Now it’s time for the biased version. Bernard reported the facts and quoted all Read Full Story >>>

The wisdom of Bidoy Aldeguer
By Henry C. Villalva, Sun.Star Bacolod, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
BOXING patron Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, known to fellow boxing enthusiasts in Negros and Bacolod City as ‘Bidoy’ Aldeguer, was in town during the weekend to promote the Sept. 30 title fight of Negrense pro boxer Donnie ‘The Snakeman’ Nietes in Cebu City at the Cebu Waterfront Hotel and Casino. To Read Full Story >>>

'Descriminated' Ilonggo Pug Out to Prove True Worth
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
A boxing manager has slammed a little-known boxing trainer in a Mandaluyong gym and a veteran matchmaker for their "discriminatory and uncalled for actuations and remarks" against an Iloilo boxer who recently came to Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao makes final push in Cebu training
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Three weeks before the big fight, Manny Pacquiao braces for a hard week of training on the road and in the gym in Cebu before leaving for Los Angeles this weekend for the final grind for his Oct. 6 duel with Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas. Pacquiao jogged around the Cebu IT Par Read Full Story >>>

Vancouver wants Pacman!
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Vancouver “has the key ingredients” to stage a Manny Pacquiao fight despite strong competition from Las Vegas and Macau, says Canadian businessman Geofrrey Hughes. Hughes told the Manila Bulletin over the weekend that he is planning to host a Pacquiao fight in Vancouver sometime in 2008 and that Read Full Story >>>

The deadliest of them all
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 18 Sep 2007
THERE are three men who can lay claim to the honor of having defeated the great Manny Pacquiao. One is a Mexican icon, who later became his drinking buddy. Last time I checked he was being battered from pillar to post by lightweight champion David Diaz, but some would argue that Erik Morales des Read Full Story >>>

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PACMAN'S MORNING JOG AT THE CEBU IT PARK (WITH PHOTOS)By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007CEBU CITY -- With Pacquiao's training camp in Cebu going to end this week as Team Pacquiao leaves for Manila on Friday and then to Los Angeles on Saturday, PhilBoxing.com has decided to cover Pacquiao's morning jog at the Read Full Story >>>
Peñalosa, Concepcion Wow Metropolis CrowdBy Salvador Lopez, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007It was an entertaining Sunday for those who came to the Alabang Metropolis Mall to watch the 4-round exhibition bout between reigning WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa and WBC youth and NABF bantamweight champion Berna Read Full Story >>>
Brian’s Boxing Mailbag, Sep. 17, 2007By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Greetings RSR readers. If you want to talk boxing then you came to the right place. In this week’s mailbag we have lots of Manny Pacquiao fans, a couple weirdos, and some passionate boxing fans. Please email me if you would like your question to be featured in next week’s mailbag, but for now, e Read Full Story >>>
PACQUIAO BEGINS BIG PUSHBy Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao begins what trainer Freddie Roach describes as “our big push” which will be a very hard week on the road in the mornings and in the gym in the afternoons in Cebu City. In a conversat Read Full Story >>>
PEÑALOSA WANTS THREE MORE FIGHTSBy Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa is eyeing three more fights before he decides to retire and trainer Freddie Roach believes that if Peñalosa “really wants to do it, he can go on for a longer period o Read Full Story >>>
Buhain: Pacquiao by KO in SevenBy Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Eric Buhain doesn't think Marco Antonio Barrera will last 11 rounds against Manny Pacquiao this time, predicting that the revered Filipino sports hero will terminate the "Baby-Faced Assasin" from Mexico within seven rounds. Buhain, who served as head of t Read Full Story >>>
Marco Antonio Barrera set to destroy Manny Pacquiao; Pacquiao's Days are NumberedBy Johnny Benz, DogHouseBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007In a recent press release, famed trainer of Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach confessed they had a spy in Marco Antonio Barrera's camp. The spy secretively video taped Barrera's work outs. "We have had a mole inside the Barrera camp for the past month, secretly video taping Barrera's workouts. We cal Read Full Story >>>
ROACH MOBBED BY FANS AT STAR MALL, METROPOLISBy Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach was mobbed by fight fans at the Sports Center in the Star Mall at the Metropolis in Alabang where he worked the corner of WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa who engaged NABF super ba Read Full Story >>>
Lucky Philippines should repay Freddie RoachBy Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Mon, 17 Sep 2007LOS ANGELES -- They’re getting ready and there’s the tinkle of silverware, the clinking of wine glasses traveling all the way from dear old Manila to the clogged corridor of the Wild Card gym here. Of course, the famous boxing parlor where the reverend Freddie Roach preaches the profitable inflic Read Full Story >>>
Don’t like the message? Don’t shoot the messengerBy Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 17 Sep 2007CHICAGO—In a Dec. 8 blockbuster at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather will battle Ricky Hatton for the WBC welterweight title. Mayweather, 30, is unbeaten (38-0, 24 KOs) and has won belts in five different weight classes. Always a marquee attraction, Pretty Boy is staring at another ha Read Full Story >>>
Morales begs off from Vegas boutBy Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Three-time world boxing champion Erik (El Terrible) Morales won’t be in Las Vegas to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera “Will To Win” rematch on Oct. 6, contrary to earlier reports that he would cheer for the Filipino icon at ringside. Morales, 31, has fought Pacquiao and Barrera in s Read Full Story >>>
TEAM PACMAN WINS FIVE-GAME HOOP SERIES VS. CEBU MEDIABy Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Team Pacman reasserted its supremacy over the DuraBEND-sponsored Cebu Sports Media Association (CSMA) Hoopsters with a convincing 94-82 victory in the finale of their five-game basketball exhibition series yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum. Team Pacman of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao clinched the Read Full Story >>>
Team Pacman nails point vs. CSMABy Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 17 Sep 2007THE CEBU Sports Media Association (CSMA) Hoopsters did their best but Team PacMan was naturally determined and intact in the final game of a five-game exhibition series held at the Cebu Coliseum yesterday. Team PacMan beat the CSMA Hoopsters, 94-82, with sharp shooting Jing-Jing Rama and Bobby P Read Full Story >>>
Érik-Díaz, en diciembreBy José Luis Camarillo, Esto en Linea, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Las Vegas, Nevada.- Érik Morales es uno de los distinguidos visitantes de esta tierra de fulgor perpetuo. Aunque es difícil de creer, el gran guerrero mexicano ha venido infinidad de veces a est Read Full Story >>>
Humberto Soto Marches On, Barrios OutBy Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 17 Sep 2007Humberto Soto (43-5-2, 27KOs) kept his title dreams alive when he knocked out Ismael Gonzalez (18-13, 7KOs) in the third round of a tuneup bout in Los Mochis, Mexico. The fight was set as nothing of keep busy contest to prepare Soto for his November 17 title shot against WBO super featherweight c Read Full Story >>>

