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Boxing: Pacquiao negotiating new deals after Nike axe
By Agence France Press, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Manila, Philippines ? Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is holding sponsorship negotiations with sports apparel companies after US giant Nike dropped him over his controversial comments on same-sex couples, his business manager said Tuesday.
Nike cut ties with the eight-time world champion l Read Full Story >>>Thurman-Porter postponed after Thurman injured in car accident
By Mitch Abramson, RingTV.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Keith Thurman?s welterweight title bout with Shawn Porter on March 12 has been postponed after Thurman was injured in a car accident and suffered a neck injury, the promoter of the show, Lou DiBella told RingTV.com in a phone interview on Monday night. Thurman?s injuries are not considered serious, Read Full Story >>> NIETES-RAUL GARCIA TITLE FIGHT ALMOST DONE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Mexican promoter Oswaldo Kuchle has informed The Standard that he has "released Raul Garcia to fight Donnie Nietes, the WBO light flyweight champion and the longest reigning Filipino world champion following the willingness of Read Full Story >>> BOX-OFFS II TO SHOWCASE TALENTS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS IN CEBU
By Felman Gingoyon, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
The second edition of BOX-OFFS in Lagtang, Talisay City later tonight at 7 pm in the barangay gymnasium will feature some of the best in Cebu open boxing. Included in the card are recent medalist from different national and z Read Full Story >>> ARUM CITES PRECEDENT IN ARGUING AGAINST ATTEMPT TO POSTPONE PACQUIAO?S FIGHT AGAINST BRADLEY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum a top-notch lawyer who graduated from Harvard has cited a precedent in arguing against the attempt of senatorial candidate Walden Bello who petitioned the Commission on Elections that allowing Pacquiao to Read Full Story >>> WBC INTERNATIONAL LT. FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT ON ?THE MAIN EVENT? OVER PINOY BOX OFFICE ON SKY CABLE THIS SATURDAY AT 8:30 P.M.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Despite giving away nearly five inches in height and another five inches in reach, little southpaw Jonathan Refugio from Valencia, Bukidnon used a perfect fight plan to stun defending World Boxing Council Internatio Read Full Story >>> Shouldn?t Pacquiao be more cautious?
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Take it from Mexican boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez, who certainly knows what the noble and elusive commodity is all about. The legacy of Manny Pacquiao will not and should not be affected by the damning remarks he had made against the sexual preferences of homosexuals.
It?s a totally different Read Full Story >>> Roach: Crawford can?t beat Pacquiao, lacks experience
By Carlos Cinco, Yibada, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
While boxing's only eight-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KO's) may be busy preparing for an April 9 bout against American Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KO's), one can't help but wonder about the fight that could have been
A few months ago, Pacquiao was faced with a choi Read Full Story >>> Op-Ed: Why candidates take sides on Pacquiao-LGBT controversy
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Some candidates in the upcoming national elections in the Philippines especially those running for elective positions with national constituency, are now taking advantage of the opportunity to gain media mileage for free courtesy of Manny Pacquiao.
Once a candidate takes side on the burning is Read Full Story >>> Jack?s mission
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
JACK Tepora is undoubtedly one of the best super bantamweights in the country but somehow his career has never catapulted to new heights and he has been reduced to fighting in small boxing shows most of his career.
The talented 22-year-old up-and-comer, however, is given a golden opportunity to c Read Full Story >>> Why Felix Verdejo isn't yet the star he should be
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Felix Verdejo remains one of the finest boxers in the world without a major championship belt around his weight.
A member of the 2012 Puerto Rican Olympic team, Verdejo is about to blossom into one of the sport?s biggest stars this year.
Of course, Saturday won?t be the night because, despite Read Full Story >>> Top Rank releases five fighters
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Top Rank, which has promotional contracts with more than 50 fighters, has thinned its stable with the recent release of five of them.
Those who are now free to sign with any promoter are lightweight Diego Magdaleno (28-2, 12 KOs), featherweight Chris Avalos (26-4, 19 KOs), lightweight Ivan Najera Read Full Story >>> The Hypocrisy of Condemning Manny Pacquiao
By Dennis Cruz, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Since when did a fighter?s religious beliefs have anything to do with his ability to earn a living using his God-given boxing ability? Based on the focused ferocity of the attack against Manny Pacquiao for commenting on gay marriage, you would think that boxing was the most pious of all professions Read Full Story >>> Arum: No chance Pacquiao-Bradley will be postponed over Philippine election
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
As far as Bob Arum is concerned, the show will go on.
The Top Rank chairman who is Manny Pacquiao's longtime promoter said Monday there's no chance Pacquiao's April 9 fight against Timothy Bradley Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden will be postponed after some of Pacquiao's opponents claimed he has an u Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao moves on from Nike split
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
If Manny Pacquiao is unable to forge a deal with a new sports apparel brand following Nike?s decision to sever ties with him, the Filipino icon might end up taking a page from the past when he meets Timothy Bradley on April 9.
?He might even use the brand that he wore when he fought (Marco Antoni Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's 'not bothered' but maybe he should be
By Rohit Brijnath, The Straits Times, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Manny Pacquiao is officially "not bothered". There, he has said it. Sticks, stones and Floyd Mayweather may hurt him but not chit-chat from celebrity critics who call him homophobic. This man used to be a great boxer who fought for the people but now he sounds like a lame politician who only likes a Read Full Story >>> Carl Frampton v Scott Quigg: 15 exclusive expert predictions
By George Gigney , BoxingNews, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Tommy Coyle (lightweight contender):
I think Quigg knocks him out within six rounds. I really like Frampton, I really do, but I just think he?ll come out all guns blazing and Quigg will walk him onto something. I think Quigg is the more powerful of the two. It?ll be exciting while it lasts though Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE ?I?m proud to say I fought both Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton?
BoxingNews, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
I WAS aware that Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg were special fighters when I fought them back in 2010. I still thought that I was going to do them ? I was only a journeyman but I always had a go and went to win ? but in reality I had no chance against either of them. Quigg is certainly the harder pun Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TO BEGIN SPARRING TUESDAY WITH GHISLAIN MADUMA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Maduma.
Canadian adviser Michael Koncz has picked another Canadian sparring partner for eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao who plans to begin sparring Tuesday at the Pacman Wild Card Gym in his hometown of General Sant Read Full Story >>> IBO INT?L CHAMPION DACQUEL WINS COMFORTABLY OVER MATEO HANDIG IN TEN ROUND, NON TITLE BOUT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Feb 2016
IBO nternational super flyweight champion Rene Dacquel scored a comfortable unanimous decision over Mateo Handig in a ten-round non-title bout at the Taguig Sports Complex last Saturday in a fight card promoted by United In Read Full Story >>>
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