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NONITO DONAIRE, NO.1 DRUG-FREE BOXER POUND-FOR-POUND
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Boxing is a sport where performance-enhancing drug (PED) use is widespread. It is a combat sport where several fighters especially those who scored impressive victories against superior opponents are subject to Read Full Story >>>Avalanche of accolades for Donaire
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
For a job well done in 2012, Nonito ?The Filipino Flash?
Donaire Jr. is reaping recognition faster than a speeding bullet. Just about every respected sports organization/publication is bestowing on the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight (122 pounds) champion the ultimate honor o Read Full Story >>> WBC votes Robert Guerrero vs. Andre Berto 2012 "Fight of the Year"
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
January 3, 2013 - The WBC board of governors have voted Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero vs. Andre Berto as their 2012 "Fight of the Year". Guerrero, a four-division and six-time world champion, and former two-time world champion Berto, e Read Full Story >>> NBA-- Warriors blast Clippers, 115-94
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a match-up between two high-scoring, fast-running Western Conference teams, the Golden State Warriors bested the Los Angeles Clippers, 115-94 Wednesday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Gibson, Boozer power Bulls over Magic
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
CHICAGO -- Getting a spot in an NBA roster is tough, becoming a starter is even tougher. So when Bulls forward Taj Gibson got his first call to be in the starting unit Wednesday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, the thre Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao eyes big comeback fight vs. JMM in September
By Josef T. Ramos, The Manila Times, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
MANNY Pacquiao is bracing for a big comeback fight in September to redeem himself from the resounding loss he absorbed from his archrival Juan Manuel Marquez last month.
?When he returns in September, he must win his fight. That?s all. At 34, I believe he can still fight. He needs to prepare ve Read Full Story >>> Doctors in Philippines Concerned Over Pacquiao's Health
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Prior to their fourth fight last December, many questioned why Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez were fighting each other again. The action produced in their six rounds of war left fans breathless and suddenly anxious for a fifth fight.
If reports from the Philippines are to be believed, th Read Full Story >>> Manager Vadim Kornilov: "I think Ruslan Provodnikov can knock out Brandon Rios"
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
In the sport of boxing, getting to the top of any division is not easy. You need the right combination of managerial skill, solid connections, luck and, of course, you have to keep winning. 2012 saw junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov raise his profile by preparing Manny Pacquiao for Timothy Brad Read Full Story >>> Juanma opponent named
FightNews.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Brazilian Aldimar Silva Santos will be the opponent of former two time world champion Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez in his return to the ring on February 2, 2013, at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) presentation. ?Silva Santos will face Juanma Read Full Story >>> Lem's latest: Lopez returns, Kessler-Froch II?
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Southpaw former WBO featherweight titleholder Juan Manuel Lopez will return to the ring on Feb. 2 against Brazilian junior lightweight opponent Aldimar Silva Santos at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, site of his first of two knockout losses to Orlando Salido.
Lopez (31-2, 28 kn Read Full Story >>> 2012 The Year of Donaire
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
MANILA(PNA) - Boxing is now a seven letter word. It?s spelled ?D-O-N-A-I-R-E.?
Fil-American Nonito Donaire Jr. is not only a boxer but a full-blown superstar athlete. By the end of last year, the 30-year-old Talibon, Bohol-born Dona Read Full Story >>> Marquez not likely to retire soon
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez is threatening to retire because of family considerations but nobody believes he?s hanging up his gloves anytime soon, especially since his marketability as a marquee fighter took a major boost after knocking out Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas last month.
Ma Read Full Story >>> PH Boxing?s Fab Five
By Dennis Principe, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
With the career of Manny Pacquiao in limbo as a result of that stunning knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, it is imperative for a good number of Filipino boxers to step up and make 2013 their year not only to take the spotlight.
It has to be the year for our other champions to take the cudge Read Full Story >>> The Highlight Reel: January, 2013
The Queensberry Rules, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
TQBR staffers pick out January?s best bits?
TIM STARKS
This is the month where we find out what kind of fighter Mikey Garcia (right) is, against the man ranked tops in the featherweight division by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, Orlando Salido (left). On that same HBO card junior lig Read Full Story >>> 2012 BWAA Awards: My Ballot and My Reasons
By Ryan Maquiñana, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
The Boxing Writers Association of America has released its list of finalists for their annual awards, and before my fellow members fill out their ballots, I?m going to share with you gets my nod for each of the categories?and why.
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON AWARD (FIGHTER OF THE YEAR)
FINALISTS: No Read Full Story >>> Tyson Fury Wants Heavyweight Title Shot against Vitali Klitschko in March
By Adrian Back, International Business Times, Fri, 04 Jan 2013
Peter Fury, the trainer and uncle of undefeated boxer Tyson, is confident that his fighter can defeat Vitali Klitschko and become the new face of the heavyweight division in 2013.
David Haye has long been waiting for a shot at the WBC champion but it seems as though Fury's camp are confident that Read Full Story >>> GELLO-ANI HOPES CASIMERO CAN DEFEND WORLD TITLE IN MANILA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2013
Casimero.
Well known Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani hopes that IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero will be able to make a mandatory defense of his title against Panama?s Alberto Rios in Manila.
Ge Read Full Story >>> Eric Kelly Dreams of Becoming the First Ever Filipino MMA World Champion
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2013
Ever since Francisco Guilledo won the World Flyweight title in New York in 1923 the Philippines has produced more than its fair share of boxing world champions. Despite the growing popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) none of Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire's success signals rise of new era in Pinoy boxing
By Andrei Medina, GMA News Online, Thu, 03 Jan 2013
Although the devastating loss of Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to his Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez closed the curtain for the boxing world of 2012, it gave rise to the stellar performance of other Filipino boxers.
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. (31-1, 20 KOs) has always been Read Full Story >>> Donaire?s 2012, Pacquiao?s 2009 among Ring Magazine?s Best Years for Fighters in the past two decades
By Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, Thu, 03 Jan 2013
As 2012 came to a close, Ring Magazine writer Lee Groves listed ten of the best years for fighters in the past two decades and two Filipino prize fighters made it to the list. Manny Pacquiao?s 2009 ranked fifth and Nonito Donaire?s 2012 ranked sixth in the list.
Pacquiao fought twice in 2009 wher Read Full Story >>>
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