KATSIDIS THINKS PACMAN WILL WIN OVER BARRERA

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By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
Little Rock -- Katsidis the Great has predicted that Manny Pacquiao will win against Marco Antonio Barrera. He said that Marco Antonio has aged now and way past his prime. And if Manny's training in Cebu is effective then Manny will absolutely knockout Barrera, Katsidis added. Also, I asked Kat Read Full Story >>>

Gretchen Abaniel Wins WIBA Asia Pacific Crown

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By Salvador Lopez, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007

Rising talent Gretchen Abaniel captured the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) Asia Pacific minimum-weight crown when she defeated Li Hai Li via an 8-round unanimous decision in last night’s main event of the Ba Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE STARTS WORKING OUT FOR DEC. TITLE DEFENSE

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By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007

The father and trainer of Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Nonito Donaire Sr, says the IBF/IBO flyweight champion is “doing fine” in preparation for a title defense in December. In an overseas telephone conversatio Read Full Story >>>

RIVERA FLATLY DENIES HE IS THE 'PINOY INSIDER'

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By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
Former broadcaster and boxing man Hermie Rivera has flatly denied suspicions that he is the “Pinoy Insider” quoted by boxing writer Michael Marley who said that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao plans to pullout of his October 6 rematch with legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas becau Read Full Story >>>

Boxing to finish '07 with a bang

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By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
Fans of MMA and UFC say boxing is DOA. But it isn't, of course. Although it's been a bit slow lately, this has been a good year for the sport. And 2007 figures to finish strong, with several meaningful fights on the agenda. And the beauty of it all? Many of them are not pay-per-view: Jer Read Full Story >>>

MARQUEZ VS. JUAREZ RESCHEDULED ON NOV. 3

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PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2007) – Boxing fans were left disappointed last week by the announcement that the WBC super featherweight title bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Rocky Juarez was called off due to a Marquez injury, but thanks to some quick work by Golden Boy Promotions and SHOWTIME, this c Read Full Story >>>

Whatever Happened to F-U-N?

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By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
It’s just amazing how uptight and disgruntled that so many people within boxing can come off as at times. The backlash that the Bossman “Gordo” Marley has received in recent times due to his “rumors” and “sources” that have placed the Barrera-Pacquiao bout in jeopardy has been enormous. I have a fee Read Full Story >>>

ANGRY GACAL CHALLENGES MARLEY TO A FISTFIGHT!

2007-09-16T23:10:00.002+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 16 Sep 2007

Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin “Jeng” Gacal is visibly angered by the stories of boxing writer Michael Marley which have been carried by the widely-read Philboxing.com in which the American boxing writ Read Full Story >>>

Manny open to fight Katsidis

2007-09-16T23:10:00.001+08:00

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
Although he’s not looking past Marco Antonio Barrera, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said recently hard-hitting WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis will be considered as a future opponent “if the price is right.” Pacquiao is the heavy betting favorite to repeat over Barrera in their Las Read Full Story >>>

Batawang an easy target

2007-09-16T23:09:00.002+08:00

By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- A thunderclap left to the head, which sent his bigger Russian sparmate tottering, yesterday showed that Bert Batawang has a great shot at the IBF light flyweight crown of Mexican Ulises Solis, but the Cebuano also exposed serious flaws, mainly in defense, during a furious sparring her Read Full Story >>>

Two hours in the life of our boxing champ

2007-09-16T23:09:00.001+08:00

By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
HE WORE red, high-cut boots by Nike with the words “PACQUIAO” and “MANNY” etched at the back. His black shorts were printed with yellow flames. A gray sleeveless Nike shirt covered his chest while a green pair of gloves wrapped his hands. Last Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., accompanied by the country’s Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao fetes fans at Cebu Coliseum today

2007-09-16T23:08:00.000+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 16 Sep 2007
WITH one week before he formally closes his Cebu training camp, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is again holding a fans day at the Cebu Coliseum starting at 9 a.m. today. Pacquiao held the same fans day last Aug. 26, when the RWS International gym was still “open” to people who wanted watch the Filip Read Full Story >>>

2007-09-15T23:07:00.000+08:00

Hangad Ko Ang Kayo'y Mapasaya
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
Kumusta mga kababayan ko? Update ng training ko, ang tindi ng ensayo namin araw-araw, tumatakbo ako sa umaga sa bundok kapag walang sparring at nag-iinsayo ako ng 26 rounds everyday, bukod pa sa nag-iisparring ako every other day, 10 rounds lagi. Kaya ang tindi at mainit pa masyado dito sa Pilipinas Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO – THE BEST IN THE WORLD?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

In its March 2007 issue, the prestigious Ring Magazine, recognized as “The Bible of Boxing,” had Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao on its cover with the caption – BEST IN THE WORLD? And the subheading - Pac-Man’s closing Read Full Story >>>

Donaire Family Helping “The Hurricane”!!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

Los Angeles, CA -- Last week on “Balitang America” (ABS-CBN) a story was shown about the devastating knockout thrown by Nonito Donaire that earned him a world title. The story also touched upon the close family bond of the two bro Read Full Story >>>

STORY ON PACQUIAO PULLOUT 'RUBBISH'
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

"Rubbish" is the one-word reaction of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin "Jeng" Gacal to a story claiming that Pacquiao was planning to pull-out of his eagerly anticipated rematch with legendary Mexican Ma Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO FLATLY DENIES RUMORS
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
Filipino sports hero Manny Pacquiao vehemently denied rumors that he thinks on backing out of his highly-anticipated rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera slated on October 6 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Citing unnamed sources, Michael Marley of boxingconfidentia Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao packs more ‘power’ than Estrada
By Abigail L. Ho, Inquirer News Service, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- The Manny Pacquaio fight versus the Joseph Estrada verdict: Which had more people watching? More Filipinos watch the televised fights of boxing star Manny Pacquiao than those who saw the broadcast promulgation of the verdict on the plunder case of former president Estrada o Read Full Story >>>

Batawang downplays chances vs Solis
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- He was very thankful but Cebu’s Bert Batawang took a step back and gave himself only an even chance of winning when told yesterday that his mandatory challenge for the IBF light flyweight championship has been officially set for Oct. 4 in Las Vegas. “Mahirap sabihin, basta doon ko Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquaio Insider: Forget Bob Arum Hogwash, Pacman
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
Despite Bob Arum’s complete denial of the swirling rumors that Manny Pacquaio wants to find a way out of his October 6 fight with Marco Antonio Barrera, a Filipino source who can accurately be described as being one of Pacman’s trusted advisers tells Boxingconfidential.com that the Top Rank bossman’ Read Full Story >>>

