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 >>>

Donaire thinking (and fighting) bigger
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire knows a bit about boxing history, and would like to make some more of his own. "The Filipino Flash" grew up in General Santos City, the same Philippines city in which national icon Manny Pacquiao grew up. In fact, they went to the same school. So Donaire has watched closely as Pacq  Read Full Story >>>

Who will become the HOMECOMING QUEEN Sept 12th?
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Fil-Am female fighting Pride of the Philippines, Bay area’s own Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton is coming home. The most influential Filipina boxer i  Read Full Story >>>

ROBERT "THE GHOST" GUERRERO ENTERING LAST DAYS OF TRAINING CAMP
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Big Bear, California, August 13, 2009 -- After six weeks of hard work in the isolated mountains of Big Bear California, former two-time featherweight world champion, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, is entering the final days   Read Full Story >>>

Battle of the belts! WBC vs. WBO!
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
If this were a fight, they would have to stop it. Seriously. The World Boxing Council in Mexico City wouldn't realize it if the World Boxing Organization of Puerto Rico went out of business. The WBC is a big German Shepard, while the WBO is an irritating flea. Maybe the WBC instigated this throug  Read Full Story >>>

YOU won Pacquiao's battle, Manny must win war
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
Go ahead and give yourself a round of applause. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back. Now that Manny Pacquiao has signed off on a contract which provides that he and Miguel Cotto can weigh up to 145 pounds with Cotto’s WBO welterweight title on the line Nov. 14, it’s important to rea  Read Full Story >>>

Donaire celebrates anniversary, gets added motivation for title fight
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Good day fight fans! As the historic Pinoy Power 2 draws closer and the main protagonists Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire Jr. together with Bernabe "The Real Deal" Concepcion and "Mighty Mark" Melligen finish and  Read Full Story >>>

The Wizard of WildCard - Part II Interview with Freddie Roach (Freddie's All Time Top 10 P4P!)
By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach answered the reader’s questions in part one (see link provided below) of this interview. Previously Freddie had given us his P4P rankings among active boxers. Now he will let us   Read Full Story >>>

Nontio Donaire Prepared for Pinoy Power 2
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
He may not be revered like his countryman Manny Pacquiao, but Nonito Donaire will continue his journey into boxing prominensce when he battles tough Panamanian Rafael Concepcion on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last Sunday night, Donaire joined John Chavez  Read Full Story >>>

Diamond belt for Pacman-Cotto?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
MANILA, Philippines - A diamond-studded championship belt from the WBC might be the final answer to the question on whether or not Miguel Cotto would stake his WBO welterweight crown against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas. While the fight contract has reportedly been signed by both fighte  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao vs. Cebu
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 14 Aug 2009
MANNY Pacquiao cleared his busy schedule to give way to a “budding basketball career” as he will see action in the opening week of the 2009 Liga Pilipinas Conference 3 at the New Cebu Coliseum. The boxing superstar will lead the MP Gensan Warriors, a team he owns and manages, in the A  Read Full Story >>>

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