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JASON PAGARA: A 16-YR-OLD BOXING PHENOM PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 21 May 2008

In a time of teeming distractions and wayward youth, sixteen-year-old Jason Pagara stood a league apart. He started donning gloves at age 8 in Leyte as he played boxing with neighborhood friends. At age 14, when the young boys his Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao holds first sparring By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 21 May 2008 Manny Pacquiao will be put under a litmus test Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday morning in Manila) at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.
Pacquiao is scheduled to hold his first sparring session possibly against exworld featherweight champion Freddie Norwood, whose southpaw style will somehow mi Read Full Story >>> History, Manny, coach Roach paint uphill picture of new weight fight By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 21 May 2008 THE late legend Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde, one of the greatest Filpino pugilists in boxing history, was one of the top super featherweights of his time.
He went up a weight division higher and ventured the world of lightweights, but didn?t succeed.
Will history repeat itself in the case of Fili Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WILL TRAIN IN CHICAGO By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 May 2008

Showing just how seriously he is taking his showdown with WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino, Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao plans to continue training in Chicago when he f Read Full Story >>> Public Pep Rally for David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao Wednesday in Chicago EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 20 May 2008 CHICAGO, IL, (May 19, 2008) World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion DAVID DIAZ took a quick breather from training this afternoon to tape an appearance for Telemundo?s Titulares Y Mas with host MIRELLA GRISALES for airing tonight..
After his training finished at Chicago?s JABB Boxing Gym, Diaz Read Full Story >>> IBF SAYS MOLITOR CAN'T AGREE TO CONCEPCION FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 May 2008
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International Boxing Federation Championship Committee chairman Lindsey Tucker has ruled out any possibility of North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion fighting IBF ch Read Full Story >>> Cebu gearing to host Banal title bid By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 20 May 2008 ALA stable owner Tony Aldeguer said yesterday he is negotiating for Cebu to host A. J. Banal?s fight against Panama?s Rafael (El Torito) Concepcion for the vacant WBA superflyweight championship on June 21.
?This is what we?ve been waiting for,? said Aldeguer. ?This is A. J.?s big chance. My drea Read Full Story >>> Soto is next for Pacman? By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 20 May 2008 Manny Pacquiao?s desire to avenge the defeat of younger brother Bobby to Humberto Soto of Mexico might be realized before the end of the year, the Mexican media reported yesterday.
Top Rank chief Bob Arum told Sergio Abarca of Notimex, the Mexican news agency, that the Venetian Hotel in Macau Read Full Story >>> Roach keeps eye on Pacquiao?s weight By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 20 May 2008 Freddie Roach will make sure that Manny Pacquiao climbs the ring against David Diaz just as fit, just as heavy as he should be.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
In a recent chat with fightfan.com, the two-time Trainer of the Year said Pacquiao should not fall into the same mistake of putting on too Read Full Story >>> RICKY HATTON-JUAN LAZCANO CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 20 May 2008

Moderator: David Itskowitch
May 15, 2008
11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET
David Itskowitch: Thank you very much. Thank you everybody for joining us today. We're here to discuss the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano fight which wil Read Full Story >>> Banal gets title fight By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 20 May 2008 MANNY Pacquiao, Gerry Pe?alosa, Nonito Donaire, Donnie Nietes and Florante Condes are the names of present Filipino world champions.
Will AJ ?Bazooka? Banal be added to that list of champions?
That question will be answered soon because Banal, at the age of 19, will face his most daunting ta Read Full Story >>> Tyson returns to limelight with documentary AZCentral.com, Tue, 20 May 2008 Fascination with Mike Tyson is proving to be a lot more durable than he ever was as a fighter. A sure sign of that is his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of a documentary that - from fear to loathing - is said to portray everything in a life that resembles one long accident. Read Full Story >>> Roach vows to monitor Pacquiao?s diet By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 20 May 2008 MANILA, Philippines?Manny Pacquiao can no longer eat as he pleases on the eve of his showdown with David Diaz.
Noting that Pacquiao put on too much weight after meeting the 130-pound limit against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15, celebrated trainer Freddie Roach said he?s going to closely monitor Read Full Story >>> 'POUND FOR POUND' LIST: WHO'S ON IT? By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Tue, 20 May 2008
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San Francisco, CA- As is the case every time a pundit puts forth a list of boxing's best performers 'pound for pound,' there will be many who will be quick to jump up and holler because some fighters listed here are not in other people's compilations. On the fl Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: NIETES TO DEFEND WBO CROWN IN MEXICO! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 May 2008 World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight kingpin Donnie Nietes of the ALA Boxing Gym will defend his crown for the first time on July 5 against Mexican Erik Ramirez at the Estadio Hurac?n in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
This was announced today by Nietes' manager Michael Aldeguer during the for Read Full Story >>> BANAL VIES FOR THE WBA CROWN JUNE 21 IN CEBU! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 May 2008

CEBU CITY--Undefeated ALA Boy AJ 'Bazooka' Banal gets his much-cherished dream of bagging a world title when he faces Panamanian Rafael Concepcion on June 21 in Cebu City for the vacant WBA 115-lb throne.
The formal announce Read Full Story >>> BANAL TO FIGHT FOR WBA TITLE (Updated Story) By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 May 2008 AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, the hard-hitting protege of the famed ALA Gym of respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer will fight for the WBA super flyweight title left vacant by Alexander Munoz who dropped a close decision to Christian Mijares over the weekend in Mexico.
In an email, well-known matchmaker Read Full Story >>> BANAL TO FIGHT FOR WBA CROWN; ALDEGUER UPBEAT By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Mon, 19 May 2008 YOUNG super flyweight prospect AJ ?Bazooka? Banal will get his first ever crack at a world title when he faces Rafael Concepcion of Panama for the World Boxing Association (WBA) superflyweight crown.
This was revealed to sportsnews.ph by Banal?s manager Michael Aldeguer in a telephone interview M Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO FANS WAGE INTERNET JIHAD! By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Mon, 19 May 2008
San Francisco, CA- This will be one of the most difficult written oratories I've done in what is my fourth decade of writing for others to read. First of all, I have tremendous respect for not only Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao, but his countrymen as a whole. Which brings us to the past week, a Read Full Story >>> Santillan Returns on July 15! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 19 May 2008 Former OPBF welterweight champion Rev Santillan will return to ring action on July 15 against a soon-to-be-named opponent at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Santillan (24-4-1, 17 KO's) will try to redeem himself after losing his OPBF crown to Motoki Sasaki in February.
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