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GOLDEN BOY JUSTIFIES JACA MOVE By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Nov 2006 Golden Boy Promotions through its vice president and international promoter Eric Gomez revealed a few hours ago it has possession of some documents that would justify they have not done anything wrong in their move of fetching controversial boxer Jimrex Jaca to the United States for a major fight.
Read Full Story >>>SALUD LETTER SHOWS GOLDEN BOY ACTED IN GOOD FAITH By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 09 Nov 2006 After all the back and forth, a letter from boxing manager Rex 'Wakee' Salud to Games and Amusements Board Chairman Eric Buhain reveals that the camp of Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca had prior knowledge that the November 25 fight was going to push through, and that there was an initial plan by Salud to Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA TO INTRODUCE MARQUEZ & JACA AT THURSDAY MEDIA CONFERENCE PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 08 Nov 2006 McALLEN, TEXAS---Nine-time world champion and Golden Boy Promotions President, Oscar De La Hoya, will be in McAllen on Thursday, November 9th to officially introduce main event fighters Juan Manuel Marquez and Jimrex Jaca to the Rio Grande Valley media and fight fans. De La Hoya will hosta 1:30 p.m Read Full Story >>> DRAKULICH IS THIRD MAN FOR PACQUIAO-MORALES RUMBLE By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 08 Nov 2006 The final list of officials who will work on the third bout between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales has been released to this writer yesterday by the Mexico-based World Boxing Council.
Veteran referee Vic Drakulich of Nevada will be the referee for the fight, while judges are Guido Cavalieri Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL FIRES HIS MANAGER, GORRES TITLE FIGHT GOES TO PURSE BID By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Nov 2006 WBO junior bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel has fired his manager Gary Gittelsohn amidst turmoil in the champion’s camp and Golden Boy Promotions vice president and international matchmaker Eric Gomez said yesterday Montiel didn’t want to fight mandatory challenger and OPBF champio Read Full Story >>> JACA IN GREAT SHAPE, DOWN TO 129 1/2 LBS By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Nov 2006 Hard-hitting Filipino southpaw Jimrex Jaca who left for Los Angeles last week without informing his manager Rex “Wakee” Salud weighed in at 129 ? pounds after a sparring session with a tough Mexican at an undisclosed gym in Los Angeles yesterday.
In an overseas telephone call to Read Full Story >>> TEAM GORRES TO ASK WBO FOR PURSE BIDDING! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Nov 2006 Filipino promoter Samson Gello-ani announced to the media that talented Filipino southpaw, the WBO no. 1 superfly Z 'The Dream' Gorres and his team are asking the WBO to hold a purse bidding for the Gorres-Fernando Montiel title fight to happen soonest.
The bout is originally penciled for Decembe Read Full Story >>> LOOKING BACK: TYSON-HOLYFIELD I By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Nov 2006 Sports fans will always tell you stories of certain
events or ball games that somehow fired up their
imagination. Boxing fans are no exception, as they
have their own personal list of all time favorite
fights. But there are sporting events that we remember
because it struck a chord deep inside Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA OFFERS TO BE AT PACQUIAO’S SIDE FOR MORALES FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Nov 2006 The great Oscar De La Hoya says he wants to be at the side of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao when he battles legendary Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales in their Grand Finale rubber match at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 18.
De La Hoya called this reporter f Read Full Story >>> SULTAN BATTLES DELIC FOR WBF TITLE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 05 Nov 2006 Pan Asia Boxing Association welterweight champion Dondon Sultan of the Philippines battles Australia’s newly crowned champion Eddie “Psycho” Delic for the WBF welterweight title at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibit Center in Singapore on November 25.
In a fight Read Full Story >>> Nietes battles Amol for WBO crown! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Nov 2006 An official announcement was made by top Filipino promoter Sammy "Don King" Gello-ani today during a special press conference held at the Sugbahan Food Corner in Mandaue City.
Gello-ani, who has just arrived from Iloilo City where he spent his Halloween break with family, informed members of the Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: DE LA HOYA SAYS JACA IS IN US, WILL FIGHT MARQUEZ! By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Nov 2006 The great Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions told Viva Sports/Manila Standard a short while ago that Philippine super featherweight champion Jimrex Jaca arrived in the US and in fact had his first workout at De La Hoya’s gym in Los Angeles today in preparation for his November 25 title Read Full Story >>> NO HALLOWEEN BREAK FOR 'BOOM-BOOM' BAUTISTA By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Nov 2006 While the whole nation was celebrating All Saints and All Souls Day, there was no such thing at LA's Wild Card Boxing Club where all the living souls were knocking off each other?s head.
A tired and sluggish Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista sweated it out for five rounds against two Mexican bangers, Al Read Full Story >>> WBO ORDERS MONTIEL-GORRES TITLE BOUT By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Nov 2006 The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has directed its world superfly champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico to defend his title against top Filipino prospect Z 'The Dream' Gorres.
The decision was handed down by the sanctioning body at its annual convention currently sailing on a cruise ship which l Read Full Story >>> Pe?alosa Eyes Two Division Titles in 2007 By Dennis Principe, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Nov 2006 IF plans don’t go amiss, former world superflyweight Gerry Pe?alosa may become one of Asia’s most notable fighters in the history of boxing.
In a recent radio interview with this writer, the 34-year-old Pe?alosa laid out his grand plan for 2007, and that is to become Asia’s f Read Full Story >>> JACA-MARQUEZ TITLE FIGHT IS OFF By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2006 Jimrex Jaca’s manager Rex “Wakee” Salud says he has “committed” to have the Philippine super featherweight champion fight on the undercard of the Grand Finale rubber match between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and Erik “El Terrible” Morales at the Thomas Read Full Story >>> LAURENTE WINS PABA TITLE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2006 Former OPBF lightweight champion Dennis Laurente has won the Pan Asia Boxing Association 135 pound title with a split decision win over Thailand’s Somchai Nakbalee in the central province of Chaiyaphum some 342 kilometers from Bangkok.
The decision came as a surprise to Filipinos who have Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO: A KNOCKOUT IS MY GIFT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2006 Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao expects legendary Mexican Erik "El Terrible" Morales to be "in the best shape of his life" for their Grand Finale rubber match at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 18 because this is a "must win fight for him."
In answer to questions sent by Viva Read Full Story >>> EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST PREDICTS MORALES WIN By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2006 Exercise physiologist Jorgen Persson has predicted that legendary Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales will be “ready, marvelously conditioned and bursting with strength, power plus energy” within the super featherweight limit of 130 pounds and will defeat Filipino ring idol Ma Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE: MAYOL POISED TO SIGN UP WITH TOP RANK! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 World Boxing Council no. 3 strawweight Rodel Mayol is poised to sign up with promoter Bob Arum's Top Rank, as the Filipino bids to get higher-profile fights in the United States.
In an exclusive interview yesterday, Mayol said that he already received a copy of the promotional contract from Arum, Read Full Story >>>
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