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LAPUT TO DEFEND IN CEBU MAY 28
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 17 May 2009
Digos-based and world rated boxing contender Ramie Laput returns to the New Cebu Coliseum this May 28th to defend his WBO Inter-Cont Jr featherweight title against foreign invader and former world champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Kokiet Promotions of Thailand.
Laput, the worlds #7 rated Jr fea Read Full Story >>>Freddie Roach Talks Mayweather, Marquez, Mosley & More
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Sun, 17 May 2009
HOLLYWOOD, CA.-On a warm Friday in Hollywood, we spent the late afternoon at the Wild Card Gym to see a number of fighters including England?s Amir Khan and of course elite trainer Read Full Story >>> BANAL KOs MATUMLA IN 2nd ROUND; AMONSOT WINS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 17 May 2009
AJ Banal scored a stunning second round knockout win over Mbwana Matumla in the main event of the "Tuloy ang Pagsubok" fight card Saturday night at the Cebu Coliseum. Banal probed his Tanzanian opponent in the first round and land Read Full Story >>> Trainer sues Hatton for a ?1m purse
mirror.co.uk, Sun, 17 May 2009
Former world boxing champ Ricky Hatton is being sued for more than ?1million after falling out with trainer Billy Graham.
In a High Court writ, Graham, 53, claims he is owed money from Hatton's 2007 welterweight bout with Floyd Mayweather Jnr in Las Vegas and his clash with Mexican Juan Lazca Read Full Story >>> Chavez Jr. Still in The Hunt For a Manny Pacquiao Fight
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 17 May 2009
Junior middleweight prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is still chasing after a year-end showdown with Manny Pacquiao. He returns on July 25 in Mexico, headlining a Top Rank pay-per-view with Jason LeHoullier mentioned as a possible opponent. Top Rank's Bob Arum, who promotes both Pacquiao and Chavez, Read Full Story >>> Pacman sees Floyd win
By Bong Reblando, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 17 May 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY --World pound for pound boxing king Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao predicts a Floyd Mayweather win over Mexican boxing icon Juan Manuel Marquez in their scheduled fight on July 17 in Las Vegas.
?Mayweather will win against Juan Manuel Marquez because of his speed,? Pacquiao said in a Read Full Story >>> Manny's army on the move
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines - More Filipino fighters are being lined up for world title shots and Manny Pacquiao is backing the effort to the max. That?s the word from MP Promotions boxing adviser Michael Koncz who flew in from Los Angeles last Wednesday to join the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter her Read Full Story >>> Fear and nervousness in Las Vegas with Manny
By Lucy Gomez, The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 May 2009
Two firsts for me ? my first visit to Las Vegas, and my first time, too, to watch the great Manny Pacquiao fight. The latter was the cause of the former, something I am very grateful for. In many ways and in hindsight, I wouldn?t have had it any other way. I did not see much of Vegas, really, but I Read Full Story >>> The Pacman-Hitman Experience
By Michele Chong, ringsports.com, Sat, 16 May 2009
Proclaimed ?The Battle of East and West,? the Pacquiao-Hatton fight offered a little something for everyone as both Filipino and British fans all converged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The marquee matchup featuring Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) versus Ricky Hatton (45-2-0, 32 KOs) brought out ho Read Full Story >>> American Idols ask for photo-op with Pacquiao
By Volt Contreras, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 16 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- It was the ''Idols''' who came to worship that night -- at the feast of a boxing god.
Two nights before their sold-out concert in Manila, American Idol stars David Cook and David Archuleta dropped by for a ''meet-and-greet'' with Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao during a v Read Full Story >>> Hatton fight establishes Pacman as true ?PPV star?
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 16 May 2009
With the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton reportedly garnering more than 825,000 pay-per-view buys in the US, it can now be told that the heavy-hitting Filipino has proved himself as a true PPV star.
PPV chief Mark Taffet of Home Box Office (HBO), which aired the fight, said the Pacquiao-Hatton fight Read Full Story >>> Hearts and proclivities
By Benjamin G. Defensor, The Manila Times, Sat, 16 May 2009
POLITICS used to be known as the No. 1 industry of Cebu around the middle of the last century late in my young life when as a sportswriter I was shanghaied to fill the gap in the Manila Chronicle?s coverage of the 1957 elections. That was when there were four candidates for the Presidency?Carlos P. Read Full Story >>> So Glad to Hear that Money Mayweather is Back? And More
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Sat, 16 May 2009
First of all I am so glad to hear that Money Mayweather is back!! Secondly, I have to agree with him that he is the #1 pound for pound top fighter. Simply because as he said, no one has ever beaten him. Marquez is good but Pacquiao put him on his ass, Pacquiao is good but he couldn't finish off Marq Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Ricky Hatton talks to the Daily Post
By Martin Williams, Daily Post (UK), Sat, 16 May 2009
THE future looks bright yet unclear for Ricky Hatton following his devastating defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Post at the Lion Quays Hotel in Oswestry, The Hitman admitted he?s suffered an emotional fortnight since being knocked out in the second r Read Full Story >>> The Great Debate: LeBron or Kobe? Pacquiao or Mayweather? Who's #1?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 16 May 2009
At this time of the year, the sports world is buzzing primarily because of the NBA playoffs. Without a question, the two biggest and best players in basketball today are last year's MVP Kobe Bryant and this season's MVP LeBron James. But amidst the excitement and fevered pitch from basketball fans a Read Full Story >>> Ricky wasn't ready for this
By Frank Warren, The Sun, Sat, 16 May 2009
THEY say change is progress but it?s amazing how the same things pop up year after year ? both in life and boxing.
This week there has been more fall-out over Ricky Hatton?s defeat against Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton spoke to the press for the first time and said he was undecided about whether to c Read Full Story >>> ?Tuloy ang Pagsubok? Boxers Make Weight
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 16 May 2009
?Uzito hamna shida.? or no problem with the weight as they say in Swahili as the East African boxers Mbwana Matumla of Tanzania and Morris Chule of Kenya easily made the required weight limit for their respective battles a Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ KICK-OFF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA TOUR SUNDAY IN LOS ANGELES
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 16 May 2009
Los Angeles, CA (May 14, 2009) - The "press tour" to official announce the mega-fight between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez which will take place July 18th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, kicks off this Sunday, May 17 and will span two co Read Full Story >>> Hatton rejects would-be advisers
BBC Sport, Sat, 16 May 2009
Ricky Hatton has hit out at self-styled experts who have advised him to retire following his defeat by Manny Pacquiao.
The media has been in overdrive since Hatton's devastating defeat in his IBO light- Read Full Story >>> A dream come true: Pacquiao?s mom celebrates 60th birthday like a debutante
GMA News Online, Sat, 16 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines - The party that Manny Pacquiao's mother, Dionisia, has been waiting for all her life came true Friday night, as she celebrated her 60th birthday like a debutante in General Santos City.
Clad in her violet gown, Aling Dionisia, as she is fondly called, was escorted by no less Read Full Story >>>
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