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World Boxing Championships
The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 28 Oct 2007
FLYWEIGHT VIOLITO Payla tries to move closer to an Olympic berth today when he tangles with Khalid Said of England in the round-of-32 of the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 in Illinois.
Payla, one of the three surviving boxers of the seven-man RP-PLDT Smart Boxing Team, will come Read Full Story >>>Test your boxing knowledge
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 28 Oct 2007
HAH! So you think it?s the sem break already? Not so fast. Take this simple test to determine your boxing IQ. Score yourself a 10 for every correct answer and a 9 for a wrong one.
1.) Boxing is also referred to as:
A.) Social science, B.) Science Fiction, C.) Pulp Fiction, D.) Sweet Science
Read Full Story >>> Donaire to go for early knockout
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he?ll be more aggressive than usual in pressing Mexican challenger Luis Maldonado and look for an early knockout in their 12-round title bout at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Dec. 1.
Donaire, who arrived in Cebu from Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA ENTERS SPARRING PHASE FOR 'PAYBACK'
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
CEBU CITY -- Boholano boxing sensation Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista has just entered the most exacting and crucial stage of his preparation with thrice-a-week sparring sessions at the ALA Gym here.
Bautista is gearing up for his December 2 bout with Antonio "Barrio" Meza at the Araneta Coliseum head Read Full Story >>> BASADRE SNATCHES PHILIPPINES' SECOND WIN
By J.V. Tuazon, DPT aka 'The Fight Doc', PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
CHICAGO -- In the 60 kg division, Genebert Basadre won on points, 19-13, in a very competitive chess match against a game but outgunned Ognyan Kolev of Bulgaria in the ongoing World Boxing Championships here.
The fight, wo Read Full Story >>> World Boxing Championship: Payla Registers First Win for the Philippines
By J.V. Tuazon, DPT aka 'The Fight Doc', PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
CHICAGO -- After three straight losses, the Philippines recorded its first win at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Chicago, IL, a Beijing 2008 qualifier, when Violito Payla of Mindanao stopped Andrew Selby of Whales 2:30 pm Read Full Story >>> Marquez focuses on Juarez
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
Just for the time being, Juan Manuel Marquez is setting Manny Pacquiao aside.
Marquez will defend his WBC super-featherweight crown against Rocky Juarez on Nov. 3, and told a recent teleconference he?s so focused on the fight that Pacquiao is out of his radar.
?The talk of rematches and the ta Read Full Story >>> 32 fighters in Big Brother of boxing ?Idolo?
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
The Big Brother of boxing is on.
THE search for the next boxing hero rolls off as 32 promising fighters set their foot in the reality boxing show ?Idolo,? a joint project between television giant ABS-CBN and the ALA Gym.
But of the 32, only 16 will stay to pursue their hunt to become the ult Read Full Story >>> IBF pushes Dream, Raging Bull fight
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
THE International Boxing Federation beefs up its intention to pit Filipino southpaw Z ?The Dream? Gorres against the Armenian-born Australian Vic ?The Raging Bull? Darchinyan for an eliminator bout for the super flyweight division.
Yesterday, championship committee chairman Lindsey Tucker Jr. to Read Full Story >>> A step in the right direction
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista is a marked man. His loss to Ponce de Leon notwithstanding, he is now what we refer to in boxing parlance as a name fighter.
And why not? He is known internationally, having fought the reigning world champion in his class. Oscar dela Hoya promotes him. He is fast friends Read Full Story >>> Gejon fights Nicaraguan with all-KO record
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
IT?S a tougher assignment for the dynamite fisted Eriberto ?Yukka? Gejon as he fights an undefeated Nicaraguan knockout artist, Roman Gonzales, on Nov. 3 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Fresh from a unanimous decision loss to Yutaka Niida for the WBA minimum-weight title last Sept. 1, Gejo Read Full Story >>> WPC Qualifiers Starts Today with Record Number of Entries
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Pool Championship opens today (Saturday, Oct. 27) at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City with a record 180 players competing for 10 slots in the WPC.
Players from 18 countries have signed up for the 10 events.
Countries Read Full Story >>> Bantilan shoots for IBO Asia-Pacific crown vs Butar-Butar in Jakarta
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Oct 2007
Rex ?Wakee? Salud ward Van ?Holyfield? Bantilan impressed his handlers in the last phase of his sparring session at the Jaro Boxing Gym in Binangonan, Rizal Thursday afternoon engaging RP No. 4 bantamweight contender Edgar Gabjean in a fierce no-holds barred 6-round exchange of fire to the delight o Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Vs Edwin Valero: Will the Torch Be Violently Passed?
By George Diaz Smith, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
If you haven?t seen the Venezuelan undefeated reverberating one-punch KO wonder, check him out at your earliest convenience. They?re fast and furious, particularly his demoralization 1st round record-breaking eighteen stre Read Full Story >>> Marquez blasts Pacquiao
By Musong Castillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Juan Manuel Marquez has thrown another jab at Manny Pacquiao.
The World Boxing Council super featherweight champion, in a report on fightnews.com, said he waited ?for an explosion that never came? from Pacquiao in the Filipino?s fight against Marco Antonio Barrera.
?They Read Full Story >>> "MARVELOUS" MANALO STRIKE AGAIN IN PACMAN 9-BALL
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
THERE was no stopping the express train named "Marvelous" Marlon Manalo.
Breaking good and pocketing even better, Manalo jumped the gun on the unsuspecting Karl Boyles of the United Kingdom en route to a runaway 9-1 victory in the P2 million total pot tournament dubbed as Manny Pacquiao Internat Read Full Story >>> IBF ORDERS NEGOTIATIONS FOR GORRES, DARCHINYAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
 
IBF Championship chairman Lindsey Tucker Jr has asked the promoters of Z ?The Dream? Gorres and Vic Darchinyan to begin negotiations immediately Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST SPARRING SESSION (WITH PHOTOS)
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
CEBU CITY -- World flyweight champion Nonito Donaire looked very impressive in his first sparring session yesterday at the ALA Gym here, although he admitted he was still groping for form and could have done much bet Read Full Story >>> JUAN DIAZ: A ?POUND FOR POUND? STAR?
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
COUNTDOWN TO DIAZ-PACQUIAO IS ON
San Mateo, CA- Last Saturday, Juan Diaz become the only fighter in boxing to currently hold three out of the four major world title in one division (that is until Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler collide on November 3rd). Diaz made the seventh successful defense Read Full Story >>> ABS-CBN to Broadcast World Pool
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Oct 2007
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- COME November, the most prestigious and biggest pool tournament in the world will be broadcast live over the Philippines' largest television network, ABS-CBN.
Raya Sports and Events, the Filip Read Full Story >>>
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