Glory, not money for Manny
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
FILIPINO boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has no intention of turning his back or postponing his scheduled 12-round bout with Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 in Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US. Pacquiao, who has been training at the RWS International Gym in Punta Pr Read Full Story >>>

PACMAN TO GRACE MVBA OPENING
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

Filipino ring icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will grace the opening ceremony of the 2007 Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) Second Conference at 4 pm this Sunday at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex. Read Full Story >>>

RING EDITOR WELCOMES DE LA HOYA ACQUISITION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

The respected editor-in-chief of Ring Magazine, the acknowledged "Bible of Boxing" has welcomed the acquisition of the premier boxing magazine by a publication company owned by Oscar De La Hoya. Nigel Collins told Viva Sports/M Read Full Story >>>

Roach Spying on Barrera Camp?
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY, THE PHILIPPINES (September 14, 2007) -- "Let's go to the video tape!" is no longer a saying used exclusively by television sportscasters and a certain NFL coach. It's also getting A LOT of use from world-famous Freddie Roach, trainer of boxing's No. 1 pound for pound most exciting fighter Read Full Story >>>

Solis vs. Batawang fight 2 nights before Manny’s
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
IT’S final. The IBF light flyweight mandatory title defense of Mexican Ulises Solis against Filipino Bert Batawang is on the Top Rank Inc. promotions on Oct. 4 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US. Top Rank has announced yesterday the sixth title defense of Read Full Story >>>

'Archie' arriesgara con Batawang
By Alfredo Jaime Gómez, Esto en Linea, Sat, 15 Sep 2007

El habilidoso jalisciense Ulises "Archie" Solís hará la defensa obligatoria de su título mundial minimosca de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo, contra el filipino Bert Batawang, el 4 de octubre en el hotel y casino Har Read Full Story >>>

In defense of Iron Bite
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 15 Sep 2007
HE used to be the baddest man on the planet. Now, he’s just plain bad. In case you haven’t heard, Mike Tyson is on trial again- this time for drug possession, stemming from his Dec. 29 arrest outside a nightclub after he nearly collided with a police cruiser. The handling prosecutor has vowe Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO SAYS RUMORS NOT TRUE!

2007-09-14T23:05:00.000+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY--Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has just arrived at the Rex 'Wakee' Salud gym ready for yet another day at the office, and has flatly quashed any hint of truth to rumors circulating that he is thinking of backing our from his mega-rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on October 6. Accord Read Full Story >>>

HUSSEIN’S BIG MOUTH SHUT

2007-09-09T20:23:00.000+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
Nedal “Skinny" Hussein who dreamt of getting a rematch with Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and together with his handlers consistently complained about his tenth round TKO loss to Pacquiao in 2000 when referee Sonny Padilla Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao: I’m 90 percent fit

2007-09-09T20:22:00.000+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, Inquirer News Service, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
FILIPINO BOXING SUPERSTAR Manny Pacquiao Saturday assured his fans he is in tip-top shape for his upcoming duel with Marco Antonio Barrera, and that contrary to reports, there have been no problems in his training whatsoever. “Talagang puspusan and ensayo namin at nasa 90 percent na po ang Read Full Story >>>

EX-PACQUIAO FOE BEATEN IN OPBF TITLE DUEL!

2007-09-09T20:21:00.002+08:00

By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
Unbeaten formerly four-time national amateur champ Takashi Uchiyama (8-0, 6 KOs), 130, acquired the OPBF super-feather belt as he battered WBC#14 ranked OPBF top contender Nedal Hussein (43-5, 27 KOs), 129.5, all the way and finally dropped him with a solid right to stop him at 1:32 of the eighth ro Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO TRAINING CAMP – UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

2007-09-09T20:21:00.001+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
After a somewhat turbulent start to his preparation for the much awaited rematch with Mexican icon Marco Antonio Barrera – a certified Hall-of-Fame candidate – Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao has re Read Full Story >>>

Valero to train with Barrera!

2007-09-09T20:20:00.000+08:00

By Gabriel Francisco Cordero, FightNews.com, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
"I am going to train with Barrera in Mexico," says unbeaten WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero (20-0, 20 KOs). Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs) a former WBC champion at the same weight is preparing for his rematch against Manny Pacquiao on October 6 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao signs talent contract with GMA-7

2007-09-09T20:19:00.000+08:00

By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
Boxer Manny Pacquiao arrived from Cebu yesterday afternoon on board a private plane, and in just a few hours became the newest member of the GMA-7 family. “He’s now a Kapuso,” said his associate Wakee Salud who arrived with Pacquiao at 4 p.m. on board a private plane loaned to t Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez Suffered Cut On His Right Knuckle Last Monday Situation Worsened As The Week Wore On

2007-09-09T20:18:00.002+08:00

By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
Some have embraced the conspiracy theory I have spun around the cancellation of Juan Manuel Marquez’s first WBC super featherweight title defense against Ricardo “Rocky” Juarez due to an infected cut Read Full Story >>>

Kids troop to Pacquiao workout

2007-09-09T20:18:00.001+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
MANNY Pacquiao displayed his skills to some kids who got the rare chance to watch his training yesterday morning at the RWS International Gym in Punta Princesa. About 40 kids were allowed by trainer Freddie Roach to watch Pacquiao work out before the Filipino ring icon flew to Manila yesterday a Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Watch: No walk in the park

2007-09-09T20:17:00.000+08:00

By Edwin G. Espejo, MindaNews, Sun, 09 Sep 2007
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- When Filipino whirlwind of a lefty Manny Pacquiao goes up against his one-time knockout victim Marco Antonio Barrera, he will do so as an odds-on favorite to do a repeat of his brutal and masterful conquest of the Hall-of-Fame-bound Mexican boxing great. Understandably so. Read Full Story >>>

2007-09-08T20:09:00.000+08:00

'Idol'
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Kumusta na mga fans ko? Wag po kayong mag-alala sa aking kundisyon, dahil talagang todo ang insayo ko. Every other day ang sparring ko at tatlo sila na mga kaisparing ko. Nagdya-jogging ako paakyat sa bundok pag hindi sparri Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO WORKS OUT FOR KIDS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Filipino ring idol showed his affection for children when he worked out before some 40 kids at the RWS Gym in Cebu City this morning (Saturday) prior to flying to Manila for a quick round of business commitments aboard a private plane owned by Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson. Trainer Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez Injury Smells FishyAre We Faced With A Boxing Conspiracy?
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Before continuing let me make one statement very clear. I love conspiracies. As a kid I would go to the Hawthorne Library and read book after book detailing cover-ups and conspiracies. From the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to theories about what really happened on 9/11, readin Read Full Story >>>

AMONSOT CHECKUP NEXT WEEK
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Czar Amonsot who engaged Australian warrior Michael Katsidis in a bloody WBO lightweight interim title fight last July 21 and dropped a twelve round decision after turning Katsidis’ face into a grotesque mask, is scheduled t Read Full Story >>>

