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Khan - Too close to call
SkySports.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Amir Khan reckons Ricky Hatton's superfight with Manny Pacquiao is just too close to call. The two ring legends are set to go face-to-face on May 2 in Las Vegas, live on Sky Box Office, and the Olympic silver medallist is relishing the prospect of being ringside at the MGM Grand. He told Sky S  Read Full Story >>>

WBO APPOINTS SMALE AS 4TH VICE PRESIDENT
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
BANGKOK-The World Boxing Organization (WBO, through its beloved president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, has appointed today South African Andrew Smale as its WBO Executive Committee 4th Vice-President for the African region. "Keep up your good work in Africa, together with African Chairman Leon Pan  Read Full Story >>>

Catubay vs Sod for WBO Title in Thailand!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
BANGKOK--SGG fighter Federico "Magnifico" Catubay will go out of his comfort zone both in weight and in geography as he takes on world-ranked Sod Looknongyangtoy in a 12-round battle for the the latter's WBO Asia Pacific superbantam title tomorrow here. Both fighters came in at an exact 122 lbs   Read Full Story >>>

The Golden Boy Trifecta
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Well, I did it. I put my money where my (big) mouth is. I've completed the Golden Boy Trifecta. From Houston, Texas, to San Jose, California, and then the Texas turnaround to Austin - three major fight cards in a span of f  
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BASADRE OUSTS THAI, PALICTE FALLS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Basadre. BANGKOK ? Genebert Basadre put to good use his veteran smarts against Maethee Namuang of host Thailand, negating his opponent?s bullying tactics in their elimination round match Sunday in the 31st King?s Cup boxi  
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Pacquiao-Hatton: The Greatest Boxing Brains in the World Clashing.
By Pete Goldthorpe, Diamond Boxing, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
With less than a month to go until Ricky Hatton takes on the best pound for pound fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao, in what promises to be the best fight of the year and maybe an all time classic. Unlike the last time Hatton took on the best pound for pound fighter in the world Floyd Mayweather J  Read Full Story >>>

Sylvester Lopez Wins WBC Int'l Championship
By Epifanio M. Almeda, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Sylvester Lopez knocked down South Korean Jong Nam Park three times in the 1st round and dropped him again in the 8th to take possession of the previously vacant WBC International super-flyweight championship last night  
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WBO Africa zone stand to benefit local fighters
By Mesuli Zifo, Dispatch Online, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
THE recent appointment of Cape Town- based former boxing official Andrew Smale to represent the WBO in the Africa Zone is set to help expand the chances of the continent?s boxers vying for world titles. Smale, a respected referee and judge, represents one of the top four world bodies in the world  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire foe is dangerous
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
American challenger Raul ?Cobra? Martinez knows a thing or two about Philippine boxing, although the name of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is the first thing that comes to mind. Martinez will soon be arriving on local shores as he attempts to dethrone International Boxing Federation flyweig  Read Full Story >>>

LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHTNING STRIKES TEXAS
By Dr. Allan Recto, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Austin, Texas (April 4, 2009) ? It seemed like lightning struck Texas when fighters in the Lightweight division hit each other with thunderous shots, that could almost be heard across the state capital, during this unparallele  
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?THRILLA IN MANILA? TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN (PART II)
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

?Thriller in Manila? is an entry in the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. The film is a work of John Dower, its director and screenwriter from the United Kingdom. The festival takes place annual  
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UK?s Most Formidable Sportswriter Predicts Pacman by TKO in Round 8th or 9th
By Granville Ampong, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Reporting from HOLLYWOOD, California (April 4, 2009) - It's all-time high here with HBO crew and other news media, Team Pacquiao and teams of sparring partners making the 72 degree celsius at the Wild Card Gym paradoxic  
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HOT START FOR PINOY BOXERS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
BANGKOK ? Smart-Team Philippines, behind light flyweight Gerson Nietes and featherweight Charly Suarez, debuted with aplomb late Saturday to share with host Thailand early leadership in the 31st King?s Cup boxing tournament at the swank Gwangwongwan Mall here. The diminutive Nietes of Negros Occi  Read Full Story >>>

Power propelling Valero to new heights
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
AUSTIN, Texas -- Before Saturday, Edwin Valero might have been the most famous fighter almost nobody had seen fight. After his second-round demolition of Antonio Pitalua in the main event of the Lightweight Lightning card, however, Valero is not only the WBC lightweight champion but also is seemi  Read Full Story >>>

Viloria proud to be a part of old-time boxing
By Dave Reardon, Star Bulletin, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
A forgotten man in a forgotten sport? Hardly. Brian Viloria fights for a world title in two weeks. And boxing, according to the 28-year-old light flyweight from Waipahu, isn't down for the count yet. He says there's room for the sweet science and mixed martial arts to co-exist, and thrive.   Read Full Story >>>

'Lightweight Lightning' post-fight results from Austin, Texas
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009

Austin, Texas - It was a bad start to a great evening. It was an uneventful flat tire on my drive from the big city of Houston. It was Texas Relays in Austin, a yearly event where many mostly Texas residents descend  
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Timothy Bradley Calls Out Hatton-Pacquiao Winner, Juan Manuel Marquez
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
Timothy Bradley, the man who got up from two knockdowns to out-point Kendal Holt in Canada last night- in so doing becoming the unified WBC and WBO 140-pound champ - wasted no time calling out his next opponent. Like many other fighters at or around the light-welterweight limit, "Desert Storm" wants  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao archrival Marquez may block Valero, Guzman from jumbo jackpot
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
Edwin Valero is not pounding the table, screaming, ?Bring me the head of Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao!? There are good reasons for that and, despite his two-round wipeout of old (39) and in the way Antonio Pitalua for the vacant WBC 135-pound crown Saturday night, it would be difficult to make too  Read Full Story >>>

Roach: Pacman won't lose unless he takes nap on ropeing
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
There?ll be no major changes in the way Manny Pacquiao will conduct his business ? methodical but brutal ? against Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas. As in the most recent past, Pacquiao would definitely be in tip-top shape, according to his chief trainer Freddie Roach, who doesn?t see the junio  Read Full Story >>>

Manny, Hatton will unload ?big guns??Donaire
By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 06 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Current IBF-IBO flyweight champion Nonito Donaire dubbed the May 2 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton ?as the most exciting fight this year,? adding that he expects both heavy hitters to unload their ?big guns? on fight night. Donaire, who himself is seeing action  Read Full Story >>>


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