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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 >>> PENALOSA DEFENDS WBO CROWN VS VORAPIN; BAUTISTA-CAMARGO, BANAL-HERRERA, MORALES-KIM ARE SURE HITS TOO
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA -- World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry "Fearless" Penalosa will defend his title for the first time this morning against ex-world champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand in a 12-round shoot Read Full Story >>> No turning back for Pe?alosa
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Save for a minor glitch during the chaotic official weigh-in yesterday, it?s green and go for Gerry Pe?alosa?s first defense of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) just before noontime today at the Araneta Coliseum.
Pe?alosa perfectly weighed in at the bantam limit of 118 lbs, while his Thai chal Read Full Story >>> Pe?alosa defends belt
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA?Will Gerry ?The Fearless? Pe?alosa repeat what he had done in 2000 when he turned out the lights of Ratanchai Sor Vorapin?
The people will finally learn the answer when both fighters step into the ring once again and trade leathers as Pe?alosa puts his World Boxing Organization bantamweig Read Full Story >>> Bleacher Talk
INVASION: PROMDI POWER
By Rico Navarro, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
It?s supposed to be an invasion of some type, or at least that?s what the card is called. With five different countries represented to take on the Philippines, it looks like an attack from all fronts.
While that aspect of the ?invasion? is impressive and valid, I?d also like to take a look at a Read Full Story >>> Orange Level Terror Alert At Araneta Coliseum
Mexican Invasion: Mission Pacquiao Provocation On, Let's Get Ready To Riot!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Hey, wait a frickin? minute. You mean to tell this reporter that you?re going to have Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao within striking distance of each other Sunday at ringside at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines when Gerry Penalosa fights?
Sounds like a tension convention to me. Som Read Full Story >>> Gerry wary of hungry foe
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa isn?t taking any chances when he defends his crown against Ratanachai Sor Vorapin of Thailand at the Araneta Coliseum this morning.
That?s because he knows Vorapin is a hungry fighter and will enter the ring with a do-or-die attitude.
?He has nothing to Read Full Story >>> 'INVASION' NOTES: CLETO REYES, MARQUEZ, ALJOE, LIGAS ETC
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA--Cleto Reyes, the Mexico-made "punchers' gloves", will be the gloves of choice for the big bouts of today's "Invasion" card. WBO champ Gerry Penalosa and Thailand's Ratanachai Vorapin will be using the gloves, as well as the other championship bouts.
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As of yesterday, all premium Read Full Story >>> Pe?alosa foe struggles to make weight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
If the official weigh-in provided any indication of how today?s fight should go, then Ratanachai Sor Vorapin is in for a big struggle against reigning WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa.
The Thai challenger, out to win the title he once held, failed to make the weight on his first trip to t Read Full Story >>> Marquez, Pacquiao at ringside!
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez is set to arrive in the Philippines on Sunday morning (Saturday night in the US), just hours before a big boxing event featuring Gerry Penalosa takes place at the historic Araneta Coliseum. Marquez, who dropped a 12-round split decision to Pacquiao last March 15 in Las Vegas, wil Read Full Story >>> Marquez coming to seek rematch
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez is flying in today hoping to land a third fight with Manny Pacquiao.
?He thinks he deserves a rematch,? said Eric Gomez, vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, yesterday.
Gomez said Marquez, a Golden Boy fighter, will watch the ?Invasion? card at the Big Dome, and meet P Read Full Story >>> Fighters make weight; Marquez to watch fight
Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA?Gerry Pe?alosa and Ratanachai Sor Vorapin easily made the weight in yesterday?s official weigh-in of the world bantamweight championship set this morning at the Araneta Coliseum.
Both Penalosa and Vorapin made the 118-lb limit, making today?s 12-round world title fight a potentially explo Read Full Story >>> Sun.Star Essay: Manny, Lapu-Lapu
By Erma M. Cuizon, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
BOTH the glory of Lapu-Lapu and Manny has something to do with winning a fight---in the battle field and in the ring.
But aren?t we pushing it? The Battle of Mactan was on April 27, 1521 in a particular coast people now can only guess. The Spanish diarist Antonio Pigafetta, among the people who Read Full Story >>> A Last Rounder's Diary
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
MANILA?Every time I return to our nation?s capital, it just seems bigger, noisier and busier than ever. You get the impression that it?s in a constant state of disarray as they are: a.) always fixing something or b.) building a structure in place of another that has seen better days.
But I love Read Full Story >>> Israel Vazquez on the Marquez trilogy!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 06 Apr 2008
Hear about Israel Vazquez's closing thoughts on the Rafael Marquez trilogy, as well as the possibility of a fourth fight. Manny Pacquaio is high atop his wish list, and the Featherweight division may be on deck. All this Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA, VORAPIN MAKE WEIGHT! (WITH PHOTOS)
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Apr 2008
 
MANILA--World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Gerry "Fearless" Penalosa and his mandatory challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin Read Full Story >>>
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