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Donaire, Viloria featured in big Araneta card
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Solar Sports and Top Rank are combining forces to stage a blockbuster double world championship boxing card at the Araneta Coliseum on March 15 featuring two Filipino challengers against Mexican opponents.
Nonito Donaire Jr. will relinquish his IBF flyweight crown to face WBO superflyweight titli Read Full Story >>>Boxing's 2008 Fighter Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
When your year roughly mirrors one of the finest achievements in boxing history -- Henry Armstrong's simultaneous three-division reign -- then it's going to be hard for anyone to top you in the Fighter of the Year category. And that's what Manny Pacquiao did in 2008.
Just a few weeks ago, Pacquia Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Is Hatton doing a Marquez?
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
THE proposed fight that will pit new boxing superstar and biggest draw Manny Pacquiao against the Mancunian Hitman Ricky Hatton is in danger of falling by the wayside.
Hatton, who holds the fringe light welterweight title o Read Full Story >>> ROACH TO TRAIN DONAIRE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Freddie Roach, considered a cinch for ?Trainer of the Year? honors for his remarkable work with Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao will soon begin to train IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire.
Read Full Story >>> Mepranum inks deal with Top Rank, clinches US bout in January
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (December 19) ? Fresh from his rousing victory over American Cesar Lopez in the undercard of the Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight, world title prospect Richie Mepranum will reportedly again see action either in Janu Read Full Story >>> HATTON COULD TRAVEL TO FACE PACQUIAO
Sportinglife.com (UK), Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Ricky Hatton is willing to sacrifice his dream of fighting in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley, in order to secure a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
The Mancunian light-welterweight hoped to take on the brilliant Filipino, recognised as the world's best fighter, on home turf in front of a huge crow Read Full Story >>> OSCAR DE LA HOYA ANIMO CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL EARNS GOLD MEDAL STATUS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES, December 19 - Oscar de la Hoya isn't the only one with a Gold Medal now, as it was with great pride that the "Golden Boy" announced today that the Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School in Los Angeles was awarded a Gold Medal and a ranking of number 53 in the country among public sc Read Full Story >>> When is a reason for a loss really an excuse?
SportingNews.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Whenever a fighter loses, excuses abound. When it is a star like Oscar De La Hoya, who was a 2-1 favorite over Manny Pacquiao, no one wants to accept that the Golden Boy could have lost to someone who began his professional career at 106 pounds.
But, with a record of 3-4 in his last seven fights Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao To Open as Clear Favorite Over Hatton
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Bookies in Las Vegas and internet gambling sites are already being assaulted with questions on the probable mega-clash between Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) and Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), which appears to be landing on May 2 in Las Vegas.
One Las Vegas insider told BoxingScene.com that most p Read Full Story >>> SPORTS ILLUSTRATED NAMES PACQUIAO ?BOXER OF THE YEAR?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
The prestigious Sports Illustrated Magazine has named Filipino ring icon and national treasure Manny Pacquiao as ?Boxer of the Year.?
Writer Chris Mannix, in his article on the awards says ?in boxing, greatness is meas Read Full Story >>> RUBILLAR VS OMAR NINO ON ?THE MAIN EVENT?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
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The WBC light flyweight title eliminator between veteran southpaw Juanito Rubillar of the Philippines and former champion Omar Nino Romero of Mexico who won the title from Brian Viloria, will be featured on t Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton Is the Fight of the Year, Until the Winner Fights Floyd
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
All indications are that the world's top pound-for-pound boxer, Manny Pacquiao, will take on Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on May 2 in what should be the fight of the year.
But boxing needs this to be more than just the fight of the year: It needs this to be the prelude to a second fight of the year, Read Full Story >>> PACMAN GETS NOD OF ?RING,? ?SPORTS ILLUSTRATED?
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Sports Illustrated and Ring Magazine, two of the most authoritative and most respected sports magazines in the US, have chosen Filipino icon Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao ?Fighter of the Year? and the No.1 pound-for-pound boxer of the world.
Pacquiao, a world champion in five different weight classes Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Hatton Could Be PPV Boxing?s Next Big Bout
By R. Thomas Umstead, multichannel.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Barely two weeks removed from his dominating performance over Oscar De La Hoya lightweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is already looking at his next big pay-per-view payday.
Pacquiao is in talks with former super lightweight champion Ricky Hatton to meet in a May 2 pay-per-view fight, accordi Read Full Story >>> Hatton-Pacman moves closer
SkySports.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Ricky Hatton is closing in on a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer says talks with both parties are going well - despite Floyd Mayweather Jr's attempts to hijack the deal.
Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum says he is hopeful of a deal being made, while Hatton Read Full Story >>> Back to work as a U.S. senator, John McCain plans to take up an old fight -- pursuing legislation to protect boxers
By Norm Frauenheim, The Ring, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
For most politicians, boxing is a metaphor. But it never has been for John McCain. Hillary Clinton waved Kelly Pavlik?s gloves during a primary stop in Youngstown, Ohio. It was symbol, a photo op, for a candidate who wanted to be seen as a fighter.
But gloves are no symbol for McCain.
McCain h Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Hatton Fight Site Dispute, Could Oscar Step in?
By TK Stewart, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Bob Arum wants the fight in America. Ray Hatton says the fight deserves to be in England.
Either way, it appears increasingly likely that Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton could face each other in a May 2009 mega fight. While all of the details are yet to be hammered out, one of the big details is Read Full Story >>> Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao the target for Katsidis
By Grantlee Kieza, Fox Sports, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
QUEENSLAND'S best boxer, Michael Katsidis, has always been known for his massive heart - now he's priming himself for the biggest challenge of his young life, a war with the world's top fighter, Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao.
The Toowoomba Terror will have his next bout in Cebu City in the Philippines Read Full Story >>> OLYMPIC MEDALIST IN IMPRESSIVE PRO DEBUT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
Ireland?s Olympic bronze medalist Darren Sutherland has made an impressive pro debut scoring a first round TKO victory over Bulgaria ?s Georgi Iliev at 2:44 of the very first round at the Dublin University Sports Hall in Ireland.
Middleweight Sutherland forced the referee to call a halt after hu Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao is king of the ring
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Sat, 20 Dec 2008
The Philippines failed in its bid for an Olympic gold medal in boxing, but ring icon Manny Pacquiao more than made up for the disappointing performance of Harry Ta?amor by beating to a pulp one of the most popular American boxers ever to win an Olympic gold.
The December 6 showdown between Pacqu Read Full Story >>>
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