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GREAT TV RATINGS FOR HATTON-MAYWEATHER By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 The blockbuster battle between ?Pretty Boy? Floyd Mayweather Jr and Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton which was telecast over the giant Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN last Sunday turned in exceptional television ratings.
According to AGB Nielsen Media TV Meter ratings which is the broadcast indust Read Full Story >>>GLENN DONAIRE IN GREAT SHAPE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007
Glenn Donaire, the elder brother of IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is in great shape for his scheduled December 20 clash with Mexican Tirso Gutierrez Morales at the Hard Rock Caf? in Las Vegas.
Read Full Story >>> ALA Promotions, Norkis Kick Off Holiday Boxing Marathon PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 Entertainment boxing visits the holiday season this year in a boxing festival dubbed the ?Holiday Fist Fest Boxing Series.? ALA Promotions, in cooperation with Norkis Group of Companies, kicks off the series at the Paseo Mabolo on December 13 at 8 pm top-billing Reman Salim of Bacolod City, Mark Joh Read Full Story >>> The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Erik Morales III By Daniel 'Tex' Cohen, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007
A rubber match is a tiebreaker. The reason it is referenced as rubber is partly because of its flexibility in determining a series. After two tough fights, a third match can easily sway the trilogy based solely upon i Read Full Story >>> BATAWANG VS SOLIS TO HEADLINE ZANFER CARD By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007
Filipino Bert Batawang's crack at IBF junior flyweight champion Ulises Solis will headline the "Golpes de Poder" fight card put up by Zanfer Promotions on December 15 at the Auditorio Benito Juarez de Guadalajara in Jalisco, Read Full Story >>> Gorres, Darchinyan fight at Waterfront, Feb. 2 By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 THE much-awaited fight between Cebuano Z ?The Dream? Gorres and Australia-based Vic Darchinyan for the IBF super flyweight eliminator bout will be held at the posh Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Grand Ballroom.
ALA Boys manager Michael Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu that they have already booked the fi Read Full Story >>> Fire and Ice in Cancun By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007
This Saturday night at the Plaza De Toro in Cancun, Mexico, a pair of young world champions headline a pay-per-view show that has been dubbed, 'Night of Champions?, and in the leading roles, WBA super featherweight titlist Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE ARRIVES ON FRIDAY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire says he is arriving in Manila on Friday morning aboard a Philippine Airlines flight and despite what seems like a hectic schedule of TV appearances arranged by Solar Sports over GMA 7 wants to continue training during his trip.
Donai Read Full Story >>> Legendary trainer praises Filipino stars Sports Nut, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 Australia's greatest trainer Johnny Lewis has heaped praise on Filipino fighters following their recent wins over top opposition in Australia.
``I have the greatest respect for Filipino boxers,'' said Lewis, who has trained five world champs including all-time greats Jeff Fenech and Kostya Tszyu. Read Full Story >>> GLEN DONAIRE RETURNS TO ACTION ON DEC. 20 By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 Detroit -- Former NABA/NABO Flyweight Champion Glen Donaire (16-3-1 19KOs) will slug it out against Tirso Guttierez Morales (10-3-6KOs) of Viva Mexico!
They are scheduled to fight on Dec. 20 at Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas.
This means, after Nonito Donaire Jr.'s successful first defense, the Fa Read Full Story >>> Guzman May Be Too Good For His Own Good By Jason "J-Gon" Gonzalez, The Sweet Science, Wed, 12 Dec 2007 When the rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao was made official, WBO champion Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic was left standing all by his lonesome.
Pacquiao, who thought he had a March 15 date with Pac Man locked in, was instead looking for a partner to bring to the danc Read Full Story >>> So, what?s next? By Bill Scherer, TigerBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Dec 2007
The Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton fight last Saturday played out exactly as most Mayweather fights do?Floyd seemed to struggle in the early rounds until he found a weakness, then he capitalized on i Read Full Story >>> A LESSON IN PROPER DECORUM By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Dec 2007
LOS ANGELES -- The battle between two unbeaten titans at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night was as exciting as the boxing hype-masters had predicted.
There was excitement galore with the battle shifting Read Full Story >>> Beware, Paclanders, This Is The Frightening Face Of Manny's Ultimate Nightmare! Boxing Confidential, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 Cancun, Mexico ? Two of boxing?s electric, young champions, Edwin Valero and Jorge Linares will be defending their titles in ?Cancun Night of Champions? Saturday December 15th at the Plaza de Toros in beautiful Cancun, Mexico LIVE on DirecTV, Dish Network, and In Demand Pay-Per-View (Suggested Retai Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao advised to avoid Hatton?s fate By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao should better stay at the super-featherweight division.
This was the advice on Sunday of boxing insiders on the heels of Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s dismantling of Ricky Hatton in their welterweight showdown Sunday at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
"T Read Full Story >>> Inside Sports: Bob Arum Still Going Strong By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Dec 2007
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum celebrated his 76th birthday last Saturday and you simply have to marvel at the man?s energy and deep involvement in the sport of boxing when many people his age have long retired.
Arum, with th Read Full Story >>> Schaefer Squashes Marquez Accident Story By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer claims there is ?no truth to the rumors? that WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez had figured in a car accident and that he had a ?laceration? on his forehead.
The statement about the laceration suffered in a car crash was attributed to Read Full Story >>> Can anyone beat the Pretty Boy? By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 BRAVE Ricky Hatton tried to give us his best impersonation of the Tasmanian devil, but in the end, talent and guile overcame aggression and raw courage.
The ?Hitman? tried and tried but Floyd Mayweather was just too damn good and too skilled. Floyd Jr. also showed he could get down and dirty too Read Full Story >>> Boxing 2008 - Shaping Up To Be An Even Better Year For Fight Fans Than 2007 By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 The year is almost over, and fight fans may be feeling a touch anti-climatic right now. With one of the biggest and most brilliantly hyped fights of 2007 now over ( you know which one I mean) there is nothing to look forward to for the coming weeks - super fight-wise, anyway. The new year, however, Read Full Story >>> Gello-ani Confident of Bert Batawang's Chances By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Dec 2007
Well-known promoter and boxing manager Sammy Gello-ani says he is confident of the chances of his often frustrated mini flyweight contender Bert Batawang who battles Mexican champion Ulises Solis for the IBF title in Guadala Read Full Story >>>
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