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MANNY PACQUIAO: THE SAGA CONTINUES, PART I By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
When Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao suddenly decided to forego plans to drive to Sacramento from Los Angeles last weekend to serve as captain of the Philippine Team in the World Cup of boxing against the ring warriors of Mexico at Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO SUPPORTS PE?ALOSA-DE LEON REMATCH By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
Filipino ring superstar Manny Pacquiao has expressed full support to Gerry Pe?alosa's plans to push for a rematch with WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, who recently kept his title with a devastating f Read Full Story >>> MANDAUE FETES BOXING HERO By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
As promised, the city government of Mandaue under the leadership of Mayor Jonas Cortes threw out a red-carpet welcome highlighted by a ticker tape parade for its boxing icon and popular son Z "The Dream" Gorres yesterd Read Full Story >>> JAPAN UPDATE: NAITO FACES DAIKI KAMEDA By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 The newly crowned WBC flyweight champ Daisuke Naito (31-2-2, 21 KOs), Japan, will put his belt on the line in his initial defense against unbeaten hard-punching compatriot Daiki Kameda (10-0, 8 KOs), the 18-year-old brother of ex-WBA light-fly
ruler Koki, in Tokyo on October 11.
Naito stunned th Read Full Story >>> OLISA STUNS WBC NO.1 By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 Filipino flyweight Richard Olisa has scored a stunning second round stoppage over WBC No. 1 ranked super flyqweight Devid Lookmahanak in Phatthalung, Thailand.
Olisa hammered Devid, droppingn him twice in the second round forcing the referee to call a halt to the consternation of Thai boxing fan Read Full Story >>> Did They Set the Stage for Ponce de Leon-Penalosa II? By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 Back on March 17th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Daniel Ponce de Leon would struggle mightily in retaining his WBO jr. featherweight title against Gerry Penalosa. Despite being the naturally bigger and stronger fighter, Ponce de Leon spent much of the night backing up and jabbing his way to a hi Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TO BEGIN SPARRING ON MONDAY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
If Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partners who are scheduled to arrive over the weekend believe they’ll have a comparative easy time because they think the Filipino idol is not in shape are bound to get a surprise Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan returns against ex-Filipino champ Sports Nut, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 Southpaw slugger Vic Darchinyan returns to the ring on October 20 against former Filipino flyweight champ Federico Catubay in Sydney.
Darchinyan (28-1, 22 KOs) lost his IBF flyweight title to another Filipino Nonto Donaire in Connecticut last month.
He should have an easier time against the tin Read Full Story >>> Roach Wants Pacquiao Training for Barrera Rematch a Top Secret By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
Celebrated American trainer Freddie Roach assured that he won't let any distraction get in Manny Pacquiao's way as his prized ward girds up for his rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera. He immediat Read Full Story >>> PE?ALOSA TO GIVE DARCHINYAN OR ARCE A TITLE SHOT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 WBC founding secretary general Rudy Salud says he has convinced newly crowned WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa not to fight super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon because he is “too big and too strong” for the smaller, 35 year old Filipino southpaw.
Salud said that Read Full Story >>> CONFLICT OVER CONDES’ NEXT FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
Even as Rod Nazario, the business manager of IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes prepares to promote a title defense at the Ynares Center in Antipolo sometime in November, promoter Cezar Trevino of Trevino Boxing Inc who i Read Full Story >>> GELLO-ANI SAYS BAUTISTA DESERVES THANKS FOR MAKING WORLD CUP HAPPEN By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Aug 2007
After his devastating defeat to WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista drew flak and howls of criticisms from some disgruntled quarters.
But instead of chastising Bautista for his Read Full Story >>> Mexicans to keep Manny busy By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 Trainer Freddie Roach said he expects Manny Pacquiao to log in a total of 130 to 150 rounds of sparring against Mexican fighters for his Oct. 6 rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas.
“I see 130 to 150 rounds,” said Roach yesterday afternoon from Cebu where he supervised Pacq Read Full Story >>> Just Manny and me By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 BETTER behave. Freddie Roach is now in-charge.
Roach placed everything in order and stopped just about anyone who tried to enter the RWS International Gym in Punta Princesa, Cebu City
And this will hold true while Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao prepares for his fight at the newly refu Read Full Story >>> Baby-faced Assassin serious about revenge By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 MEXICAN icon Marco Antonio Barrera is hell-bent on settling the score with Manny Pacquiao.
Sources from Japan told BusinessMirror that Barrera has instructed his long-time Japanese friend Sendai Tanaka to look for a sparring partner capable of simulating the fighting style of Pacquiao.
“ Read Full Story >>> World Cup hangover By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 AT THE press conference for the victorious World Cup boxing team, held at the Cebu Marriot Hotel a few nights ago, several facts came to light:
1.The game plan was for Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista to box Ponce de leon for the first few rounds, try to frustrate him, and then shift to atta Read Full Story >>> Who Does Rocky Juarez Think Is The Best Super Feather Of All? Not Manny, Juan Manuel, or Marco Antonio! By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 Boxing Confidential caught up with Rocky Juarez this afternoon via telephone from his Houston home. Juarez finds himself in the midst of preparing for the most important bout of his career against WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. The clash takes place on September 15 at the Mand Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER, ARUM TRADE VERBAL JABS By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 JUDGING by their ex changes during a seminar on the state of boxing held last weekend in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't have much love for his former promoter, Top Rank boss Bob Arum.
Mayweather sent word hours before the seminar at the National Association of Black Journalists Conventio Read Full Story >>> Hanging out with boxing’s elite By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 18 Aug 2007 CHICAGO - Anthony Andales went with me to the recent World Cup in Sacramento. I arranged for his media credentials and he got a ringside seat beside me at Arco Arena during the event.
In exchange for the privilege, Anthony had duties which included providing pictures for SunStar Cebu’s cov Read Full Story >>> DOMINGO KEEPS FAIRYTALE RUN AT ALA STABLE By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Aug 2007
Cebu-based Mindanao brawler Michael Domingo doesn't own yet a major title, nor given a chance to fight for a world crown. All he can brag about at the moment is the Philippine bantamweight belt that is proudly strapped o Read Full Story >>>
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