MARQUEZ-JUAREZ SEPT. 15 FIGHT IS OFF DUE TO MARQUEZ INJURY PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007LOS ANGELES – Due to an injury suffered in training camp by WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, the September 15 "Fireworks" Pay-Per-View show promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and scheduled for the Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO FLIES TO MANILA TODAY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to make a quick trip to Manila today after wrapping up his workout reportedly to finalize deals with a television company regarding his October 6 duel with Marco Antonio Barrera. "He's Read Full Story >>>

Arce looms as Gerry’s opponentBy Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Mexican brawler Jorge Arce is being lined up as a future challenger for WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa and if the fight materializes, it will likely be in a Las Vegas pay-per-view card. “Negotiations are going on,” Peñalosa told The STAR yesterday. “Billy (Keane) is ta Read Full Story >>>

DARCHINYAN REACTS TO CATUBAY BOAST
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Hard-hitting and cocky former IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchnyan has reacted to the statements made by former Philippine champion Federico Catubay who battles the tough Aussie for the vacant IBO super flyweight title at the Read Full Story >>>

JACA-MIYAGI REMATCH IN WBC CONVENTION CARDBy Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007Jimrex 'The Executioner' Jaca will get the chance to redeem himself from nasty stories about his abilities when he collides once again with Japanese Ryu Miyagi in a ten-round battle on November 15 as part of the 45th Annual WBC Convention. Jaca recently became the butt of jokes among fight fans Read Full Story >>>

Barrera seeks Pacman flaws from video
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 08 Sep 2007AN OLD video showing Manny Pacquiao at his worst is the key to Marco Antonio Barrera’s victory on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. The Mexican media reported yesterday that Barrera’s handlers are going to dissect Pacquiao’s Nov. 8, 2001 bout in San Francisco, California, with Agapito Sanch Read Full Story >>>

FRANCISCO’S WBO TITLE DEFENSE ON “THE MAIN EVENT”
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Sep 2007The WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title defense of stylish Draian Francisco against Thailand’s Wanmeechok Singwancha will be featured on the top-rated Viva Sports weekly boxing show “The Main Event’ which is telecast on Sundays at 4 p.m. over RPN 9. The show is also replayed the f Read Full Story >>>

Ganoy gets chance for revenge Sports Nut
, Sat, 08 Sep 2007
Ranee Ganoy, the Filipino sensation taking Australian boxing by storm, gets the chance for revenge when he tackles tough Thai Somchai Nakbalee at the Kedron Wavell Services Club in Brisbane on November 30. Read Full Story >>>

Off-ring sked won’t hurt – Roach
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 08 Sep 2007There’ll be a slight change in Manny Pacquiao’s training schedule today as he planes in from Cebu this afternoon to honor some commitments less than a month before the big fight. According to insiders, Pacquiao will be brought to Manila by a private plane courtesy of a close friend fr Read Full Story >>>

Jhonny not Gerry’s next opponent
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Sat, 08 Sep 2007REIGNING world bantamweight champion Gerry Peñalosa belied reports that he is set to defend his crown against former ruler Jhonny Gonzalez in Mexico this December. In an interview with BusinessMirror, Peñalosa, 35, said nothing is definite with regards to his next fight. “Si Gonzalez l Read Full Story >>>

september 7, 2007

2007-09-07T20:01:00.000+08:00

Love Is In The Air

By David Kolb, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Sep 2007Lunch at a restaurant at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s all it took to break the ice. They were either worn by all the talk of the high quality dream matchups that were going by the wayside, or – Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy Promotions and the Morongo Tribe Sign a Promotional Agreement

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Sep 2007Los Angeles, CA -- Golden Boy Promotions has done it again! The world famous promotions company of Oscar de la Hoya recently announced an agreement they signed with the Morongo Tribe, one the largest Native America Tribes in California. The Tribe runs the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa at Cabazo Read Full Story >>>

ROACH WORKS ON NEW TACTICS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Sep 2007Trainer extraordinaire Freddie Roach and his treasured prize fighter Manny Pacquiao Thursday took their preparation for the rematch with Mexican icon Marco Antonio Barrera to another important phase - developing tactic Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO RESUMES SPARRING TODAY!

2007-09-03T13:00:00.001+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Sep 2007
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is ready to resume sparring today at the Rex 'Wakee' Salud gym even if he could just have opted to train and not swap leathers with his sparmates. According to Jayke Joson of Team Pacquiao, the boxing hero has been greenlighted by respected trainer Freddie Roac Read Full Story >>>

NIETES GETS SHOT AT WBO MINI FLYWEIGHT TITLE

2007-09-03T12:59:00.000+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Sep 2007

Donnie “Ahas” Nietes who enters the ring with a python wrapped around his neck will try to put a stranglehold on the WBO mini flyweight championship when he battles Thailand's undefeated Pornsawan Kratingdaeng Read Full Story >>>

A sick Pacquiao plays basketball

2007-09-03T12:58:00.002+08:00

By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 03 Sep 2007

CEBU City—Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao defied a doctor’s order not to do strenuous physical activities up to the weekend by playing basketball Sunday morning. Downed by a viral infection Friday morning, Read Full Story >>>

Pacman told to keep out of basketball

2007-09-03T12:58:00.001+08:00

By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 03 Sep 2007
Will Manny Pacquiao spar today after being knocked down by the flu virus the last couple of days? The answer, according to his chief trainer, Freddie Roach, will be known only after the Pinoy boxing sensation completes his morning jog today at the Alta Vista golf course in Cebu. “We will Read Full Story >>>

Yukka faces tougher foe in rematch

2007-09-03T12:57:00.001+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 03 Sep 2007
ERIBERTO “Yukka” Gejon tried his best, but his best was not enough as Japanese champion Yutaka Niida held on to his WBA minimum-weight title after a unanimous win after 12 rounds at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan last Saturday night. Gejon, perennial top challenger, unleashed hear Read Full Story >>>

Roach deputies find Cebu gym unsafe

2007-09-03T12:56:00.002+08:00

By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Mon, 03 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- There was no evident alarm but reports that Manny Pacquiao has gone down with the flu yesterday sent people at the Wild Card gym here wondering why the Filipino boxing superstar should take unnecessary risks in training at home for his monumental rematch against Mexican Marco Antonio Read Full Story >>>

Bacolod mayor to carry Pacquiao’s championship belt anew

2007-09-03T12:56:00.001+08:00

By Carla Gomez, Inquirer News Service, Mon, 03 Sep 2007
BACOLOD CITY -- Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will once again carry Manny Pacquiao's championship belt into the ring during his rematch against Marco Antonio Barrera on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, in a telephone interview from Cebu Saturday, said he asked Leonardia to carry his belt beca Read Full Story >>>

