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Ciara Sotto sings national anthem in Pacquiao tiff
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
THE PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ II promotional buildup accelerates with HBO Sports presenting a 30-minute special and Ciara Sotto being selected to sing the Philippine national anthem on fight night.
To be beamed worldwide via pay-per-view, the super featherweight battle between Filipino challenger Manny Pa Read Full Story >>>Marquez will be Manny?s last 130-lb. fight
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
THE 15th of March will be a significant day for Pacman fans worldwide because it will be the day when Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao will trade leathers with his Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez for the World Boxing Council super featherweight title and it will be his final fight as a 130-pounder.
C Read Full Story >>> SONNY BOY JARO RETAINS RP FLYWEIGHT CROWN
By Tam Almeda, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Binangonan, Rizal -- Sonny Boy Jaro successfully defended his RP Flyweight Title against challenger Julius Alcos in the ?Bugbugan sa Binangonan? boxing event held last night at the Ynarez Plaza in Binangonan, Rizal.
Th Read Full Story >>> IBF APPROVES BANAL-HERRERA TITLE ELIMINATOR
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
The New Jersey-based International Boxing Federation (IBF) has just greenlighted the April 6 superflyweight eliminator between Filipino AJ Banal and Uruguay's Caril "El Raton" Herrera at the Araneta Coliseum.
Michael Aldegu Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA, FORBES IN NEW YORK
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Six-division and Ten-time World Champion boxer Oscar de la Hoya (left) speaks to the media as Former World Champion Steve Forbes (right) looks on at today's press conference at The Nokia Theater in New York City to announce Read Full Story >>> Marquez-Vazquez conclusion shapes up as classic
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
When it comes to the movies, the finale of a trilogy can be hit or miss. You have the good (The Bourne Ultimatum), the bad (Species III) and the why-did-I-just-shell-out-10-bucks-for-this (Rob Read Full Story >>> 13 Rounds of Fury
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Promoter Gary Shaw perhaps said it best on Wednesday, at the final press conference for this Saturday night?s third encounter between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, that last week's dreadfully dull heavyweight debacle bet Read Full Story >>> HBO MARQUEZ-PACQUIAO II COUNTDOWN STARTS MARCH 8
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown fight between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. The long awaited super feather Read Full Story >>> Beware the Ides of March
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C., as the Roman Empire lifetime dictator?s ambitions were thwarted by a group of senators in the theater of Pompey. ?Et tu, Brute,? he croaked in pointing to one of his assailants. Caesar was stabbed by the so-called Liberatores who claimed they kill Read Full Story >>> TAMPOS BATTLES RAPADA TODAY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Ex-PABA junior flyweight champ Marvin Tampos headlines a four-bout pro card supported by Luigi Quisumbing and Auto Solution's Sunriser Motocycles at the Mandaue City Plaza Square today when he faces veteran Eric Rapada in the ten Read Full Story >>> Putting together the best in boxing
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
One of the most common questions I?ve been asked is what makes a great boxer. Of the thousands of pugs from all over the country, why do some continue to toil in anonymity, barely making enough to buy fish and rice for breakfast, while others rise to astronomical heights, and earn paychecks you coul Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO TRIVIA (Part 1)
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
What was the ring name of Manny Pacquiao when he fought in the amateur rank in General Santos City in the early 1990?s?
Pacman
Little Bad Boy
Kulafu
Kung Fu Kid
Who was the first non-Filipino fighter who fought and lost by knockout to Manny Pacquiao?
Sung-Yul Lee
Ipp Read Full Story >>> Roach says Pacquiao can finish off rival
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Freddie Roach doesn?t see Juan Manuel Marquez getting up if and when the Mexican champion goes down on the floor this time against Manny Pacquiao.
?I think if he (Pacquiao) puts him (Marquez) down now, he?ll keep him down,? said Roach as he looked forward to a big finish favoring his Filipino box Read Full Story >>> Confident Marquez plods on
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
AT 8,793 feet above sea level in the Mexican city of Toluca on Wednesday, Juan Manuel Marquez was in a jolly mood looking as though in a little over two weeks he would be coming face to face with a bum and not against one of the sport?s? most feared stars.
Asked by the Mexican media on his thou Read Full Story >>> Ganoy's great opportunity
Sports Nut, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
Ranee Ganoy gets his best ever chance to prove himself the next Manny Pacquiao when he faces former IBF world lightweight champion Julio Diaz on April 18 in Dubai.
That?s the opinion of Aussie great Jeff F Read Full Story >>> The Dream, Bazooka in crucial fights
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
TWO of the famed ALA gym?s top super flyweight boxers, Z ?The Dream? Gorres and AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will be facing crucial bouts in different occasions.
Banal (16-0-1, 13 KO?s) will be having an IBF title eliminator against undefeated Uruguayan Caril ?El Raton? Herrera (21-0, 13 KO?s) on April 6 Read Full Story >>> An Era: From 02/03/1996 to 03/01/2008
By Cliff Rold, BoxinScene.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
The fight comes first.
We know that much.
But there?s something else that might be at play this weekend.
The third bout, this Saturday on Showtime (9:30 PM EST/PST) between World Jr. Featherweight champion Israel Vasque Read Full Story >>> Another Stupid (Top 12, This Time!) Pound-For-Pound Boxing List
By Coyote Duran, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
First off, I?d like to apologize for the absence from the keys. I just recently got married to a fellow DHB writer (don?t gasp ? she?s female) and have just been settling back down into a state of normalcy.
Now that I?m back on the writing horse (I?ll name it ?Scout? ? it was good enough for Ton Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Lightweight, here I come
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 01 Mar 2008
MANNY PACQUIAO has an added motivation to beat Juan Manuel Marquez in their March 15 rematch: It will be his last fight as a super featherweight, win or lose.
Trainer Freddie Roach said he has discussed the Filipino star's fight plans with trainer Bob Arum.
"It'll definitely be his last fight Read Full Story >>> From Pacquiao Trainer To Cottage Industry
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 29 Feb 2008
could not help but notice the fine embroidery on the punch pads Freddie Roach was wearing when my fellow Boston boy was putting Manny Pacquiao through his paces for a media day workout in San Francisco.
The mitts, which must really take a pounding since they act as the pre-fight surrogate f Read Full Story >>>
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