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Wrong scale forces WBO champ to shed extra weight, Mexican still confident of retaining title
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
BACOLOD CITY?Shaving off excess weight a day before fight night could be detrimental to a boxer?s overall performance during the fight itself but not for a confident Ramon Garcia.
The WBO light flyweight champion weighed in at three-fourths of a pound over the 108-pound limit and had to lose it Read Full Story >>>Garcia barely makes weight for Nietes fight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines ? Ramon Hirales Garcia, according to his trainer, is Julio Cesar Chavez, Tommy Hearns and Manny Pacquiao all rolled into one.
Except that in yesterday?s official weigh-in for his title defense against Filipino Donnie Nietes, the champion from Mexico came in overweight.
Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS DELIVERS A "CLASSIC" TRIPLE-HEADER ON TONIGHT'S TELEFUTURA
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
"S?LO BOXEO TECATE" FEATURES THE STARS OF THE OCTOBER 15 BERNARD HOPKINS VS. CHAD DAWSON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT
CLASSIC FIGHTS OFBERNARD HOPKINS, JORGE LINARES AND DANNY GARCIA TO BE FEATURED
LOS ANGELES, October 7 - With the October 15 Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson HBO Pay-Per-View event Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao wraps up Baguio camp, now LA-bound
By Frank Cimatu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
BAGUIO CITY?Manny Pacquiao left the summer capital on Friday, ending his Baguio training schedule to pursue further training in Los Angeles before his November 12 fight against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao admitted that he has not yet reached the level he requires to beat Marquez, but th Read Full Story >>> Bad year for Bradley turns better, busier
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
Junior welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. has endured a difficult year.
? He has been savaged by fans and media for refusing to face fellow titleholder Amir Khan on July 23 on HBO -- despite a 50-50 offer and career-high payday of at least $1.4 million -- when he was the one who called Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto believes he was beaten by Margarito?s illegal hand wraps
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
?Are you really going to New York to cover Cotto Margarito fight?? inquired Big Steve during lunch at Porto?s Bakery on Brand Boulevard:? Tell me, how does Cotto really feel a Read Full Story >>> Filipino fighters spotlighted in Pacquiao-Marquez III
By Percy D. Della, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
SACRAMENTO, California?It?s their turn to shine and, optimistically, steal the show in the world?s gambling and entertainment mecca next month.
Three Filipino boxers?including one handpicked by Manny Pacquiao?will fight in the undercard of the pound-for-pound king?s third match with Mexican warrio Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Vs. Bradley just a matter of time
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
When the news broke that Top Rank head Bob Arum inked a promotional deal with Timothy Bradley, it was pretty easy to see what the Bob Father was up to. It's just a matter of time before we all hear that a deal has been struck that would match up Bradley with the 8 division world champ Manny Pacquia Read Full Story >>> The right amount of hype
By Dennis Principe, Manila Standard Today, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
FIGHT promoter Bob Arum says the third ring meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is not a tough sell, really.
Just the same, Arum and his promotional cohorts that also included both boxers as promotional partners wanted to make sure paying fans will be aware such a match exists Read Full Story >>> CALL 'EM OUT FRIDAYS: TIMOTHY BRADLEY - BETTER THAN THE REST, BUT IS HE READY FOR THE BEST IN PACQUIAO?
By Vivek Wallace, FightHype.com, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
How good is Timothy Bradley? Some view him as a perennial rising force in the sport; others view him as more bark than bite. Like many others who have entered the squared circle, the reality is probably found somewhere in the middle-grounds, yet in an era of the sport which breeds fanatics that live Read Full Story >>> Saul Alvarez gets ?easy? opponent in ex-champ Kermit Cintron
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Sat, 08 Oct 2011
In a recent turn of events, Saul Alvarez (38-0, 28 KOs) now finds himself with a date against an easy prey in ex-welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KOs), the same guy who lost to Antonio Margarito twice and dropped a fight against journeyman Carlos Molina. Alvarez and Cintron will slug Read Full Story >>> Dougie's Friday mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
MARTINEZ?S WEIGHT BAIT
How hard do you think it is for Sergio Martinez to get to 150 pounds? Could he be exaggerating on how much of a disadvantage he would have in fighting at this catchweight? I ask cause I've read he doesn't really struggle all that much to make middleweight and I know how fa Read Full Story >>> NIETES CONFIDENT HIS UPPERCUT WILL KO GARCIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Former WBO minimum weight champion Donnie Nietes has predicted that his right uppercut will help him score a knockout over WBO light flyweight champion Ramon "Principle" Garcia Hirales in their world title show Read Full Story >>> BARRIGA QUALIFIES FOR LONDON OLYMPICS AFTER ZOU SHIMING WINS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Although there was nothing he could do against two-time AIBA World Champion and 2010 Guangzhou Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming of China, spitfire Mark Anthony Barriga banked on Zou's win over Russia's David Ayrapetyan to earn a slot for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Amateur Boxing Association of the Read Full Story >>> PINOY PRIDE 9: WEIGHTS FROM BACOLOD
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Bacolod City ? Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes easily made the light flyweight division limit of 108 lbs on his first attempt but defending WBO champion Ramon ?Principe? Garcia Hirales of Mexico weighed 108 ? lbs and had to sweat before Read Full Story >>> THE 'PINOY PRIDE IX' EXPERIENCE -- PART I
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Bacolod City:- ?Team Nietes requested your presence in Donnie?s corner on his fight on October 8th at Bacolod,? said the simple e-mail message to me from Cebu?s boxing guru, Don Antonio Aldeguer.
Without any hesitation, I immediately replied that I was coming to Bacolod. After all, how can I say Read Full Story >>> Robert Garcia on Donaire?s training, Margarito?s return to camp, Rios? wishes
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
The buzz is building each day for the December 3rd rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. Set to take place inside of Madison Square Garden, the second encounter between the two rivals boasts a solid und Read Full Story >>> Bacaoco: Where else should you be this Saturday?
By Butch Bacaoco, Sun.Star Bacolod, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
FEELS so good to be back to sports column writing!
My appearance in the sports page of Sun.Star Bacolod marks a milestone of sorts in my life. Twenty years has passed since I last wrote a column for ?The Real Score?, my column when I was sports editor of Spectrum, the college publication of USL Read Full Story >>> Get Set For Pacquiao-Marquez "Ring Life"
The Sweet Science, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
New York, NY ? Two of boxing?s elite prizefighters ? who are set to square off on Nov. 12 in an electric pay-per-view showdown in Las Vegas ? will be featured on the next installment of the Emmy-nominated HBO series Ring Life, which will be available on the network as well as all the digital media p Read Full Story >>> The Real Reason Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum Ignore Sergio Martinez
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Fri, 07 Oct 2011
Ever since Sergio Martinez made it clear that he was willing to do just about anything to get a fight against Manny Pacquiao, the biggest question on everyone?s mind has been: why are Pacquiao and Bob Arum ignoring him?
Could it be that Pacquiao and Arum see Martinez as far too big of a threat to Read Full Story >>>
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