2007-09-02T12:54:00.000+08:00

'Wag Iangat Ang Paa Sa Lupa
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007

Katulad ninyo, ako man ay nag-uobserba din sa mga pangyayari sa boksing. Sa loob ng higit na dalawang buwan, malaking tagumpay ang naibigay ng mga Pilipinong boksingero at nakapag-uwi sila ng karangalan s Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO PLAYS BASKETBALL, RESUMES TRAINING MONDAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY - After recovering from a brief bout with the flu, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao plans to resume training at the RWS Gym of close friend Rex “Wakee” Salud tomorrow (Monday) but to the surprise if not conseternation of trainer Freddie Roach, Pacquiao ignored the doctor's ord Read Full Story >>>

Juarez feels he's an underdog with lots of bite
By Franklin McNeil, The Star- Ledger, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
Like any high-ranking contender, Rocky Juarez believes he has what it takes to become a world champion. But Juarez is a realist: He knows beating the cream of the crop at super featherweight is a very tall order. Some of the most physically skilled fighters call this division home. Manny Pacquia Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO RESUMES TRAINING TOMORROW
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY - After recovering from a brief bout with the flu, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao plans to resume training at the RWS Gym of close friend Rex “Wakee” Salud, tomorrow (Monday). Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today at a dinner for the Worl Read Full Story >>>

Can Barrera Beat The Odds Against Pacquiao?
By Joshua "Trvaz" Travilla, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
The anticipated rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs) "The Baby Face Assassin" of Mexico and Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KOs) from the Philippines, will make the world stop in their respective countries when they collide for the WBC international super featherweight boxing cha Read Full Story >>>

NIETES TO FIGHT FOR WORLD CROWN SEP. 30
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007

CEBU CITY -- ALA Boy Donnie Nietes will fight for the vacant WBO Minimumweight Title against Pornsawan Kratingdaenggym of Thailand on September 30 at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City, Sammy Gello-ani of SGG Promotions has Read Full Story >>>

NIIDA DOMINATES GEJON IN REMATCH TO RETAIN TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007

Japan's Yutaka Niida pounded out a unanimous-decision victory over Eriberto Gejon of the Philippines to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum-weight title on Saturday. The bout was a re-match of the September 200 Read Full Story >>>

Visionary’s role in Manny’s success
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
Not too many fans know that a former janitor from Uruguay played a big role in paving the way for Manny Pacquiao to shine as a marquee fighter in the US. Sampson Lewkowicz, 56, convinced New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad to take a chance on Pacquiao who flew to the US six years ago looking for a Read Full Story >>>

Inquirer columnists win National Book Awards
By Julie M. Aurelio, Inquirer News Service, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- For writing a timely chronicle of the life and times of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, Inquirer sports columnist Recah Trinidad's "Pacific Storm: Dispatches on Pacquiao of the Philippines" won as best book on sports in the 26th National Book Awards. His entry was published Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao still down with flu but is okay
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
No need to push the panic button. “No. Not at all,” said Freddie Roach yesterday of Manny Pacquiao’s condition, being sidelined with the flu, and skipping workout at the RWS Gym in Cebu City for the second straight day. Pacquiao complained of flu symptoms upon waking up last Read Full Story >>>

Niida keeps WBA 105lb belt!
By Joe Koizumi, FightNews.com, Sun, 02 Sep 2007
Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs), 104.75, Japan, impressively kept his WBA 105-pound belt by a unanimous decision (117-112 twice and 117-111) over top contender Eriberto Gejon (23-2-1, 14 KOs), 105, over twelve heats on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Niida, making his sixth defense, clearly controlled the se Read Full Story >>>

sept. 1, 2007 boxing news

2007-09-01T12:52:00.000+08:00

NIIDA DEFEATS GEJON BY DECISION!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida this time won more convincingly after he defeated Filipino Eriberto Gejon via unanimous decision seconds ago at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Scores were 117-112 (twice) and 117-111. More to come... Read Full Story >>>

WILL WAKEE AND RP GET THEIR 4TH WORLD CHAMPION TODAY?
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Sep 2007

Cebuano Eriberto 'Yukka' Gejon will attempt to become the country's fourth reigning boxing world champion when he challenges WBA minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida in a 12-round showdown at the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao down with the flu, cancels sparring
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
CEBU CITY—Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao was forced to cancel his planned sparring session with Mexicans David Rodela and Raymund Beltran at the RWS Gym of Rex “Wakee” Salud this afternoon after he was downed by a viral infection that is reportedly sweeping Cebu. Following h Read Full Story >>>

Ailing Manny skips training
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Philippine Star, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao skipped his training yesterday at the RWS Gym because he was not feeling well.Pacquiao was supposed to report at the sweatshop owned by Cebuano topnotch promoter Rex “Wakee” Salud at 2 p.m. to spar with Arniel Tinampay and Aaron Melgarejo, but Pacman did Read Full Story >>>

WBF STRONGLY SUPPORTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST MISMATCHES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Sep 2007

The WBF has come out strongly in support of the campaign against mismatches involving Filipino and Thai boxers in Australia. The issue of mismatches was recently raised by Viva Sports/Manila Standard following an uproar b Read Full Story >>>

Yukka’s 7th-round itch
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
THE seventh Filipino world title challenger, the Cebuano Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon, is predicting a seventh-round knockout when he challenges Japanese WBA minimum-weight champion Yutaka Niida for the second time today at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Gejon, the seventh Filipino box Read Full Story >>>

“The Hurricane” to strike Las Vegas!!!
By Angelo Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Sep 2007

Oakland, CA -- In an effort to continue her goal of placing women’s boxing on the mainstream map, Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton has decided to make the leap and turn to the professional ranks. Ana who was still a Read Full Story >>>

Distress calls from Wild Card gym
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
LOS ANGELES -- It gets lonelier everyday as they wait for Manny Pacquiao to return and complete his training here. But, before everything, there are two distress calls that must immediately reach home. The first comes from the remaining staffers of Team Pacquiao here who now complain about the Read Full Story >>>

BOXING'S FALL LINE-UP IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS
By Matthew Aguilar, BoxingTalk.net, Sat, 01 Sep 2007

Call these next two weeks the “quiet before the storm.” It’s been a while since boxing, criticized as of late, and supposedly nonexistent after the Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya megafight in May, has feat Read Full Story >>>

Lawyer-like defense
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 01 Sep 2007
MY good friend and colleague Atty. Renato Galleon has one minor complaint. Utilizing his wit, which is just about as deadly as his perimeter jump shot, Atty. Galleon pulled no punches when he chastised the Last Round with this scathing rebuke: “When you are playing against us, your defense Read Full Story >>>

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box news of august 31, 2007:

2007-08-31T12:52:00.000+08:00

GEJON, NIIDA MAKE WEIGHT!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 08/31/07

