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PACQUIAO WATCH: ON THE CUSP
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao is on the verge of breaking history and may well be on his way to becoming the world's Number One pound for pound king following the announced retirement of F Read Full Story >>>CONDES NOT BOTHERED BY JETLAG!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
In his first trip to the United States, IBF minifly king Florante "The Little Pacquiao" Condes remains in top shape and it seems jet lag will not come into play as he continues to train for his June 14 defense against unbeaten Raul Garcia.
"He is looking good and surprisingly not bothered by jet Read Full Story >>> TRUE CELTIC GRIT
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
CHICAGO -- As anticipated, Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals was breathtakingly exciting, filled with more action and peril than the latest Indiana Jones movie.
There are so many adjectives that can be attached to yest Read Full Story >>> Welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. retires
By Greg Beacham, Google News, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Unbeaten welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement again Friday, with boxing's unofficial pound-for-pound king saying he no longer has the passion necessary to fight.
Mayweather, an Olympic bronze medalist who has won belts in five weight classes, made the abrupt announcement in Read Full Story >>> Actor Rudy Fernandez dies
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? Movie actor Rudy Fernandez succumbed to periampullary cancer at his home in White Plains, Quezon City at 6:15 a.m. Saturday. He was 55.
Fernandez had been battling the disease for more than two years.
The action star passed away five days after he was brought home from th Read Full Story >>> PORRAS FIGHTS DEMICILLO JUNE 21
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Kidapawan City, North Cotabato -Glenn "The Rock" Porras goes up against the durable Philipp Jun Demecillo in a 10-round non-title bout in Midsayap town, North Cotabato June 21 in a post-Independence Day boxing event dubbed "Night of Rock and Roll."
The Porras-Demecillo bout will headline a dozen Read Full Story >>> ROACH DISMISSES FEARS OF PACQUIAO?S DIMINISHING PUNCHING POWER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach has dismissed the concern expressed by World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman that Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao?s punching power may diminish because of his moving up in weight to Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER RETIRES
15rounds.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today. I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and Read Full Story >>> MONTIEL WANTS DONAIRE IF GORRES NOT AVAILABLE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
WBO superfly king Fernando "KO-chulito" Montiel has indicated he would want to face IBF flyweight king Nonito Donaire Jr should another Filipino, Z "The Dream" Gorres would not be available for a July 26 fight in Las Vega Read Full Story >>> ROACH REVEALS THAT PACQUIAO SIGNED UP CONCEPCION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Trainer Freddie Roach revealed Friday that North American Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion had been signed up by Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao.
Roach made the revelation to Viva Sport Read Full Story >>> Daboy to friend Manny Pacquiao: ?This time, I will miss your fight?
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao couldn?t believe when ailing actor Rudy Fernandez called him up days before the cancer-stricken idol of Philippine movie went home to the Philippines after undergoing alternative treatment in the United States.
?Manny, baka hindi na ako makapanood sa laban mo sa June 28 (I may not Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vows victory
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao vowed yesterday to accomplish what five other great Filipino fighters, including Flash Elorde, failed to do in their lifetime ? win the world lightweight boxing championship.
Though he did not say he is the better fighter, he acknowledged that he is different from the other Filip Read Full Story >>> Moving up in weight no easy task ? Manny
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao was in a jolly, cheerful mood yesterday when he talked about his coming fight against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28 in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao said he was watching Game One of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers on television when he granted Pin Read Full Story >>> NONITO DONAIRE HELPING BROTHER GLEN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is back in the gym training and helping elder brother Glenn Donaire prepare for his IBF light flyweight title fight against champion Ulises ?Archie? Solis in Vera Cruz, Mexico on July 12.
Donaire told Viva Spor Read Full Story >>> WBC?s ?instant replay? might benefit RP pugs in OPBF fights
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Now that the influential Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) has agreed to use instant replay in World Boxing Council (WBC) fights, as announced by WBC president Jose Sulaiman on Wednesday (June 4) in Mexico City, Filipino boxers will now b Read Full Story >>> ?FAMOSO? RETURNS TO THE RING WITH GOLDEN BOY IN HIS CORNER
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES, June 6 ? After facing the best fighters of his era and becoming the first fighter of Salvadorian decent to win a world championship, Carlos ?Famoso? Hernandez?s place in boxing history is already secure. But a Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ
By Socrates Palmer Jr, BoxingTalk.com, Sat, 07 Jun 2008
Juan Manuel Lopez and Ponce De Leon will battle for the WBO 122-pound title on Saturday night in Atlantic City, new Jersey. Lopez and De Leon are the newest characters and the latest chapter of the ethnic rivalry between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. Boardwalk Hall will serve as the venue as the und Read Full Story >>> CONDES AND HIS TWO WISHES
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Jun 2008
Los Angeles, CA:- Back on the last week of May, Florante Condes, the IBF minimum weight world champion indicated in an interview with PhilBoxing editor Salven Lagumbay that he wishes to use a signature custom-made mou Read Full Story >>> Why Are There So Few Asians In The Boxing Hall Of Fame?
By Ted Sares, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Jun 2008
I have discussed and written about this subject on any number of occasions and sites, but given that this is Hall of Fame week in Canastota, it seems timely to write about it again. It?s just seems there is a marked paucity of boxers from Asian countries represented in the International Boxing Hall Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE CHALLENGES JAPANESE CHAMPIONS TO LIVE UP TO THEIR STATUS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Jun 2008
International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is challenging Japanese world flyweight champions Daisuke Naito (WBC) and Takefumi Sakata (WBA) to stop avoiding a unification bout Read Full Story >>>
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