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Gerry wants Vasquez By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 20 Jul 2008 WITH only a few more fights left in his long illustrious boxing career, World Boxing Organization Bantamweight titleholder Gerry ?Fearless Pe?alosa wants the best out of it.
First he will defend his crown against Mexican Nestor Rocha in a blockbuster fight card on Sept. 20 at the Mindanao Civic Read Full Story >>>Boxing Boom in Cebu By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 20 Jul 2008 SGG Promotion?s Sammy Gello-ani phrased it so succinctly when he said that Cebu is the ?show-window? of Philippine boxing to the world.
At the press conference for last night?s card featuring Ciso Morales, Ranee Ganoy and veteran Bert Batawang at the Cebu Coliseum, the prolific promoter was emph Read Full Story >>> Arum tells Pacquiao, Roach: Shut up By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 20 Jul 2008 Bob Arum has issued a gag order on Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao as the Top Rank big boss works on a possible fight between the Filipino champ and Oscar dela Hoya in December.
?I have asked Freddie to be quiet. And so has Manny,? Arum told boxingconfidential.com a day after Roach came up with Read Full Story >>> MORALES, GANOY, BATAWANG ALL WIN BUT IN DIFFERENT STYLE By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 20 Jul 2008 Cebu City -- The main protagonists during tonight's 'Collision at the Coliseum' boxing event held at the Cebu Coliseum here all won their bouts but in different routes.
Ciso 'Kid Terrible' Morales engaged in a tactical fight against Narongnoi Or Muangklang of Thailand in the first nine rounds and Read Full Story >>> GERRY TARGETS VAZQUEZ By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY -- His former target, former champion Daniel Ponce de Leon of Mexico being out of the way, WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa is now aiming his sights on WBC super bantam champion Israel Vazquez, also of M Read Full Story >>> PACMAN WOULD DESTROY OSCAR - ROACH Sportinglife.com (UK), Sat, 19 Jul 2008 Freddie Roach says Manny Pacquiao must go all out for a lucrative showdown with Oscar De La Hoya, and would "annihilate him".
When the idea of Filipino icon Pacquiao facing the Golden Boy was first muted, it brought howls of derision from critics.
With Pacquiao then fighting at super-featherwe Read Full Story >>> BANAL READY TO FACE HISTORY PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
Exactly one week towards the biggest fight of his career, World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 3 super flyweight contender AJ ?Bazooka? Banal looks forward to be worthy of the fateful chance to claim ascendancy to a world champio Read Full Story >>> Will Tanamor Win the Gold for RP? By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
Harry Tanamor is the Philippines' lone boxing entry at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He vowed to give his best to become the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist since the country first joined the world?s biggest sports gathe Read Full Story >>> Voracious Pacquiao hungry for shot at De La Hoya By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
Immediately after new pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao finished wiping the floor with David Diaz to win a lightweight title June 28, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum began making plans for Pacquia Read Full Story >>> SALUD: DE LA HOYA-PACQUIAO CLOSE TO REALITY By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 CEBU CITY -- Close Pacquiao associate Rex 'Wakee' Salud says that the previously fantasy-like pairing of the Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya and current pound-for-pound king Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao is close to reality.
Salud, Pacquiao and party arrived in Cebu yesterday afternoon via a chop Read Full Story >>> DL Hoya ready to face Pacquiao By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 The Golden Boy definitely wants a piece of the Pacman, who will reportedly ask a purse of at least $ 20 million.
Oscar De La Hoya is looking at the possibility of facing pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for his farewell fight on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.
"If Manny?s serious, I will consider do Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum Issue Edict To Coach Freddie Roach: Zip Your Loose Lips As We Court Oscar For Dec. 6 Megafight! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 Loose lips sink ships. Loose lips can even sink a boxing battleship such as the S.S. Manny Pacquiao. With that in mind, promoter Bob Arum told Boxingconfidential.com Friday, he and Megamanny have asked trainer Freddie Roach to zip his flapping lips.
?I have asked Freddie to be quiet,? Arum said f Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Vs. De La Hoya? Don?t Laugh, It Could Be A Reality By Sean Malone, Most Valuable Network, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 ESPN?s Dan Rafael is reporting that there are very serious talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions to stage a mega fight between pound-for-pound and WBC lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao to face superstar Oscar De La Hoya. The fight would take place on December 6th at the MGM Grand in Las V Read Full Story >>> MORALES, GANOY, BATAWANG IN 'COLLISION' TODAY By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY--One of the country's brightest prospects, undefeated WBO Oriental superbantam champ Ciso "Kid Terrible" Morales will defend his title today against Narongnoi Or Muangklang at the New Cebu Coliseum.
The match is t Read Full Story >>> MORALES FACES BIGGEST TEST By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008
WBO Oriental super featherweight champion Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales faces the biggest test of h is young career when he battles rugged Thai challenger Narongnoi Or Muangklang in the main event of a slambang fight card ?Co Read Full Story >>> Morales guns for KO in title defense By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 AS a rising young boxer Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales still has a lot prove to the boxing fans if he really is the real deal when he tries to defend his World Boxing Organization Oriental super bantamweight crown for the second time against the dangerous Thai Narongnoi Sor Muankalang at the Cebu Colis Read Full Story >>> ROACH SAYS CONCEPCION NOT YET READY FOR WORLD TITLE FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion?s trainer, Freddie Roach, is convinced that the 20 year old Filipino is not yet ready for a world title fight especially against a champion like Juan Manuel Lopez.
In an overseas telephone conversation with Viva Sport Read Full Story >>> Concepcion ready to rumble By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 North American Boxing Federation (NABF) superbantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion of Virac, Catanduanes, is being lined up to fight the winner of the Sept. 15 interim WBC title bout between No. 2 Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan and No. 3 Nagapol Kiattisakchokchai of Thailand but manager Aljoe Jaro sa Read Full Story >>> Spurned by Pacquiao, Marquez won't be scared off by Casamayor By Robert Morales, CBS SportsLine.com, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 Juan Manuel Marquez is one of the few today who can lose and still remain a consensus top 10 pound-for-pound fighter. He is that good.
If he had his druthers, he would be tuning up for his third fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in order to continue to prove that. But since that is Read Full Story >>> Who gets Pacquiao? Asian Journal, Sat, 19 Jul 2008 POUND-for-pound boxing champion Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao will have to keep himself in training until he finally decides to hang up his gloves. Just like in any sport or competition, expect that someone will come along to challenge the one whose wearing crown, or in Pacman?s case, his belt.
As in the Read Full Story >>>
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