SALUD CONFIDENT GEJON WILL WIN WORLD TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/31/07

ROACH: PACQUIAO IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/31/07

AUSTRALIANS WAKE UP TO MISMATCHES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/31/07

box news of august 30,2007:

2007-08-30T12:49:00.000+08:00

"KUMBINASYON"
By Manny Pacquiao, 08/30/07

PACQUIAO FEELS GOOD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/30/07

SOLAR TO AIR GEJON-NIIDA REMATCH
By , 08/30/07

Roach threatens to bolt camp

2007-08-28T10:31:00.001+08:00

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Philippine Star, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
American trainer Freddie Roach yesterday threatened to pack his bags and leave for the US with Manny Pacquiao as Cebu fans continued to flock the Rex Wakee Salud gym and defy his “Off-Limits” policy. Roach had been trying in vain to train Pacquiao in seclusion as the Filipino boxing Read Full Story >>>

Gejon on pace to make weight for title fight

2007-08-28T10:30:00.001+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
WORLD title challenger Eriberto “Ioka” Gejon is on schedule as he successfully passed the required five-day pre-fight weight imposed by the World Boxing Association for the WBA minimum weight championship fight on Sept. 1 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. According to trainer Bri Read Full Story >>>

INSIDE SPORTS: HOMETOWN DECISIONS

2007-08-28T10:29:00.002+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
Filipino boxing fans and even journalists in our country often complain about how some of our fighters are “robbed” in hometown decisions when they fight in places like Thailand, Japan, South Korea, South Africa. We often also complain about decisions in fights in the US that don’ Read Full Story >>>

Barrera looks down at Pacquiao’s punch

2007-08-28T10:29:00.001+08:00

By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Tue, 28 Aug 2007

DESPITE the beating he absorbed from Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera continues to belittle the Filipino sensation’s smashing victory against the Mexican superstar nearly four years ago. In an article th Read Full Story >>>

Speed makes Pacman dangerous – Barrera

2007-08-28T10:28:00.002+08:00

By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
SPEED COUPLED with power is what makes Manny Pacquiao dangerous in the ring, Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera told the sports daily Esto over the weekend. "Pacquiao has lightning-fast speed," said Barrera in Spanish when asked to comment on why the Filipino southpaw stands out during a break in h Read Full Story >>>

Boom Boom and the RP team: Learning from mistakes

2007-08-28T10:28:00.001+08:00

By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Let’s try and call this petty quiz, Learning from Mistakes. OK, between Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and the San Miguel-RP national basketball team, whose defeat proved more devastating to the Filipino sports lover? Boom Boom’s disgusting fall, right in the firs Read Full Story >>>

Batawang and Quijano Take a Long Deserved Sunday Break

2007-08-28T10:27:00.000+08:00

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 28 Aug 2007

With his scheduled fight on September 16th still in limbo, Bert Batawang was feeling a little disappointment and wanted to do something for a change in an effort to keep his spirits up. Batawang called this writer lat Read Full Story >>>

Basketball? Like Vegas, only one showman

2007-08-28T10:26:00.000+08:00

By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
I LIED. In this box two days ago, I vowed to stay five feet away from Manny Pacquiao when I’ll guard him in basketball. But when we met last Sunday morning from 10 to 12 at the Cebu Coliseum—his Team Pacquiao vs. our Cebu Sports Media squad—we collided. Literally. It happen Read Full Story >>>

The Last Round gets posterized

2007-08-28T10:25:00.000+08:00

By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 28 Aug 2007
HIS eyes seemed to bore through me like knife through butter. I tensed and felt the adrenaline rush through my veins, including the ones on my swollen right foot. It seemed surreal, but yes, Manny Pacquiao was in front of me, dribbling a basketball. I’ve guarded them all. Ex-PBA players, v Read Full Story >>>

BACK IN THE SADDLE

2007-08-28T10:23:00.002+08:00

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 27 Aug 2007

Boxing fans around the world were ecstatic when they heard the news that Manny Pacquiao was back serious training. He is still a boxer after all. Politics are a thing of the past. He belongs to the world of action, not to Read Full Story >>>

Peñalosa Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome

2007-08-28T10:23:00.001+08:00

By Jojo Salvador, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 26 Aug 2007

Gerry Peñalosa, the new WBO Bantamweight Champion of the World is accorded with a surprised hero's welcome in his native city of San Carlos, Negros Occidental. It was 3 days after he grabbed the WBO Bantamweight Belt in S Read Full Story >>>

Vargas-Mayorga on September 8th is postponed.

2007-08-28T10:22:00.000+08:00

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 26 Aug 2007

Reports coming out from many sources indicate that the showdown between two former champions, two-time world champ Fernando Vargas and three-time world champ Ricardo Mayorga has been postponed indefinitely because Vargas has som Read Full Story >>>

what's with ROACH?

2007-08-27T10:20:00.000+08:00

ROACH THREATENS TO GO HOME!
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/27/07

ROACH SHOCKED BY GYM TURNOUT TODAY!
By , 08/27/07

Bleacher Talk: Train in Peace
By Rico Navarro, 08/27/07

Pacman KOs Cebu Media Anew in Friendly Hoop Game
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, 08/27/07

NIETES NEARS DREAM AFTER CALDERON VICTORY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 08/27/07

BACK IN THE SADDLE
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., 08/27/07

Barrera to lay all his cards to pacquiao!

2007-08-26T10:19:00.000+08:00

PEÑALOSA VS CONCEPCION IN EXHIBITION BOUT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/26/07

Barrera to Retire if He Loses to Pacquiao
By Hermie Rivera, 08/26/07

Peñalosa Gets Hometown Hero's Welcome
By Jojo Salvador, 08/26/07

Vargas-Mayorga on September 8th is postponed.
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, 08/26/07

SUICO RETAINS OPBF TITLE WITH KO WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/26/07

Pacman "Fans Day" Today at the Cebu Coliseum
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, 08/26/07

WBC OFFICIAL SAYS VERANO DESERVED DRAW VS SASAKUL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 08/26/07

pacquiao, suico, jaca, and more...

