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Judgment in Far East weigh in results with photo By Romel Ferriol Bernardo, 8countnews, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 Both Bernabe Concepcion of the Philippines and Sande Otieno of Kenya made the weight for their featherweight rumble dubbed "Judgment in Far East" in Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Philppines. Concepcion weighed 126 while Otieno came in at 124. The two will vie for the vacant World Boxing Council In Read Full Story >>>CONCEPCION MAY GET TITLE CRACK AT LUEVANO By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion who is rated No. 4 by the WBO moves up in weight to battle Kenya?s Sande Otieno for the vacant WBC International title at the Araneta Coliseum on Read Full Story >>> Concepcion to fight for world title this year By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 Bernabe Concepcion is looking forward to challenging WBC featherweight champion Oscar Larios of Mexico sometime this year but first, he?s got to dispose of Kenya?s dangerous Sande Otieno in a 12-round duel at the Big Dome tonight.
Larios, 32, was the same fighter Manny Pacquiao outpointed here in Read Full Story >>> ABAP to set up training centers By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan said the other day four regional training centers will be established to support a widespread talent identification program that is the cornerstone of a long-term development plan in the quest for an Olympic gold medal Read Full Story >>> GOOD LUCK, NEW ABAP By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

The fresh Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) organization signals a brighter future for amateur boxing in our country, considered as a boxing power in Asia and the world. Boxing is one good sport we can Read Full Story >>> WBO NO. 8 LAPUT READY FOR BIGGER FIGHTS By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

Dual regional champion Ramie Laput, now rated no. 8 superbantamweight by the prestigious World Boxing Organization (WBO), says he is ready to take on the best fighters in the world.
Laput, who is managed by Ken Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION TO CAMPAIGN AT FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION FOR WBC CROWN By Dr. Allan Recto, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

Laredo, Texas (Jan. 9, 2009) ? Young, courageous Filipino boxer Bernabe ?Abe? Concepcion (27-1-1) 16 KOs will exchange leathers with tough, 33 years old, southpaw fighter Sande Otieno (16-1-0) 7 KOs from Kenya at the A Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA?S HOPES FOR A TUNE-UP FIGHT WITH RUIZ ARE DASHED By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa?s hopes for a possible tune-up fight against Heriberto Ruiz have been dashed.
Respected boxing writer Rick Reeno of boxingscene.com reports that Ruiz (40-7, 23 KO?s) who recently scor Read Full Story >>> BOXING'S REVIVAL WILL HINGE ON WELTER DIVISION By George Willis, New York Post, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 IF 2009 is going to be the year boxing enjoys its resurgence, it will begin with the most talented weight class in the sport: the welterweights.
Next Saturday, HBO begins its "Boxing After Dark" schedule with Andre Berto defending his WBC welterweight title against Brooklyn's Luis Collazo from Bi Read Full Story >>> Happy New Year: For Boxing By Mike Withers, RingsideReport.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 The year 2008 was a great year for boxing! The Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was an excellent way to cap it off. It was like a ceremonial passing of the torch from one boxing superstar to another.
Ricky Hatton?s lopsided victory over Paulie Malignaggi reaffirmed his dominance in a rap Read Full Story >>> Rumors: Lopez-Penalosa, Taylor-Ward, Taylor-Jones, Berto-Pacquiao? Bad Left Hook, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 Lopez is supposedly going to return to action on April 4, televised by HBO, assumedly headlining a Boxing After Dark card. Top Rank wants 118-pound titlist Penalosa, the fighter ESPN.com's Dan Rafael called "the Filipino Winky Wright" in this week's live chat, referring to Penalosa's often unrealist Read Full Story >>> March Shuffling By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009

The original plan from Top Rank on March 15th (in the Philippines, 14th out here in the States) was for IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire to move up and challenge Fernando Montiel for his WBO jr. bantameight title as the hea Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Phelps By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Baguio, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 IN MY list, two men mattered most in 2008. Strangely, they have the same initials: MP.
Manny Pacquiao. Filipino.
Michael Phelps. American.
Pacquiao boxed his way to immortality.
Phelps swam his way to immortality.
In 2008, Pacquiao won all his three fights. Two were world title bouts; one w Read Full Story >>> A bloody warning By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 I HAVE always considered myself to be relatively quite healthy. This, not withstanding my known propensity to imbibe too many last rounds every now and then.
I may not be as svelte as my editor Mike Limpag or as lean and mean as my athletic fellow columnist John Pages, but I?m far from being port Read Full Story >>> Is 2009 the year of the heavyweights? By Robert Morales, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 It's been a while since we began a new year by anticipating some good fights in the heavyweight division, the kind that can provide sustenance to what is supposed to be boxing's bread-and-butter division.
We have that here in 2009. At this moment negotiations are taking place for a fight between Read Full Story >>> NONGQAYI-ARCE DATE FINALLY SET By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 The on-off IBF junior bantamweight title eliminator between undefeated Siphiwo Nongqayi (14-0, 6 KO's)and Mexican Francisco "Panchito" Arce (28-4-2, 19 KO's) has finally been set for February 28 in Toluca, Mexico.
Well-known WBC "International Promoter of the Year" Branco Milenkovic informed www. Read Full Story >>> STABLEMATES TO CLASH IN IBF TITLE FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009 In an unusual twist two talented stablemates Cassius Baloyi (36-3-1, 19 KO?s) and Malcolm Klassen (23-4-2, 14 KO?s) will battle each other in a highly anticipated IBF junior lightweight title fight to be staged in April in South Africa.
Several sites have expressed interest in hosting the fight Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya?s Conditioning Coach Speaks Out By Brent Matteo Alderson, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009

After Oscar De La Hoya was dominated, and eventually stopped in eight rounds by Manny Pacquiao on December 6 - a mountain of rumors began to circulate all over the boxing world. Rumors that Oscar overtrained to make the welterweight Read Full Story >>> No word from De La Hoya concerns some By Mark Whicker, OCRegister.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 Most who watched Manny Pacquiao dominate Oscar De La Hoya felt that the Golden Boy would retire. For those who felt he should, the silence from De La Hoya's camp is ominous.
Richard Schaefer says the Dow Jones average will return to five digits sometime this year.
He also said he foresaw the 2 Read Full Story >>> PHOSAWAN PRE-WEIGHIN IN THAILAND PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009

Chaengwattana, Thailand -- Pramansak Phosawan (C) tipped the scales at 124 lbs during the pre-weighin for his WBO junior bantamweight title fight against Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico scheduled on February 7 in P Read Full Story >>>
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