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YANKEE STADIUM, HOME OF BOXING'S GREATEST MATCHES By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2008

Bernard ?The Executioner? Hopkins will meet Joe Calzaghe in multi-million superfight on April 13, 2008 and vowed he will crush Calzaghe?s 44-fight unbeaten streak. Calzaghe attracted some 50,000 fans to the Millenniu Read Full Story >>>Suico in ?wait list? for Vegas undercard By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 04 Jan 2008 Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champion Randy Suico is in the ?wait list? of fighters lined up for the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez main event at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort in Las Vegas on March 15.
Pacquiao?s boxing consultant Rex (Wakee) S Read Full Story >>> Arum sees green in Pacquiao?s popularity By Nick Giongco, The Manila Mail, Fri, 04 Jan 2008 TOP RANK chief Bob Arum wants to turn Manny Pacquiao?s popularity and charisma into tons of greenbacks.
Arum is so convinced of the Filipino fighter?s drawing power that the 76-year-old boxing promoter will make the most out of Pacquiao?s lengthy stay in the US as an opportunity to promote h Read Full Story >>> Pacman-Marquez II fires up Mexicans By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 04 Jan 2008 The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch has become so hot that people in Mexico just can?t stop talking about it.
Promoter Bob Arum, who is vacationing in the Mexican city of Cabo San Lucas, is just amazed.
?I didn?t look at this fight as anything more special than the (Erik) Morales o Read Full Story >>> Christmas Day tragedy By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 04 Jan 2008 Former WBC lightflyweight champion Yo Sam Choi?s death is a grim reminder of how dangerous the sport of boxing is.
A fighter risks his life in the ring. If he?s not prepared, physically or mentally, to fight, the probability of an accident waiting to happen rises at an alarming rate. It?s not wor Read Full Story >>> WBO OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THAILAND A SUCCESS By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 Jan 2008

The World Boxing Organization (WBO), through its WBO Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo, once again made sure Christmas would be worth remembering for some Thai kids when it held the "Kids Drug Free Program" in Ratchada, Bangk Read Full Story >>> Brian Viloria Still Has The Science In His Blood By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 Los Angeles -- It is not an uncommon story in our sport: the down trodden boxer trying to regain his brilliant luster after suffering a series of tough defeats.
Friday night at the Alameda Indoor Swap Meet in Los Angeles, Brian Viloria (19-2, 12 KOs) returns to the ring after a nearly nine month l Read Full Story >>> WBO Exec Off to Korea Following Choi's Death By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 WBO Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo is leaving for South Korea to personally attend Yo-Sam Choi's burial and extend his organization's condolences for the boxer's fate.
Choi, who had been in a coma since successfully defending his WBO Intercontinental flyweight crown on December 25th in Seo Read Full Story >>> GORRES-DARCHINYAN WINNER IN FOR BIG BOUT By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008
 
Whoever wins the battle between Z "The Dream" Gorres and Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan on February 2 in Cebu will most likely end up either becomi Read Full Story >>> SUICO BEING CONSIDERED TO FACE DAVID DIAZ By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008

OPBF lightweight champion Randy "Komong Bato" Suico is being groomed to challenge WBC lightweight king David Diaz on March 15 as an undercard to the superbout pitting superstar Manny Pacquiao against Juan Manuel Marquez at the Read Full Story >>> What we want from '08 By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 We all know 2007 was an outstanding year for boxing. Here are some wishes for 2008:
? For Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao to give us the barnburner we all expect in their rematch.
? Ditto for Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez in their rubber match.
? For a heavyweight fight that m Read Full Story >>> REMEMBERING 'FLASH' ELORDE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008

January 2 marks the death anniversary of the late Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, regarded by most as the greatest Filipino boxer of all-time. Ronnie Nathanielsz who was a close friend of Elorde and covered most of his fights remembers with f Read Full Story >>> Arum sees a big 2008 for Pacquiao and Cotto By Robert Morales, 15rounds.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 The New Year had just started and promoter Bob Arum was already having a happy one. Speaking by telephone from Cabo San Lucas in Mexico on Tuesday, Arum was thrilled that his recently concluded trip to the Philippines ended up bearing fruit. Arum may have been there to help Manny Pacquiao celebrate Read Full Story >>> YO SAM CHOI DIES By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008

Former WBC world light flyweight champion Yo Sam Choi died around midnight Wednesday after doctors removed the life-support ventilator that had kept him breathing since Christmas day when he underwent brain surgery after falling i Read Full Story >>> ROACH: HATTON PERFECT FOR MANNY Sportinglife.com (UK), Thu, 03 Jan 2008

Manny Pacquiao has emerged as a possible opponent for Ricky Hatton.
The revelation came from the Pacman's trainer Freddie Roach, who says the Hitman is third Read Full Story >>> Viloria Reflects on Pivotal 2008 By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008

Often alone in his Casa del Mar hotel room in Oxnard, California, away from the comfortable surroundings of Hollywood and apart from his throng of friends and family, Brian Viloria has had plenty of time to reflect on what has Read Full Story >>> VILORIA SHOULD WIN EASILY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 Former WBC world light flyweight champion Brian Viloria should win easily in his scheduled ten round bout against ageing Colombian veteran Jose Garcia Bernal at the Alameda Swap Meet in Los Angeles on Saturday, Manila Time.
The 27 year old Viloria who is ranked No. 6 by the WBC is ten years you Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire Interview -- PART 2! By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008

In part two of this two part exclusive interview, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire catches up with the FightFans and looks ahead to 2008. Check out what the 'Filipino Flash' had to say about his KO win over Luis Maldonado Read Full Story >>> SecondsOut Promoter Of The Year: Golden Boy By Clive Bernath, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 Oscar De La Hoya not only fought in and promoted the highest grossing PPV event in boxing history in 2007 but also staged the second highest grossing fight of the year for good measure.
As Oscar?s incredibly successful fighting career comes to an end an equally eminent promotional career is certa Read Full Story >>> Skip The Duck Sauce, Floyd, Miguel Cotto Is Only Fight That Matters To Us In 2008! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 would make myself out to be the back end of a donkey if I were to suggest that Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr., to use the current expression, ?man up.?
You can?t say something like that about or to a fighter considered best around, pound for pound, and who didn?t have to burn on all cylinders t Read Full Story >>>
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