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Spotlight turns to Pe?alosa after success of Donaire, Viloria
GMA News Online, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Next up: Gerry Pe?alosa.
The spotlight is now on Pe?alosa as the 36-year-old veteran tries to make it three-for-three for Filipino boxers gunning for world titles in a span of two weeks.
Pe?alosa, current owner of the WBO bantam belt, challenges unbeaten Puerto Rican Juan Manuel Lopez for the Read Full Story >>>Hatton vs. Pacquiao: Prefight hype in full swing
By Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
I think I just got 24/7?d.
That?s what I?m thinking as I stand outside the boxing gymnasium owned by Dean Chance, the former baseball pitcher, in a residential sect Read Full Story >>> Donaire re-injures hand, but he's hoping SF-bound Pacquiao's common touch will rub off
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Nonito Donaire might not be throwing southpaw for a while, I confirmed Sunday via telephone, about 24 hours after he re-injured his vaunted left hand in his spectacular victory over Raul Martinez in the Philippines.
He didn?t want to tell me about the injury, much less compare it to the fractures Read Full Story >>> Hatton eyeing P4P crown
By Tony Cuddihy, Setanta Sports, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton says his greatest motivation when he faces Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd comes from the prospect of being crowned the world's best pound for pound boxer.
The Manchester boxer will put his world light welterweight titles on the line when he faces the Filipino, the world's current P4P ch Read Full Story >>> Inside Boxing: Edwin Valero pounding way up the charts
By Bob Hanna, SouthCoastToday.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Now that he has signed up with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, we should finally get a look at Edwin Valero, who just may be the most exciting fighter on the planet.
Valero is the fighter from Venezuela who knocked out his first 18 opponents in the first round, but was unable to get a license to figh Read Full Story >>> Donaire and Viloria score impressive KOs in the Philippines
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Gerry Penalosa undoubtedly is proud of Nonito Donaire and Brian Viloria, both of whom scored impressive victories in his native Philippines on Saturday night.
However, you have wonder whether watching the young Filipino-Americans advance their careers makes the 36-year-old veteran wish he were 10 Read Full Story >>> Angelo Dundee Talks HBO Thrilla Doc, MargaCheato, Pacquaio
By Raymond Markarian, The Sweet Science, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
?But Ali always sucked it up?. He always did.? ?Angelo Dundee
Timing is the most important thing for a trainer. They only get one minute to give instructions in between roun Read Full Story >>> ?I BELIEVE THIS FIGHT WILL END BY KNOCKOUT? JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ SPEAKS ON HIS FIGHT WITH THE FILIPINO GERRY PENALOSA
By José Manuel Martino, BoxeoMundial, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
This Saturday, 25th of April in a card titled ?Champion vs Champion?, the Puerto Rican champion Juan Manuel ?Juanma? L?pez (24-0 y 22 knockouts) will defend his WBO junior feather Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Marquez on July 18 - Two Pounds Apart?
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
The negotiations for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez are still ongoing, and the issue of weight, not money, continues to be the biggest issue. The date of July 18 is reserved on HBO pay-per-view, and I'm sure a Las Vegas venue is already locked in. Mayweather wants the fight to be clos Read Full Story >>> ?Fighting Words? ? The Level: The Drive, The Dead-End and The Delay
By David Mayo, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
There is no plateau, no stagnation. We either rise or decline, improve or decay. Whether one?s level is known dictates just where one goes ? to drive toward a destination; to head into a dead-end and not return; or to delay, to sta Read Full Story >>> THE LITTLE COBRA IS TOO SMALL FOR THE FILIPINO FLASH
By Ric Pinca, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
When Raul "La Cobrita" Martinez came marching into the cavernous Araneta Coliseum, I thought Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. was in for a tough fight. Martinez looked tough. His left arm was wrapped in tattoos and his muscles were bulging. He looks menacing.
The Mexican also has the fa Read Full Story >>> Arum: Floyd must not be greedy
By Ciaran Baynes, Setanta Sports, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Bob Arum has warned Floyd Mayweather he will have to take the short end of the purse if he faces Manny Pacquiao.
Even before a fight has been put in place and with a substantial obstacle in the shape of Ricky Hatton in Pacman's path, Arum wanted to set the record straight over the terms their sid Read Full Story >>> Juan Manuel Lopez: ?I will become the first to KO Penalosa!?
By Luis Torres, FightFan.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Puerto Rican KO artist Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lopez recently spoke to Puerto Rico's Primera Hora about his April 25 fight against Gerry Penalosa. Lopez vows he will become the first fighter to stop the veteran Penalosa!
?I have no doubts that I will become the first fighter to stop Gerry Penalosa, Read Full Story >>> Exclusive 8CN Podcast: HBO's Emanuel Steward
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao will go down as an all time great, this according to HBO's Emanuel Steward. The famed fight trainer and expert boxing announcer went on the record with 8CountNews and gave us a very in depth interview. The conversation covered a wide array of topics, from Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatt Read Full Story >>> Random Thoughts: Oscar De La Hoya, Arturo Gatti, Manny Pacquiao, Yuriorkis Gamboa and David Caruso
By Robert Cassidy, NewsDay.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
I've been away. So let me catch up. Here are some thoughts in and out of the world of boxing.
Ready, set ...
Oscar De La Hoya. Our fellow blogger Marcus Henry made a nice and compelling argument for Oscar's place in history. To me, he's a first-ballot hall-of-famer and one of the finest ta Read Full Story >>> "THRILLER IN APRIL" PRESSCON SET THIS MORNING
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
CEBU CITY--North Cotabato Vice-Governor and co-promoter Sammy Gello-ani will meet with the media 9AM today for a press briefing regarding this Saturday's "Thriller in April" card at the New Cebu Coliseum.
The event will headline Rolando Magbanua defending his WBO interim Oriental bantam title aga Read Full Story >>> NO FLASH IN THE PAN
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (21-1, 14 KOs) handed previously unbeaten Raul ?La Cobrita? Martinez (24-1, 14 KOs) a one-sided beating over four rounds at the historic Araneta Coliseum.
Read Full Story >>> A TOAST TO THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
What?s a Hawaiian punch? 1/2 oz Vodka, 1/2 oz Amaretto, 1/2 oz Rum, 1/2 oz Creme de Bananes, 2 oz Orange Juice, 2 oz Pineapple Juice ,1 1/2 oz Grenadine plus 108 lbs. of raw courage.
Brian Viloria fought the fight of his Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire - A Genuine Star In The Making
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
It was thrilling viewing watching "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire do his stuff yesterday on the site that played host to the greatest heavyweight title fight of all-time (The Thrilla in Manila). The way the once-beaten (on points in just his second pro fight, way back in March of 2001) IBF flyweight Read Full Story >>> 'I hope Brian's reign will be longer'
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 20 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria burst into tears trying to recall the hardships he faced on his way back to the top.
?You don?t know what I went through going back here,? said Viloria who flashed his old ?Hawaiian Punch? to knock Read Full Story >>>
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