Donaire's opponent having trouble making weight at last minute
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sat, 15 Aug 2009
Just got a hot-tip, admittedly second hand, from Las Vegas that Rafael Concepcion weighed 119 pounds at mid-morning Friday, with five hours to go before the official weigh-in for his Saturday title fight with Nonito Donaire Jr. The weight limit for the WBA interim super-flyweight title fight in L  Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive Interview with Mark Melligen - "Floyd is my idol"
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 15 Aug 2009

"Floyd is really good that’s why he is my idol but in sparring I am able to keep up with him. He gives me more experience and more confidence in the ring." -- Mark Melligen. I spoke to 23   Read Full Story >>>

Luevano anxious to defend title
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 15 Aug 2009
Like most boxers, Steven Luevano would prefer to stay busy inside the ring. Even as a world champion, where a fighter's career carefully is mapped out, Luevano would prefer not to take 10 months off. The reigning WBO featherweight champion hasn't fought since October, and he's eager to get ba  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao lethal left holds key vs Cotto
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 15 Aug 2009

MANILA, Philippines - The punch very similar to the one that brought Ricky Hatton down for good may yet again be the key when Manny Pacquiao fights the younger, bigger but slower Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14. This was the observation ma  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire sets goal to be like Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 15 Aug 2009
LAS VEGAS – Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday his fight against Panama’s Rafael (El Torito) Concepcion for the interim WBA superflyweight title is the first step towards achieving his goal of becoming a multi-divisional champion like Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao and that’s why he c  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao/Cotto: Three on Three
By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Sat, 15 Aug 2009
Another week has gone by and still no firm indication relative to what's gonna happen with Miguel Cotto's WBO belt. This close to supremacy, no one should be able to deny Pacquiao the right for his shot at such a historical feat, but the initiation of a created WBC Diamond Belt isn't quite the way t  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman to Mexico?
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Sat, 15 Aug 2009
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said Mexican president Felipe Calderon will roll out the red carpet for Manny Pacquiao if the Filipino pound-for-pound king decides to spend the first half of his training camp in the world-famous resort city of Cancun in the Yucatan Peninsula. Arum said Calderon will   Read Full Story >>>

Donaire Jr. to Dedicate Fight to Tita Cory
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

LOS ANGELES—Pinoy boxer Nonito Donaire Jr. won’t be wearing his customary red trunks inside the ring on Aug. 15. He’ll be wearing yellow trunks to commemorate former Philippine President Coraz  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire passes pre-fight checkup, but has asthma
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has been given a clean bill of health by a doctor, clearing him for his title showdown with Panama’s Rafael Concepcion on Aug. 15 (Aug. 16 in Manila). However, a secret Donaire has kept for quite a while was discovered during   Read Full Story >>>

Pinoy Power II Notes!
FightNews.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
The announce team for Top Rank’s Pinoy Power 2 PPV telecast will be Al Bernstein, television personality Mario Lopez and two-time world champion Brian ‘Hawaiian Punch’ Viloria on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Rick Seara, award-winning producer, of T  Read Full Story >>>

MELLIGEN IN PERFECT WEIGHT!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

ALA Gym's Mark Jason Melligen is shown today in a war pose right after working out where he hit 145 lbs, the weight set for tomorrow's weigh-in. Melligen will battle Ernesto Zepeda in a 10-round welterweight war at the  Read Full Story >>>

LUEVANO, CONCEPCION FACE-TO-FACE IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

8/13/09, Las Vegas, Nevada -- Light Flyweight Brian Viloria (ctr) holds up the arms of Bernabe Concepcion (L) of the Philippines and WBO Featherweight champion Steven Luevano (R), La Puente, Ca. during media   Read Full Story >>>

AJ BANAL TAKES ON A NEW OPPONENT FOR HAWAII STINT
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

CEBU CITY -- AJ 'Bazooka' Banal will take on Mexico City's Jose Angel Beranza in the undercard of the Brian Viloria-Jesus Iribe world title fight at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 29 after his original oppo  Read Full Story >>>

IVAN CALDERON: "MAYOL WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FIGHTER"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

WBO jr. flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KOs) has never lost a fight, but this past June, he came awfully close to tasting defeat when he and challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KOs) fought to a six-round technical d  Read Full Story >>>

THE STAGE IS SET FOR WORLD-CLASS BOXING AT DESERT DIAMOND CASINO ON AUGUST 14
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Former World Champion Vivian Harris Headlines ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" Undefeated Local Sensation, Netta Agredano, Featured on Undercard (Tucson, Arizona) - On August 14, 2009, Desert Diamond Casino and Golden Boy Promotions will partner up for the 24th time to offer Southern Arizona fans  Read Full Story >>>

Klitschko and Arreola look to bring drama back to heavyweight scene
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
I am an open critic of boxing's heavyweight division. For the most part, it is void of talent and entertainment. The last memorable heavyweight boxing match was Lennox Lewis' true grit battle with giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko on June 21, 2003 at The Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles.   Read Full Story >>>

Belts are playoffs, P4P PPV equals real championship
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

In Major League Baseball, you have eight playoff teams each fighting to play in the World Series, and to ultimately be the sole, recognized world championship team in baseball. In the NBA, e  Read Full Story >>>

Boxer Donaire seeks his place in US, Philippines
By Greg Beacham, USA Today, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
SAN CARLOS, Calif. — Nonito Donaire still remembers the sting of the car window's cold glass on his cheek, the undulating circles of frosted breath clouding his dewy-eyed view of the luminous city beyond. As his family drove through San Francisco and across the Bay Bridge, away from the air  Read Full Story >>>

Fightwriter on Donaire-Concepcion
By Graham Houston, FightNews.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire has emerged as one of the stars in the lighter weight divisions, a classy boxer-puncher who went to a new level in his last fight when demolishing the previously unbeaten Raul Martinez in four rounds to retain his IBF flyweight title. Donaire moves up in weight on Saturday when he mee  Read Full Story >>>

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