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Pe?alosa stops Thai challenger, keeps belt
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Slowly but surely, Gerry Pe?alosa brought down Thai challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin yesterday, kept his WBO bantamweight crown and drew a perfect 10 from his American mentor Freddie Roach.
Fighting before his cheering countrymen, the 35-year-old Pe?alosa turned Sor Vorapin?s head and body into Read Full Story >>>Why Gerry Pe?alosa is a joy to watch
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GERRY Pe?alosa will always be my favorite Filipino boxer. Only a very select few are gifted with the prescient ability to anticipate what his opponent is about to do. That?s why as a counter-puncher he is sui generis.
Ratanachai knows this all too well and so for the first round, he doesn?t bamb Read Full Story >>> Aldeguer not rushing Banal
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
ALA stable owner Tony Aldeguer said he?s not rushing a world title shot for A. J. Banal even as the Bohol superflyweight appeared ripe for a crack after halting previously unbeaten Uruguayan Caril Herrera in the fourth round at the Big Dome yesterday.
?A. J.?s only 19,? said Aldeguer. ?Herrera wa Read Full Story >>> Bautista, Banal make heads turn
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Both young and deadly, super-bantamweight Rey Bautista and super-fly AJ Banal made a lot of heads turn with impressive abbreviated victories underneath the Gerry Pe?alosa-Ratanachai Sor Vorapin world bantamweight title duel at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday.
Bautista, who plans to appear once mo Read Full Story >>> What the invasion meant
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Invasion: Philippines vs the World set some new parameters for professional boxing, and sent a good signal to the international boxing community. Of course, the sweep of Filipino boxers (even the non-televised swing bouts against a Thai and Indonesian were won by Filipinos Michael Domingo and Bert B Read Full Story >>> Masarap Mag-aral
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. I hope everyone is doing well. I wish everybody is healthy in mind, body and spirit.
Napakasarap pala mag-aral. Ito po iyong matagal ko nang hinahangad mula pa noong mawalay ako sa aking mga magulang, umalis ng bahay noong nagbibinata pa lang Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ IN MANILA; MEETS PACMAN FACE-TO-FACE
By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
EVEN for lesser money, Juan Manuel Marquez is willing to face Manny Pacquiao for a third time anytime soon.
So determined that Marquez, 34, planed in Sunday morning and personally challenged Pacquiao for another encounter. Marquez arrived with Mexican promoter Jaime Quintana then went to the Aran Read Full Story >>> JM Marquez Must Be Temptations Fan, Ain't Too Proud To Beg Manny!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez must be a fan of The Temptations. He must be.
Why do I say this? Because the Mexican fighter has just proved that he certainly ?Ain?t Too Proud To Beg.?
Marquez and handler Jaimie Quintana jetted into Manila Sunday and went to the big Golden Boy-promoted Gerry Penalosa boxi Read Full Story >>> Marquez dares Manny to a third fight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez badly wants a third fight with Manny Pacquiao ? anytime, anywhere, any price.
The 34-year-old Mexican who flew thousands of miles just to get here, yesterday said he deserves a rematch because until now he believes that he won his March 15 battle with Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Read Full Story >>> Invaders repulsed
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
GERRY Pe?alosa scored a sensational eight round technical knockout (TKO) win over Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand to keep his World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight crown and cap a courageous Sunday for Filipino boxers at the historic Araneta Colisem in Quezon City.
The 35-year-old Pe?a Read Full Story >>> Marquez has to wait ? Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Manny Pacquiao is not running away from a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. But it will have to take some time before the bitter rivals can get it on once again.
But again, it?s not going to take four years for the two to face off for the rubber match, Manny Pacquiao told a pair of scribes Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao is scared of me, says Marquez
The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez knows exactly why there is no glow in Manny Pacquiao?s eyes when he is asked about a third fight with him.
"I think he is scared of me. I don?t know why he doesn?t want to give me a rematch," Marquez told a horde of Filipino scribes while watching the fights at the Araneta Read Full Story >>> A last rounder's diary (continuation)
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
APRIL 6, 7 a.m.?Everybody?s at the hotel lobby. The fighters and family members. Managers, trainers. Even the cerebral Freddie Roach. We are set to leave as we are already running on borrowed time. The pay per view begins on the dot.
A few minutes later, I receive a text message from my buddy De Read Full Story >>> Marquez asks Manny for rematch
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Apr 2008
MANILA?Juan Manuel Marquez wants a rematch with Manny Pacquiao so bad he personally came to the Philippines to try to convince the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion to agree to a fight.
But the Filipino boxing superstar?s camp is apparently still set on letting Pacquiao fig Read Full Story >>> INVASION? NOPE! - MASSACRE, YES!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Quezon City, Philippines -- The promoters for today?s boxing card at the famed Araneta Coliseum named it: 'Invasion: Philippines versus the World.'
Well, boxers from all over, Uruguay, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia and Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ CHALLENGES PACQUIAO TO A REMATCH FACE-TO-FACE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Former WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez continued his campaign to get Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao who won the title from him by a split decision last March 15 to agree to one more showdown Read Full Story >>> Penalosa Defends Title, Finishes Challenger in 8
By Carlo Pamintuan, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Gerry Penalosa (53-6-2) successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title by disposing of the game but overmatched Thai challenger Ratanachai sor Vorapin (72-10-0) inside eight rounds. Penalosa started to connect with crisp combinations to the head and body very early in the fight. He would often fru Read Full Story >>> Marquez: "Next Time I Knock Pacquiao Out"
By James Blears, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Dethroned WBC Super Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez is vowing that if he again gets the chance to fight Filipino Manny Pacquiao, he?ll be hell bent on knocking him out.
Last month, Pacquiao won the title in a thrilling, absorbing, tide-turning give and take contest, which ended in a c Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA LEADS RP ANNIHILATION OF INVASION FORCE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa led the Philippines in its annihilation of an invasion force in a much-applauded performance by Filipino boxers who swept their showdown with challengers from the rest of the Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA DESTROYS VORAPIN; BOOM BOOM, BANAL , MORALES IMPRESSIVE!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA--WBO bantamweight king Gerry Penalosa mowed down mandatory challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin in the eighth round of their scheduled 12-rounder at the Araneta Coliseum moments ago, before calling out Daniel Ponce De Leon for a second fight.
Penalosa proved too sharp and precise against Vora Read Full Story >>>
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