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Montiel-Donaire: Can't-miss drama
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LAS VEGAS ? Ask an expert who he believes will win the Fernando Montiel-Nonito Donaire fight on Saturday and he or she will probably sigh before serving up an answer with minimal conviction. Donaire is a 3-1 betting favorite but most believe it?s a pick-?em fight.
And why not? This is a rare matc Read Full Story >>>Things get testy at Montiel-Donaire weigh-ins: 'I wanted to hit him' - Flash
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Las Vegas, NV - Cutting weight and weighing-in are two of the least favorite parts of the job of being a professional boxer. It's safe to say that they enjoy it as much Read Full Story >>> Trouble in paradise?
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach is flying to the Philippines on March 6 to jumpstart the preparation for Manny Pacquiao?s eight-week training camp even as trouble is brewing in Pacland.
Roach told a pair of Manila-based scribes on Friday afternoon at the Wild Card that he will tag along sparring part Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mosley bout delivers blow to HBO
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, confirmed he has no plans to put together a boxing card on his network to compete with the May 7 welterweight bout between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, distributed by rival Showtime.
"No, we're not going to do that," Greenburg told the Post recently. Read Full Story >>> RESULTS FROM FRIDAY'S "S?LO BOXEO TECATE" FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
San Francisco, CA (February 18, 2011) - TeleFutura's "S?lo Boxeo Tecate" hit the San Francisco Bay Area and a packed Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco, Calif. tonight with a five-bout event promoted by Don Chargin Productions and Golden Boy Promotions. If you missed the live action or televised Read Full Story >>> 'Manuel Pacquiao' dupes Roy Jones Jr.: Pacquiao impersonator punks boxing legend
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Las Vegas, NV - As the atmosphere in the Mandalay Bay got tense during the Fernando Montiel-Nonito Donaire Jr. weigh-ins, Manny Pacquiao impersonator 'Manuel Pacquiao' provided a welcome comic relief for the many boxing fans that came out Friday afternoon to catch a glimpse of the festivities. As fa Read Full Story >>> Philippines and Mexico set for war in the ring
By Carlo Guevara, 8countnews, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Before they step on the ring this Saturday, Fernando ?Cochulito? Montiel and Nonito ?the Filipino Flash? Donaire, Jr. already know what?s at stake. Other than the WBO and WBC bantamweight championships and a handsome payday, there is an elevated sense of understanding as to why these men want to ?li Read Full Story >>> Montiel, Donaire not friendly tonight
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire are both promoted by Bob Arum, which made it easy for them to become fairly good friends.
But they say that won't matter tonight when they square off for Montiel's two bantamweight world titles at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (on HBO).
"Outside of the ring we Read Full Story >>> Donaire puts reputation on line by working with BALCO figure
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Nonito Donaire insists tonight's WBC-WBO bantamweight championship fight against Fernando Montiel is a make-or-break moment in what has been a highly successful boxing career.
Donaire has trained to respond to the challenge that awaits him at Mandalay Bay Events Center, working with Victor Conte Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao, 56-1; Floyd Mayweather 40-1
By Ingming Aberia, NowBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Manny Pacquiao?s career record?which currently stands at 52 win (38 by stoppage), 3 losses (2 by KO), and 2 draws?could have been 56 wins and 1 loss instead.
Pacquiao?s first bad night was on February 9, 1996. He was 17, essaying his 12th professional bout against Rustico Torrecampo. Like all nor Read Full Story >>> Gesta Dad hopes son?s winning streak continues
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
San Francisco, California ? Undefeated Filipino lightweight prospect Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta knocked Genaro Trazancos out again. And it was a whole lot easier this time ? inside three rounds. Gesta made quick work of his rematch with Trazancos, pummeling the Mexican into a sorry state that the ring Read Full Story >>> Pssst...! Worries Dwelling in Donaire, Jr's Camp
By Granville Ampong, Associated Content, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Casual Talk via LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. may have been ill-advised to be so indulgent about his weight management. Surprisingly he seemed to be so contained in the
face of a
miscalculation being over the 118-pound
contracted weight limit for the bantam weig Read Full Story >>> Randy Caballero on Donaire vs Montiel
By Tim Kudgis, 8countnews, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
20 year old featherweight prospect Randy Caballero (7-0) has a lot going for him in the boxing game. He is undefeated and has a great team behind him. Not only is he managed by one of the top managers in the sport Cameron Dunkin, but he is also promoted by promotional powerhouse Golden Boy.
Fre Read Full Story >>> Donnie Nietes wins Sportwriters Association of Cebu's Athlete of the Year Award
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Cebu City ? He is a low key boxer in a stable filled with stars. Yet, time and time again he demonstrated that substance and not style wins world title fights. For successfully defending his WBO minimumweight title for t Read Full Story >>> Mercito 'No Mercy' Gesta almost separates opponent's neck from head
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
SAN FRANCISCO--It was expected to be mere batting practice for power hitter Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta, this rematch with Mexican Genaro Trazancos.
With a national TV audience and a near selllout crowd of 1,000 or so in the friendly confines of cozy Longshoreman's Hall, hard by Fisherman's Wharf, w Read Full Story >>> GESTA SHOWS NO MERCY, STOPS TRAZANCOS IN THREE ROUNDS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Promising Filipino southpaw Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta lived up to his monicker as he ripped into Mexican Genaro Trazancos before the referee mercifully stopped the bout at the end of the third round at the Longshoreman's Hall Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE MAKES WEIGHT, READY TO WAGE WAR
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 18 -Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire made the bantamweight limit alongside WBC/WBO champion Fernando "KO-Chulito" Montiel and said he was ready to wage war in a bid to bring the world title to Read Full Story >>> Saul Alvarez will start getting taxed by WBC
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Earlier in the week, the World Boxing Council made it official - Mexican boxing star Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez would be fighting for their junior middleweight championship against British cannon fodder Matthew ?Brother of Ricky? Hatton.
[Click here to read my initial thoughts on Alvarez's future cham Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: I Won't End Up Like Roy Jones Jr.
By Lem Satterfield, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has promised to retire at the right time. He returns on May 7 against three-division, five-time titlist, Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 knockouts), at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Pacquiao wants to go out at his best, and not become an aging fighter who contin Read Full Story >>> GESTA DISPATCHES TRAZANCOS IN THIRD ROUND
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Rising Filipino prospect Mercito 'No Mercy' Gesta made short work of Genaro Trazancos by dispatching the game Mexican in the 3rd round of their scheduled 8-round rematch at the Longshoreman Hall, San Francisco, California Read Full Story >>>
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