2007-08-25T10:15:00.000+08:00

SUICO, JACA RETAIN TITLES IN CONTRASTING FASHION!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 08/25/07

ROACH WANTS FANS OUT WHILE PACQUIAO TRAINS
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, 08/25/07

ABS-CBN WEEKLY SHOW TO FEATURE BAUTISTA TODAY
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, 08/25/07

Don't Blow Up 'Child Support' Issue, Appeals Peñalosa
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, 08/25/07

'ONE MORE ROUND' EXPECTED TO GIVE HELL TO BARRERA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 08/25/07

Make-or-break for ‘Magnum’

2007-07-30T15:55:00.001+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 30 Jul 2007
RODEL “Magnum Force” Mayol has folded up his training camp at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas and is expected to arrive in Chicago today for the final week of the “The War For ‘4’” promotion headlined by the Erik Morales vs. David Diaz WBC lightweight championship m Read Full Story >>>

Someone Up There must be a Pacquiao fan

2007-07-30T15:54:00.000+08:00

By Rolando Fuertes, Gulf Daily News, Mon, 30 Jul 2007
Maybe we forgot. Maybe we Filipinos should be reminded again - and again. Someone Up There must have forgotten to tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree in our minds. That's why we forgot. Forgot what? We forgot that Filipinos nowadays are being butchered by Asian neighbours on the hard Read Full Story >>>

july 29, 2007 top boxing news

2007-07-29T15:52:00.000+08:00

MISMATCHES CONTINUE WITHOUT LETUP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Jul 2007
Mismatches in Asia continue without let-up and the governing bodies for boxing in the different countries as well as the region are either helpless or in connivance with promoters, managers and matchmakers to allow such fights to take place. Following a recent protest in which Viva Sports expose Read Full Story >>>

RP BEATS CHINA IN DO-OR-DIE BATTLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
The Philippine National Team defeated China 79-74 in a do-or-die battle that kept our hopes of advancing to the quarter finals of the FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championships after suffering a heartbreaking loss to Iran in their opening game of what has been described as “The Group of D Read Full Story >>>

EYE SPECIALIST SAYS GORRES MAY STILL FIGHT ON AUGUST 11
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007

The eye specialist who performed laser surgery to correct a tiny tear in the retina in the eye of Z “The Dream” Gorres says the flashy southpaw may still fight in the World Cup in Sacramento on August 11 Read Full Story >>>

“World Cup” RP protagonists live chat via internet
By Dennis Principe, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007

FANS of Philippine boxing will have a chance to send their queries to Filipino fighters seeing action in the upcoming Mexico vs. Philippines Boxing World Cu Read Full Story >>>

NATIONALS FACE TREMENDOUS ODDS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
The Philippine National Team faces tremendous odds when it takes the court against China in the nationals second game in the FIBA Asia Men’s Basketball Championships in Tokushima, Japan, following a heartbreaking loss to Iran on opening day. Not only must the Philippines defeat China which Read Full Story >>>

MONICO LAURENTE DEFEATS EDGAR GABEJAN
By Tam Almeda, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
RP No.3 Bantamweight Monico Laurente won by a majority decision over opponent RP No.4 bantamweight Edgar Gabejan last night in the “Boxing Kontra Droga” event at The Flash Grand ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City sponsored by Johnny Elorde Mgt. Intl. The crowd was tre Read Full Story >>>

VOTE: KO of the year-to-date!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
Everyone loves a knock out, and we’ve put together a clip of what we at FightFan.com feel are the three biggest highlight reel knockouts of 2007 to date. Check out the video and cast your vote, only on FightFan.com! Read Full Story >>>

Chot’s chatter, boxing’s bandwagon
By Percy D. Della, Inquirer News Service, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
SACRAMENTO, California—When are we finally going to get it? When are we going to realize that we are focusing too much on basketball’s foolishness while we are missing other sports’ chances? When are we letting go of a team with no probability of winning an Olympic gold and h Read Full Story >>>

Amonsot: ‘I beat myself’
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
Boholano ring icon Czar Amonsot took his defeat in quiet dignity and gave no excuses in his loss to Australian Michael Katsidis in their brutal war two weeks ago saying that no one is to blame for his failed world title bid other than himself. “There’s no excuse. I lost because of me. Read Full Story >>>

Czar to fight again
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 29 Jul 2007
IN just six months Czar Amonsot will be back in action. A doctor ordered three months of complete rest and another three months more to completely heal the injury the Boholano fighter incurred after fighting Michael Katsidis last Sunday. With the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) impos Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera Face-Off in August for World Cup

2007-07-28T15:51:00.000+08:00

By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 28 Jul 2007

The setup couldn’t be more perfect. Leading up to one of the most anticipated fights of 2007, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will be the team captain for the Philippines and “The Baby F Read Full Story >>>

Is Manny Pacquiao A Sweet Science Practitioner or Merely a Brawler?

2007-07-28T15:50:00.001+08:00

By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 28 Jul 2007

Some of the most destructive forces within this world have been created due to science. You have the hydrogen bomb that can destroy whole cities, LSD which can cause you to see flying Read Full Story >>>

Marco, Marquez, & Manny: Part 2: Compton's Finest Breaks it Down

2007-07-28T15:50:00.000+08:00

By Jason Jackson, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 28 Jul 2007

Over the next year to year and a half alot of questions will be answered concerning these three great fighters in Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. It seems Read Full Story >>>

DUE TO EYE PROBLEM: Z Gorres out of World Cup

2007-07-28T15:49:00.000+08:00

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sat, 28 Jul 2007
As Boholano boxer Czar Amonsot heads back home today, another disheartening news struck the fabled ALA Boxing Gym. ALA big boss Antonio “Bidoy” L. Aldeguer informed The Freeman yesterday that one of his prized fighters, Z “The Dream” Gorres, may be pulled out of the keenly Read Full Story >>>

july 27, 2007 boxing news

2007-07-27T15:48:00.000+08:00

GORRES OUT OF WORLD CUP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/27/07

THAIS AND PABA MAKING A MOCKERY OF BOXING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/27/07

DR. SALUD SAYS GORRES CAN FIGHT AGAIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/27/07

GABI TO REPLACE GORRES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/27/07

GORRES MAYBE OUT OF WORLD CUP!
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/27/07

PENALOSA HITTING PEAK FORM AS ROACH SLOWS DOWN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 07/27/07

KIKUJI OKUDA: Japan’s Freddie Roach help Santillan regain OPBF crown
By Alex P. Vidal, 07/27/07

MORALES OUT TO GRAB SOME HISTORY
By , 07/27/07

july 26, 2007 boxing news

2007-07-26T15:47:00.000+08:00

Amonsot Set to Go Home; World Cup Team Right on Track
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, 07/26/07

JARO WANTS CONDES' FIRST DEFENSE IN THE PHILIPPINES
By Salven L. Lagumbay, 07/26/07

WBO REPLACES TWO TITLE CHALLENGERS WITH DUBIOUS RECORDS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, 07/26/07

THREE CT SCANS SHOW NO BLOOD CLOT ON AMONSOT

2007-07-23T16:32:00.001+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
Three CT Scans conducted on Czar Amonsot following initial findings that he may have had a little blood clot in his brain following his brutal WBO lightweight title fight with Michael Katsidis have proved negative. Respected Cebu boxing patron Tony Aldeguer whose son Michael is with Amonosot at Read Full Story >>>

ANOTHER TEST ON AMONSOT

2007-07-23T16:31:00.002+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
Czar Amonsot, the soft spoken southpaw who put up a gallant show but just fell short of winning the WBO lightweight title against hard-hitting Michael Katsidis whose face was a grotesque mass when the fight ended is set to undergo another test according to respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer. Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO, LINARES ON COLLISION COURSE?

