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Arum Counts On Hatton Deal Signoff By Pacquiao Tuesday! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 I just spoke with Bob Arum and he said he expects to have a bout contract signed by Manny Pacquiao for a May 2 bout against Ricky Hatton sometime on Tuesday.
It?s no secret that the Hatton camp waffled, getting off their 50-50 money split and conceding a slight percentage edge to Megamanny.
I Read Full Story >>>PENALOSA?S TUNE-UP OPPONENT A WORKHORSE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 Jan 2009
The opponent of WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa in a tune-up fight scheduled for February 21 is a workhorse based on his record last year alone.
German Meraz, the 22 year old opponent chosen by Cotabato vice governor Ma Read Full Story >>> Tony, Shane Only Thinking About Each Other By Ralph Gonzalez, The Sweet Science, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 They tried to get it out of him but Shane Mosley wouldn?t bite. When pressed about the steroids issue that hangs over him, Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs), the highly regarded former welterweight champion deflected perfectly. ?Everything is about the fight,? Mosley said regarding his upcoming encounter with W Read Full Story >>> CREDENTIALS OF THAI OPPONENTS OF MORALES, SONSONA QUESTIONED By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 The credentials of the Thai opponents of WBO Oriental junior featherweight champion Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales and WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight champion ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona are being questioned by hard-hitting Scott Mallon, editor-in-chief of Asian Boxing News.
Morales who is undefeat Read Full Story >>> Young brothers of RP fighters also rise By Joey Villar, The Philippine Star, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 BACOLOD City ? Kin of national team mainstays hogged the spotlight with the fancied bets from Mandaue City and Cebu City as action in the Smart National Amateur Boxing Championships heats up at the NOMPAC here Sunday night.
Conrado Tanamor, the 18-year-old brother of reigning World Cup gold medal Read Full Story >>> Nietes leads Negrense winners in nat'l boxing tourney By Henry C. Villalva, Sun.Star Bacolod, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 ABAP national training pool standout Gerson Nietes of Barangay Granada, Bacolod City led host Bacolod boxers in posting wins in the ongoing 2009 Smart National Open Youth and Women's Amateur Boxing Championship Sunday at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center.
Nietes, a gold medalist Read Full Story >>> FANA MAY GET ANOTHER TITLE SHOT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 Jan 2009
Former IBF junior lightweight champion Mzonke Fana may get another title shot according to well-known South African promoter Branco Milenkovic.
Fana won the title with a split decision win over fellow South African Malcolm Klass Read Full Story >>> Day of the Gacal By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Baguio, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 WHO said the Pacquiao-Hatton fight is on?
Think again, fellas.
Everything in life, it's not on until it's on. Not over until it's over.
Until the final buzzer in a basketball game is sounded, a match isn't over.
Until the final putt is dropped, a golf game isn't over.
Until the refere Read Full Story >>> Dodie Boy Jr. to stay amateur, joins national pool By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental? Dodie Boy Pe?alosa Jr., son of former world champion Dodie Boy Pe?alosa, will remain an amateur and join the national training pool.
The older Pe?alosa personally informed Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky Vargas of the family?s Read Full Story >>> Gejon struggles in win vs. Castrodes By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 20 Jan 2009 AFTER a split decision victory against young upstart Ronald Castrodes last Sunday in the latest episode of the Summit ?Fight Night? boxing tour, former world title contender Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon will be given more fights by ALA promotions to restore him to his former self.
ALA Promotions Presid Read Full Story >>> EXCITEMENT BUILDS UP OVER BANAL, AMONSOT RETURN By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
Excitement is building up over the return to the ring of promising AJ ?Bazooka? Banal and Czar Amonsot who fight worthy opponents aimed at testing whether th Read Full Story >>> Will Margarito Suffer a Cotto Hangover? By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
On July 26th, 2008, Antonio Margarito walked through fire over 11 pulsating rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to defeat previously undefeated Miguel Cotto. It wasn't so much a knockout, but a submission due to a plethora Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO VISITS CEBU FOR SINULOG By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped into town yesterday to pay homage to Cebu's beloved patron Se?or Sto. Ni?o and join, in his own special way, thoundands of devotees and tourists in celebrating the Sinulog festi Read Full Story >>> Can 'Free' Boxing Free Boxing? By Ben Grossman, Broadcasting & Cable, Mon, 19 Jan 2009 With the sport of boxing and the U.S. economy both taking a beating, HBO is shifting its strategy and relocating many of its big fights from pay-per-view (PPV) to its network.
HBO Sports chief Ross Greenburg hopes the move to make more top-tier fights available to HBO customers will infuse some l Read Full Story >>> Huff and Puff, Manny Won't Budge By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, 8countnews, Mon, 19 Jan 2009 Straight From D Source: Manny Knows What's Best For Him
"At the end of the day, the only person that really cares about you is you." Quote me on that, although I'm pretty sure you've heard that one before in some similar shape or form.
Didn't I say it was deja vu? So here we are again, torn by Read Full Story >>> GEJON WINS IN SINULOG SLUGFEST By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon and Ronald Castrodes battled for ten exciting and brutal rounds and gave boxing fans a Summit Fight Night to remember during the Sinulog.
Right at the opening bell both fighters started peppering ea Read Full Story >>> Hatton-Pacquiao organizers loyal to MGM By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 19 Jan 2009 Steve Wynn usually gets what he wants.
So when the resort owner decided to get back into the boxing business, the smart money was on Wynn and Planet Hollywood's Robert Earl landing Las Vegas' first big fight of the year: Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao on May 2.
With Wynn recently opening Enco Read Full Story >>> Hatton: ?I bring money to the table? By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 19 Jan 2009 In one of his standup comedy shows in southern England the past week, Ricky Hatton broke his silence about the conflict over the financial split of his May 2 battle with Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
Insisting that a 50-50 deal is fair enough for him and Pacquiao, the British super-lightweight star to Read Full Story >>> GERRY FIGHTS 'PANTEONERO' MERAZ OF MEXICO IN FEB. 21 10-ROUND TUNE UP FIGHT PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
German Meraz.
German Meraz, 22, former Mexican Pacific Coast flyweight champion has the most unusual monicker -- "Panteonero," which in the Philippines means somebody who handles tombs in the cemetery.
On Feb. 21, at the Read Full Story >>> BIGGEST PAY-PER-VIEW DRAWS IN BOXING By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 Jan 2009
Pay-per-view (PPV) is the scheme by which television spectators can pay for events to be seen on TV for the private live telecast of the event in the convenience of their homes. The first major pay-per-view event took place on S Read Full Story >>>
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