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PACQUIAO-COTTO TICKETS SCORCHING HOT! 'Firepower' Almost Sold Out on Opening Day PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009

After a monstrous opening sale, less than 1,000 tickets remain at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena for Top Rank’s ‘FirePower’ Pay Per View featuring Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. All of th Read Full Story >>>Why Manny Pacquiao Will Defeat Floyd Mayweather JR. By Mike Plunkett, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 I recently enjoyed a long deserved vacation at a cottage resort in north eastern Ontario where the Trent River and Rice Lake converge. It’s a place where I spent the lion’s share of the weekends and summers of my childhood up through and into my early teens. It’s a place steeped in Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE CRITICS: CONFUSING BRAVERY WITH STUPIDITY By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol – Critics sprung like mushrooms in the wake of Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr.’s unanimous decision victory over Panama’s Rafael “El Torito” Read Full Story >>> THE SONSONA BUZZ By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Marvin “Marvelous” Sonsona's upcoming title challenge against Puerto Rico's Jose “Carita” Lopez continues to attract attention not just here in the Philippines but also in Canada's Read Full Story >>> Reunion in 'Pinoy Power 3' By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian Viloria faced separate opponents in “Pinoy Power: The Flash and the Furious” which was a huge box office success at the Araneta Coliseum last April.
Last Saturday night, Donaire headlined a card billed “Pinoy Power 2” at the Hard Rock Hotel and Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan camp seeks possible fight with Donaire ABS-CBN News, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 MANILA -- Following Nonito Donaire, Jr.’s unanimous decision over Panama’s Rafael Concepcion, the camp of WBA and WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan has reportedly started working out their fighter’s possible rematch with the “Filipino Flash”.
“We are Read Full Story >>> Roach breeds wilder Bazooka By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 EXPECT a much improved AJ Banal on Aug. 29, when he faces Mexican veteran Jose Angel Beranza, as his skills have been honed at the renowned US boxing gym, the Wild Card Gym in California.
Banal has been training for close to three months under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach, who trains pound-f Read Full Story >>> Sugar Ray Robinson Revisited – Part Two By Thomas Hauser, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009

Sugar Ray Robinson’s knockout victory over Jake LaMotta captured the imagination of America. Baseball and boxing were the country’s two national sports. Robinson had now entered the ring for 124 fights, losing on Read Full Story >>> Donaire not inclined to train under Roach By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 Nonito Donaire acknowledges Freddie Roach as a world-class trainer but it is unlikely that he is going to sign up the American ace as his full-time trainer in light of Roach’s many commitments.
“I need 100 percent of his attention,” said Donaire during a press conference held at Read Full Story >>> Donaire calls foe 'a dirty fighter' By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Aug 2009

MANILA, Philippines - Newly-crowned interim WBA superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. said yesterday if he weighed anywhere close to what Rafael Concepcion did in their Las Vegas fight, the Panamanian would’ve been knocke Read Full Story >>> iBN Sports Broadcasting LIVE Crown Boxing Event for IBA Heavyweight Belt August 21: McCall vs. Lawrence PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 Seven fight pay-per-view card to be seen on Al Bernstein Boxing Channel
Foothill Ranch, Calif. – August 18, 2009 – iBN Sports, an internet-based broadcast sports television network, will be airing live its first Crown Boxing event in pay-per-view starting this Friday, August 21 on th Read Full Story >>> Arce, Montiel lined up next for champ By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 MANILA, Philippines - More high-profile fights lie over the horizon for newly crowned WBA interim superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr.
Donaire, who was back in the country yesterday after a grueling 12-round tussle with the rugged Panamanian Rafael Concepcion in Las Vegas last Sunday, revea Read Full Story >>> Nonito honors President Cory By Philip Ella Juico, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 As expected, Nonito Donaire, former IBF flyweight titlist, won the vacant WBA interim superflyweight title by hacking out a unanimous decision over the deliberately overweight Rafael Concepcion of Panama at the Hard Rock Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada last Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Had Concepc Read Full Story >>> Pacman is bike safety role model By Cecille Suerte Felipe, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will help the Philippine National Police (PNP) promote awareness on helmet use for motorcycle riders following an increase in the number of accidents involving bikers.
A popular and an effective commercial model, Pacquiao has been endorsing sports Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao is OK with Jinkee’s endorsements By Alex Valentin Brosas, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 19 Aug 2009 Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao approves of his wife Jinkee's product endorsements such as for the Belo Medical Group.
“Okay lang ‘yong paggawa-gawa ng commercial (ni Jinkee)….,” he said in “Showbiz News Ngayon” on Aug. 17.
And although Manny hinted in the int Read Full Story >>> Lessons learned from Pinoy Power 2 and suggestions for Pinoy Power 3 By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 18 Aug 2009

A few days after Top Rank's successful Pinoy Power 2 card in Las Vegas, fans are still debating and talking about what went down. Not sure if the card did well? Well, Top Rank chief Bob Arum is already talking about Pinoy Read Full Story >>> Donaire open to working with top trainer Roach GMA News Online, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 Nonito Donaire, Jr. is open to the possibility of working with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach in his bid to dominate multiple divisions like Manny Pacquiao.
The newly-crowned WBA interim superflyweight champion, though, is concerned about not being able to get the noted guru’s full atte Read Full Story >>> Mayweather to appear next week on RAW By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 WWE just showed a video package of Floyd Mayweather Jr on tonight's episode of WWE RAW. They announced that Floyd will be appearing on Monday Night RAW next week.
This is big news for the WWE and will surely draw mainstream attention. Read Full Story >>> MILF rejects Pacquiao to be peace talks negotiator By Dennis Carcamo, The Philippine Star, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 MANILA, Philippines -- The proposal of Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. to send people's champ Manny Pacquiao to help in the resumption of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front "is out of place," an MILF official said today (Aug. 18).
MILF political affairs vice chairman Gadzali Jaafar sai Read Full Story >>> Donaire gets ‘simple’ welcome upon return to RP GMA News Online, Tue, 18 Aug 2009 Fresh from his victory over Panama's Rafael Concepcion last Sunday, Filipino boxing champ Nonito Donaire Jr. returned to a simple welcome at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Tuesday.
Donaire arrived at the NAIA about 3:50 a.m. on a Philippine Airlines PR-107 flight to cheers from fellow Fil Read Full Story >>>
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