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Pinay leads bid for women boxing in 2012 Olympics
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - AIBA president Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu said the other day the organization?s only female executive committee member Nieva Tesoro Embuldeniya, a Filipina, is playing a vital role in the effort to recognize women?s boxing as an Olympic sport.
Wu told ABAP president Ricky Vargas, secr Read Full Story >>>Ranking the Lightweights: March 2009
Bad Left Hook, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
This list might change big time in about a month, and if it does, hey, we'll just update it again. This is a division that stands up with the best in boxing, including the supposedly deep welterweights.
Capt 1. Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO, Ring Magazine Champion, WBO/WBA Titlist)
So Read Full Story >>> Barrera's law degree is just another of boxing's quirks
By Kevin Mitchell, guardian.co.uk, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
When Marco Antonio Barrera gets in the ring with Amir Khan in Manchester next Saturday, he will share an unlikely bond with a fighter going about his business on the same night down the road in Birmingham.
Both the great Mexican and the Birmingham middleweight Matthew Macklin studied law. That mi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao starts 8-week training
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao did eight rounds with the mitts yesterday in Los Angeles as he started warming up for his eight-week training for his May 2 fight with Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.
?I?m okay. We did eight rounds with the mitts today,? said Pacquiao during an on-line chat from hi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Hatton match also a clash of trainers
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
The upcoming ?Battle of East versus West? on May 2 will not only be a war between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton but also a clash among two of the world's most controversial boxing trainers today.
It?s clear there?s bad blood between Pacquiao?s coach Freddie Roach and Hatton?s mentor Floyd Maywe Read Full Story >>> Khan inspired by Pacquiao
RTE Sport, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Amir Khan will aim to emulate sparring partner and stablemate Manny Pacquiao by bouncing back from defeat to become a world champion.
Khan was looking to propel himself towards a world title challenge last September only to be shattered when Breidis Prescott knocked him out in the first round of Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao begins training camp
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
After a well-deserved vacation, the Fighter of the Year for 2008 returned to work on Wednesday.
Manny Pacquiao, coming off a banner year, reported to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., for the first day of training camp for his first fight of 2009 ? a May 2 challenge to RING junior w Read Full Story >>> FORTY-NINE AND GOING STRONG!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Hollywood, CA: To many, today (March 5th) is just another day. But at the Wildcard Gym, it is something very special. It is Freddie Roach?s birthday.
At 49, the amiable Irishman could not be in any better shape. He is acti Read Full Story >>> Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather (part 2 of 2)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
HOUSTON - Marquez is already near the peak, the zenith, the apex of boxing glory. Near. Close. Number . . . 2.
The man is on a tear. It is not enough to be the second best pound for pound fighter in the world - in the Read Full Story >>> Finally, Respect for Nietes
By Rico Navarro, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Why did Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes go into the hometown of his opponent in Mexico to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight championship of the world? To some, it wouldn?t make sense. To oth Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao balances boxing, family life
By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines: Manny Pacquiao is losing. And he's having a good time.
The intensive training regime for his next fight, on May 2 against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, is a couple of weeks away. Now the man considered by many to be the world's best pound-for-pound boxer can relax a Read Full Story >>> Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather (part 1 of 2)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
HOUSTON - Boxing fans, rejoice! Boxing's renaissance is here, ushering in a NEW golden era for the sport. Major fight after major fight, we are witnessing a period attempting to become comparable to that shini Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Villaraigosa to meet in Filipinotown on Saturday
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao, just back from a promotional tour in England with his May 2 opponent Ricky Hatton, will visit Filipinotown on Saturday accompanied by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
The Asian Journal reports Villaraigosa is expected to "honor and celebrate" Pacquiao, the Philippine boxing Read Full Story >>> Hatton told to stay off the booze on Bristol show-night
This is Bristol, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton has been warned about his boozy habits by trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior.
And the American fight legend will be in Bristol next week to ensure the IBO light welterweight king stays on the straight and narrow.
Hatton dons his promotional hat to stage his second profes Read Full Story >>> Mayweather primed for return to the ring?
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
There are few who believe that former pound-for-pound king and welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is permanently retired. Among the nonbelievers is his estranged father, Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr. believes not only that his son will resume fighting but also that his unretirement Read Full Story >>> Living with a legend
By Adam Smith, SkySports.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Mexico is a most proud nation. The people are patriotic, the families are huge and tight-knit; their boxers seemingly born to fight.
The list of Mexican greats reads like a who's who in the Read Full Story >>> Fun has begun for Hatton-Pacquiao bout
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao just completed one of boxing?s most impressive years ever with three wins in three different weight classes, highlighted by his dominant victory over the iconic Oscar De L Read Full Story >>> Hatton: I'll win Manny's crown
By Connie Henry, The Sun, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
RICKY HATTON insists Fatman will beat Pacman to become boxing's new pound-for-pound king.
Much has been made of how Hatton balloons between fights due to his love of booze and food.
But Hatton, who jokingly refers to himself as Ricky Fatton, believes his weight advantage will give him the edge Read Full Story >>> Nietes wants top fights
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
DONNIE ?Ahas? Nietes proved that he is one of the best mini-flyweights out there. Now he wants the best fights among the elite fighters in the lower weight divisions.
After successfully defending his World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight crown last Sunday in hostile territory against Mexican c Read Full Story >>> Uncle Floyd: Lousy Poet But Mayweather Is Straw That Stirs The Drink!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
?Freddie Roach is like a Don Rickles joke
The likes of me he will never approach
He can?t go first class, he belongs in coach
His eggs are so scrambled, he don?t know how to poach?
Saying that Floyd Mayweather?s poetry is childish is an insult to kindergarteners everywhere.
He wouldn? Read Full Story >>>
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