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Z assures fans good fight
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
Less than a week before the much-anticipated boxing extravaganza ?Judgment Day at The Waterfront,? and Z ?The Dream? Gorres assured that the Cebuano fight fans will be treated to an exhilarating boxing match.
Gorres, who will be debuting in the bantamweight category, promised a new and improved b Read Full Story >>>HATTON PLANS TO PACK 'BIG' PUNCH VS. PACQUIAO
By George Willis, New York Post, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
SIZE does matter. At least that's what Ricky Hatton thinks.When Manny Pacquiao fought Oscar De La Hoya in December, De La Hoya was the favorite because oddsmakers figured he was too big for Pacquiao, who began his career at 106 pounds and was fighting at 130 pounds when 2008 began.
De La Hoya ha Read Full Story >>> Boxing in Solar's 2-month program
The Philippine Star, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Solar Sports offers a two-month boxing bonanza featuring three of the country?s current world champions highlighted by Manny Pacquiao?s title duel with Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The telecast began last weekend with a pair of 10-rounders featuring unbeaten s Read Full Story >>> Weight for it.. this is a cracker
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
It has been quite a week on the Ricky Hatton- Manny Pacquiao campaign trail. But I don't pay much attention to what is said at this point in the conflict.
It is like a Punch and Judy show with the trainers cast in the roll of pantomime dames.
Out of the 'my dad's bigger than your dad' charade Read Full Story >>> Split loyalties for Hitman
SkySports.com, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
Ricky Hatton told Sky Sports that he will be torn between supporting fellow Brit Amir Khan and good friend Marco Antonio Barrera on March 14.
The bout, which tops the 'Coming Of Age' bill at the MEN Arena, will see one of the brightest stars in boxing going up against a legend of the ring.
Whi Read Full Story >>> Chris John's camp seeks rematch in Jakarta
By Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
The management of Indonesian boxer and WBA featherweight world champion Chris John is seeking a rematch against American Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez in Jakarta in June.
"*Chris* is the champion. The home crowd will definitely give Chris the advantage," Chris' manager and trainer Craig Christian told T Read Full Story >>> Hatton Will Be Ready For Pound For Pound No.1 Pacquiao
SecondsOut.com, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
Undisputed junior welterweight boxing world champion Ricky Hatton is looking forward to his super-fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in the USA so much that he can hardly put it into words.
?I don?t think I can quite express how much I?m looking forward to this fight,? said Hatton. ?I think every Read Full Story >>> Khan seeks 'Hatton moment'
By Stuart Brennan, Manchester Evening News, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
AMIR Khan believes he will have his "Ricky Hatton moment" when he faces legendary Marco Antonio Barrera at the MEN Arena next week.
The fight is heading for a sell-out, with promoter Frank Warren claiming all but 2,000 of the 19,600 capacity have been snapped up.
And that led Khan to hark back Read Full Story >>> Vic Darchinyan edges Marquez for Fighter of the Month
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sun, 08 Mar 2009
Juan Manuel Marquez ended Februaruy with a gutsy late round knock-out win against a younger, stronger Juan Diaz, but boxing fans must not forget how Vic Darchinyan dominated Jorge Arce en route to an 11th round stoppage earlier in the month.
Darchinyan's clear superiority against a world-class fo Read Full Story >>> Nietes gets a hero?s welcome
By Nida Buenafe, Visayan Daily Star, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
World boxing minimumweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes returned home yesterday and received a hero?s welcome from his townmates in Murcia and from the officials of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City.
In Murcia, people lined up the streets to cheer Nietes as the motorcade organized by the town l Read Full Story >>> 'Old' Hatton needs to show up for Pacquiao fight
By Norm Frauenheim, CBS SportsLine.com, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Not long after a stop at the Imperial War Museum in London, Ricky Hatton reminded a conference-call audience that he rules the junior welterweights the way Britain once ruled the world. He talked about 140 pounds as though Read Full Story >>> HBO Boxing After Dark Triple Header Weigh In: Guerrero vs. Yordan, Ortiz vs. Arnaoutis & Kirkland vs. Julio
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Former Two-Time World Champion Robert Guerrero (Left) and undefeated contender Daud Yordan (Right) of Indonesia pose on March 6, 2009 in San Jose, California at the weigh-in for their March 7, 2009 bout for the vacant NABO J Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton will exploit Manny Pacquiao frailties, says trainer
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Beard is convinced, having seen Pacquiao up close in fights and in sparring, that Hatton's style is "made for Manny", and predicts a 6th round knockout. Conversely, Freddie Roach believes exactly the same.
Beard, assistant trainer with Floyd Mayweather Snr, told Telegraph Sport: "All I have said Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao to Give Juan Manuel Marquez One Last Chance
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Popular Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is giving Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez another shot after his forthcoming match with Ricky Hatton of England to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2, 2009
Finally popular Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao gave in to the insistent request by J Read Full Story >>> MELINDO, RACHMAN BATTLE FOR WORLD RECOGNITION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
 
Milan Melindo will face former IBF world champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia in a non-title fight at the Waterfront Hotel on March 14, 2009. Dubbed as ?Judgemen Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton: Manny Pacquiao Gambles With Every Punch, I'll Make Him Pay
By Michael David Smith, Fanhouse, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
As Ricky Hatton prepares to defend his world junior welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao on May 2, most boxing experts think Hatton won't be able to withstand Pacquiao's punching power for 12 rounds.
But Hatton has other ideas. He says Pacquiao takes too many risks with his aggressive, hard- Read Full Story >>> Pancho Villa to be enshrined to Elorde Hall of Fame
The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Pancho Villa, a Filipino born at the turn of the century and a boxing hero before World War I, will finally earn a rightful place among boxing immortals when he is enshrined in the Elorde Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN OFF TO COLORADO
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
LAS VEGAS -- Mark Jason Melligen took a Southwest plane bound for Denver, Colorado last night, March 5, 2009, for his first fight in America. He was accompanied by Las Vegas based trainer, Tony Martin with Read Full Story >>> Oliva topbills ?South Bay Showdown?
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Rising knockout artist Jether Oliva will again defend his Mindanao Professional Boxing Federation light flyweight crown against Rogen Flores in the maiden promotional offering of JM Boxing Promot Read Full Story >>> 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 >>>
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