2007-07-23T16:31:00.001+08:00

By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
Yesterday's 'Coming To Fight' boxing event in Las Vegas which was headlined by Bernard Hopkins vs Winky Wright, Golden Boy Promotions had introduced two new faces to the American audience that they hoped to build in Read Full Story >>>

Will It Be Barrera, Not Marquez, Who Will Solve the Pacquiao Puzzle?

2007-07-23T16:30:00.001+08:00

By Mortz Marcelo Ortigoza, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
Former pound–for-pound king Roy Jones has so much admiration on Marco Antonio Barrera that he emphatically told Doug Fisher of Maxboxing.Com: “I’d still say Barrera’s better pound-for Read Full Story >>>

TEST SHOWS AMONSOT 'STABLE AND DOING WELL'

2007-07-23T16:29:00.002+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
According to Czar Amonsot's manager Michael Aldeguer, the test conducted today on his boxer showed that 'Czar is stable and doing very well,' which means an earlier prognosis of a blood clot could have been a bit premature. However, according to Aldeguer, a last scan will be done at 6PM today (La Read Full Story >>>

The dark side of boxing rears ugly head again

2007-07-23T16:29:00.001+08:00

By Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
LAS VEGAS—At 620 Shadow Lane, a mere 10 minutes away from this city’s famous Strip, Czar Amonsot lies in a hospital bed. He is alert, and is in good spirits. And while the extent of his injuries is yet to be determined, Czar is getting the best medical care possible in the state of N Read Full Story >>>

Czar’s end?

2007-07-23T16:28:00.002+08:00

By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
CZAR Amonsot’s boxing career just might be over. But his unanimous decision loss to the undefeated Australian WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis yesterday is not the reason, it’s the subdural hematoma (blood clot in the brain) he suffered after getting down twice in hi Read Full Story >>>

Amonsot loses, has blood clot in his brain

2007-07-23T16:28:00.001+08:00

By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 23 Jul 2007
CZAR AMONSOT fought gallantly but still came up short in his bid to give the country its third legitimate world title. The 21-year-old Amonsot yesterday lost to defending champion Michael Katsidis of Australia via a 12-round unanimous decision in a World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim lightwe Read Full Story >>>

LATEST UPDATE: NO CONFIRMATION OF AMONSOT’S BLOOD CLOT

2007-07-22T16:27:00.000+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
Michael Aldeguer, son of respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer who is with Czar Amonsot in a Las Vegas Hospital with WBO lightweight champion Michael Katsidis virtually side-by-side after Katisidis’ face w Read Full Story >>>

Amonsot hospitalized after fight

2007-07-22T16:26:00.000+08:00

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! News, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Lightweight boxer Czar Amonsot suffered a bleed on his brain Saturday following his 12-round loss to Michael Katsidis for the WBO interim lightweight title. Ringside physician Jeff Davidson was concerned by the head blows Amonsot took from Katsidis in the rousing affair and ordered h Read Full Story >>>

GALLANT AMONSOT LOSES IN TITLE FIGHT

2007-07-22T16:25:00.001+08:00

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
WBO Asia Pacific lightweight champion Czar Amonsot put on a gallant fight against undefeated WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis before losing a unanimous twelve round decision at the Mandalay Bay R Read Full Story >>>

Katsidis decisions Amonsot to retain WBO title

2007-07-22T16:25:00.000+08:00

By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Australia's Michael Katsidis came to the United States with a reputation as an all-action fighter. He kept it well intact with a decision victory in a grueling, bloody brawl with Czar Amonsot of the Philippines on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. Katsidis was stronger and landed m Read Full Story >>>

KATSIDIS WINS THE BATTLE, AMONSOT, THE FANS

2007-07-22T16:24:00.000+08:00

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada -- For the country and for Czar Amonsot, it was not meant to be. The Philippines is now 2 and 1 in title fights for the month of July 2007. Tonight, at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, Cz Read Full Story >>>

Hopkins outpoints Wright for another upset

2007-07-22T16:23:00.001+08:00

By Associated Press, Fox Sports, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bernard Hopkins outfoxed age and Winky Wright the same way: First with his head, then with his heart. The 42-year-old Hopkins earned another stunning victory in the twilight of his career Saturday night Read Full Story >>>

Katsidis defeats Amonsat! The birth of a new Blood and Guts warrior!

2007-07-22T16:23:00.000+08:00

By Izyaslav “Slava” Koza, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007There is a new blood and guts warrior to take the place of retired boxer Arturo Gatti and his name is Michael Katsidis. Cut and bloodied in every place on his face that one can imagine the Greek Aussie didn’t stop punching until his body gave out in the way of a vicious 10th round assault spur Read Full Story >>>

KATSIDIS DECISIONS AMONSOT!

2007-07-22T16:22:00.000+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
In a brutal fight, Michael Katsidis retained his title with a close unanimous decision over Czar Amonsot. The Filipino challenger went down twice in the fight, although he had Katsidis' face a grotesque mask o Read Full Story >>>

AMONSOT AIMS TO BECOME RP'S THIRD WORLD CHAMP TODAY

2007-07-22T16:21:00.000+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
ALA Boy Czar Amonsot of Tagbilaran City aims to become the third Filipino world title holder today when he challenges the undefeated WBO interim lightweight king Michael Katsidis in a 12-round scrap at the Mandalay Read Full Story >>>

TODAY'S BOXING TV GUIDE IN RP!

2007-07-22T16:20:00.000+08:00

By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
Three television stations are scheduled to air boxing events today, with 'live' and replays of victories by Filipino fighters. ABS-CBN, however, is expected to get the bulk of the viewership as it will show the live telecast starting with an 8AM primer then the 9AM telecast of the Czar Amonsot-M Read Full Story >>>

Czar seeks to conquer 135-pound kingdom

2007-07-22T16:19:00.001+08:00

By Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
LAS VEGAS - On a small, round table at the Orchid lounge here at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, the knights of Team ALA huddled and talked heavily about, surprise, surprise, boxing. Michael Aldeguer, Team ALA manager and Tony Aldeguer’s heir apparent, graced the gathering with his ill Read Full Story >>>

Amonsot in fight of his life vs. unbeaten Aussie champ

2007-07-22T16:19:00.000+08:00

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sun, 22 Jul 2007
The moment of truth beckons for Boholano ring icon Czar Amonsot today as he challenges the undefeated Australian knockout artist Michael Katsidis for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim lightweight crown at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Amonsot-Katsidis duel Read Full Story >>>