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HATTON DENIES PACQUIAO REPORTS By Mark Staniforth, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 18 Jun 2008 Ricky Hatton has dismissed suggestions he is ready to ditch his scheduled showdown with IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in November in favour of a big-money clash with Manny Pacquiao.
Reports from the Philippines suggest the Hatton camp are to pay step-aside money to Malignaggi Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO IN FINAL 12 ROUND SPARRING SESSION TODAY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Ring Magazine?s pound-for-pound No. 1 and reigning WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao will engage in his final twelve round sparring session at Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Gym on Tuesday (Wednesday, Read Full Story >>> New training regimen perks up Manny By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 18 Jun 2008 LOS ANGELES ? Strength and conditioning coach Alejandro Ariza said yesterday the training program he has laid out for Manny Pacquiao will guarantee a more explosive performance against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on June 28.
Ariza, 33, was Read Full Story >>> MEET WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION DAVID DIAZ PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Recent Select Columns on the Human Roadblock Between Manny Pacquiao and History
LAS VEGAS, NEV -- In less than two weeks, World Boxing Council lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ (34-1-1, 17 KOs), from Chicago, defends his w Read Full Story >>> Arum in Hatton-Pacquiao talks By Ciaran Baynes, Setanta Sports, Wed, 18 Jun 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he has been in talks with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer about a Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao clash in Las Vegas this November.
Hatton is pencille Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE MAY NOT BE ON COTTO-MARGARITO CARD By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2008
International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito Donaire?s planned fight on the undercard of the blockbuster headlined by the battle between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito on July 26 is far from certain.
Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, June 17, 2008 By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 18 Jun 2008 To boxing fans from all over the world, I welcome you to another edition of my mailbag. I have an interesting lot of questions this week that I hope you enjoy reading. Among the topics is the future of the heavyweight division, mythical match ups in the super featherweight division, Juan Manuel Marq Read Full Story >>> The World Boxing League Set To Debut By Raymond Markarian, The Sweet Science, Wed, 18 Jun 2008 We marvel at the fantastic fights men like Pacquiao, Marquez, Pavlik or Cotto provide for us, but tend to forget about the vulnerability of the sweet science. Mainstream sports such as the MLB, NFL, and the NBA have their faults, but the inefficiencies as leagues are less visible. Those leagues hav Read Full Story >>> WHO WILL FOLLOW MAYWEATHER? By Derek Bilton, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 18 Jun 2008 Derek Bilton updates his world pound-for-pound rankings for June.
Floyd Mayweather's decision to retire from boxing in June caught everyone by surprise.
'Pretty Boy' Floyd has pulled such a stunt before of course but listening to him one wonders whether this time he really means it?
My gue Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE IN TALKS WITH GOLDEN BOY; NEXT FIGHT STILL UNSETTLED By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 GIVE Nonito Donaire, Jr. a week or two before he can finally say he is back.
Contacted by www.sportsnews.ph, Donaire?s astute manager Cameron Dunkin said everything is still up in the air with regards to the next bout of the Filipino world flyweight champion.
According to Dunkin, the only de Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DONAIRE VS MIJARES IN THE WORKS? By Brad Cooney, Boxing Herald, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 Boxing Herald has been informed by current IBF flyweight world champion Nonito Donaire that a fight between himself and current WBC/WBA super flyweight world champion, Cristian Mijares is in the works. Recently, Donaire and promoter Gary Shaw have parted ways, leaving the champion a free agent. Dona Read Full Story >>> Journey's Filipino Frontman Welcomed with Open Arms TIME.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Ever since lead singer Steve Perry injured his hip in 1996, legendary '80s rock band Journey hasn't been the same. Singers Steve Augeri and Jeff Scott Soto tried filling Perry's big shoes (and tigh Read Full Story >>> BOBBY PACQUIAO WANTS KATSIDIS' WBO BELT By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Bobby Pacquiao wants another chance at glory, and this time, he is aiming for the old WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title of the popular Australian Michael Katsidis.
Earlier, there were plans to pit Katsidis against Pacquiao in Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION?S OPPONENT PULLS OUT WITH INJURY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008
North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion?s opponent for his July 26 pay-per-view bout on the Miguel Cotto--Antonio Margarito battle has pulled out because of an injury.
In an overseas Read Full Story >>> Inside the Ropes 06.17.08: Upset Special By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 With upsets occuring left and right, who of the big name fighters will be first to fall in 2008? Also, who is Edwin Valero and why should you be watching?
After seeing Sechew Powell knocked out over the weekend, I thought to myself ? this must be the year of the upset. That doesn't mean that I f Read Full Story >>> NONITO DONAIRE, SR. ON SPORTS CHAT By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 The father and trainer of world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. was the main guest of Tuesday morning?s ?Sports Chat? heard live over DZSR Sports Radio 918 kHz.
The elder Donaire is currently training his two sons and is hopeful that Glenn, older brother of Nonito, Jr. will be crowned wor Read Full Story >>> CONDES LOST BY SPLIT DECISION By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 It turns out that Florante Condes who was beaten by Raul ?Rayito? Garcia in the Mexican?s hometown of La Paz and lost his International Boxing Federation minimum weight title actually lost by a split decision.
IBF Championship Committee Chairman Lindsey Tucker informed Viva Sports/Manila Standar Read Full Story >>> SOSA PREDICTS HARD BATTLE AGAINST RUBILLAR By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008
Edgar Sosa.
World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa predicts that his planned September title defense against Filipino southpaw Juanito Rubillar would ?without doubt be a hard battle.?
Sosa has a re Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION MAY BE READY FOR LOPEZ AFTER THREE MORE FIGHTS By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 Manny Pacquiao?s adviser Michael Koncz who says he manages North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion along with Pacquiao and Aljoe Jaro has indicated Concepcion may be ready to take on newly-crowned WBO champion Juan Manuel Lopez after three more fights.
Konc Read Full Story >>> TUNACAO CALLS OUT MATSUSHITA! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Jun 2008 After learning from Philboxing.com that Rolly Matsushita will be defending his OPBF bantam title on August 2 in Cebu, ex-WBC flyweight king Malcolm Tunacao immediately issued a challenge for the OPBF champ Matsushita to defend against him.
Tunacao and Matsushita figured in an highly-technical fig Read Full Story >>>
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